TriVita Health -- Can you separate weight-loss facts from fiction?

TriVita Health -- Can you separate weight-loss facts from fiction?

Seven servings of truth and fable, plus a smart approach that’s working

As time goes by, do you suspect that a tailor is sneaking into your closet at night and gradually taking in your clothes?  Do you wonder why you’re having such a hard time squeezing into your pants?  Are you finding that even your favorite shoes are too snug now?

Weight gain tends to creep up, especially as we age.  It’s a simple fact of human life: as we get older, our metabolism generally gets slower.  That means we need fewer calories to maintain a healthy weight than we did, say, 20 years ago.  Plus, if our eating habits stay the same as in years past, and we get less exercise, all those calories have nowhere to go but into our fat reserves.

If you’ve decided to fire the midnight tailor, congratulations.  Maintaining a healthy weight is a key part of healthy aging.  Be careful, though, not to undermine your efforts with the persistent myths that circulate around food, fat, and exercise.  Test your “lean living” smarts against these weight loss facts and myths:

1. Skipping breakfast helps you lose weight.
Actually, weight control experts have known for years that a good breakfast not only fuels you for the day, but helps curb cravings later on.

In fact, according to a study released just a few months ago, a big breakfast (carbohydrates, lean protein and even a small piece of dark chocolate) can help lead to major weight loss.  The study found that overweight, inactive women lost almost five times as much weight on a big breakfast as women who followed a restrictive, low-carbohydrate diet.

2. To lose weight, you have to cut out starches.
It’s true that too much of anything – including bread, rice, pasta and potatoes – can put on pounds.  But these starches (carbohydrates) are fairly low in fat and calories themselves.  What you should cut out are the toppings and sauces that add needless fat and calories.

3. Some foods, like grapefruit, make you lose weight fast.
No food, including grapefruit, or cabbage soup, or celery, can actually cause weight loss.

4. If a package says “low-fat” or “fat-free,” you can eat lots of what’s inside without gaining weight.
This is a common “fat” trap. Yes, it’s often true that a low-fat or fat-free item has fewer calories than its full-fat equivalent.  But be sure to read the Nutrition Facts label on the package:  It can sometimes be shocking just how many calories that “fat-free” goodie contains.  Many processed foods add sugar or other ingredients to add flavor after fat has been removed.

5. Eating at night puts on weight.
It doesn’t matter when you eat – if you overeat, taking in more calories than your body needs, you’ll store those calories as fat.

6. It’s good to lift weights or do other strength-training exercises as part of a weight-loss plan.
Absolutely true.  These activities help build muscle, and muscle burns more calories than body fat.  Don’t worry – you won’t “bulk up” from doing strength training two or three days a week.

7. To lose weight and keep it off, a healthy rate of weight loss is losing ½ to two pounds a week.
This couldn’t be more right.  If you lose too much weight too fast (more than three pounds a week after the first few weeks), you’ll probably gain it all back after you drop that fad diet.  What’s more, losing weight too fast can put you at risk for developing gallstones.  You could even develop a dangerously erratic heart rhythm.

For smart, healthy weight loss, experts suggest a sensible approach: healthy, balanced eating, physical activity, and lots of encouragement and motivation.  That’s just the formula that has helped so many people control their weight with Leanology from TriVita.  Leanology is the science-based key to sustained weight loss.

It’s a fact: Many weight loss myths are just that... myths.  Don’t let them spoil your happy weight-loss story.

Posted by:
Terry L. Allison, Sr.
TriVita
Independent Business Affiliate
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Skype: allisonmarketinggroup

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