Four Common Mistakes that Overweight People Make

Four Common Mistakes that Overweight People Make

I am a Registered Dietitian who has spent over 10,000 hours
researching the lifestyle habits of thin people for my book Thin
People Don’t Clean Their Plates. In this research, I discovered
striking differences between the choices that thin people make
versus those of overweight people. The common dieting mistakes
that overweight people typically make are those that tend to
lump them into the ‘overweight’ instead of ‘thin people’
category for habits. Here is the list of the top four habits of
overweight people, which will prevent them from losing weight:

1.Skipping breakfast to save calories. Almost all thin people do
eat something for breakfast. The majority of overweight people
skip breakfast. Breakfast will break the fast from the night
before and wake up your metabolism. Your body will burn more
calories all day long because you ate something shortly after
waking up.

2.Not eating when you are hungry. This will cause the body to
release lipogenic, or fat-storing hormones that prevent weight
loss. Thin people tend to eat at the first sign of hunger.
Carrying snacks will help you be prepared for unplanned hunger
attacks and prevent a binge later.

3.Having the “all-or-nothing” way of thinking. Following a
diet/binge or feast/famine cycle will cause your body to become
more efficient at storing calories and fat. Diets do not work.
If you want to lose weight, stop dieting and start listing to
what your body is telling you.

4.Combining sugar with fat. The sugar-fat combination is the
best formula for weight gain. The sugar causes a release of
insulin, to lower your blood sugar and practically opens the
door to your fat cells. By combining fat with sugar in a certain
food (i.e. a donut), it will be very easy for your body to store
it as fat. I do recommend that you allow yourself treats during
your weight loss process, but keep the sugar away from the fat.
If your treat is a slice of cheesecake, alter the recipe to make
it low fat since it does contain a lot of sugar. If you are
eating tortilla chips as a treat, do not drink lemonade with
them.

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