15 Common Mistakes People Make When Trying To Lose Weight

In the blind rush to lose weight and look slim we mindlessly adopt stupid crash diets and self harming drastic physical exercises which not only hinder your weight loss goals but in some cases reverse your progress. But do not worry as this is to warn you against 15 common weight loss mistakes that people commit, so that you learn from their mistakes and never commit them yourselves.

1You don’t read labels

These days’ cunning marketing strategies have started selling packaged food with great health claims. This traps the innocent consumers in believing them. But if you are bit more vigilant you’ll realize that most of the false claims are not supported by any legitimate medical backing. They cleverly hide the SUGAR with terms like fructose, glucose, dextrose and what not.

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2One serving does not mean one packet

Another big mistake we all make when trying to lose weight is assuming one package means one serving which is completely wrong as they stuff much more in their smallest of packs too.

One serving means just 15 to 16 chips. The smartest way to counter these frauds is to check the list of nutrients and ingredients and look at the servings sizes which will regulate your calorie intake.

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3Weighing yourself too often

Anything which is important for us to achieve is not gotten easily. We have to be patient and need to relentlessly persevere. Weight loss is one such thing, it does not happen overnight. If you maniacally keep weighing yourself daily it would lead to frustration at your slow progress and eventually derail you from your pursuit. Besides your weight fluctuates due to various other reasons such as menstrual cycles or gaining muscles through vigorous training. If you do this, you may start binge eating which puts you back to square one. Instead try using tape measures on your bust, hips, waist and thighs once a week to check progress. Check your weight check once in 2 weeks. 

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4You focus only on cardio without strength training

If you notice that despite your best efforts in cardio, a well regimented diet and following a healthy lifestyle is still not helping weight loss, then you need to make some strategic changes such as a combination of cardio and resistance exercises. Resistance training helps you build your muscles, boost your metabolism and promote belly fat loss. All you need to do is to alternate the days of cardio and strength training and you’ll see the change. 

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5You forget about sugar and calories in drinks

Our brain does not react to the liquid calories the same way as they do with the calories obtained by solid food. That’s why Soda, beer, wine and fruit drinks, contain alarming rates of sugar which leave you hungry. Popular Starbucks drinks have almost upto 60g of sugar in them. Instead drink water and if you do not like the bland taste of it, add some mint or lemon wedges for flavor, unsweetened green tea is also a good option. 

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