8 Common Dieting Mistakes That Are Keeping You from Losing Weight

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Have you been dieting for days and still haven't lost an inch? Perhaps you need to rethink your dieting rules. The first thing that comes to your mind when we talk about losing weight is to cut off calories from your daily meals and get yourself on a restrictive diet. While a part of this is true, a lot of us tend to make mistakes while applying it. There seems to be a lot of confusion between what to eat, what to avoid and how much to eat. This has given way to many dieting myths that most of us conveniently believe and fail to understand that they could be taking you away from your weight loss goals. Let's bust the most common ones that have been sabotaging your good intentions.

1. You start with a light breakfast

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Skimping on the first meal of your day can slow down your metabolism and cause certain hormonal changes that can hamper the weight loss process. Not fulfilling your nutrition requirement after a long break of 8 to 9 hours can also make you eat more during your next meal and intensify your cravings. Besides giving us the much-needed energy, most of our breakfast foods like milk, oats, nuts and fresh fruits are good sources of important nutrients such as calcium, iron, proteins as well as fiber. The body needs these essential nutrients to burn calories and perform various digestive and elimination functions. If you miss your dose of these nutrients for breakfast, you are less to be compensated for later in the day. In short, having a wholesome breakfast makes it easier to follow a calorie-controlled diet through the day.

2. You focus only on one food group

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According to Banglaore-based Nutritionist Dr. Anju Sood, "Your body needs a balanced diet and the composition of your body depends upon fulfilling the basic needs for its functioning. It is important to get out of the starvation mode and provide the basic amount of proteins, fibre and fats to the body." The worst thing to do to your body is to deprive it of the essential food groups - carbs and fats included - you need all of them even to lose weight. Opting for a gluten-free or a vegan diet for no reason can do more harm than good. Stick to the basics of a balanced diet and staples that you have been eating but with a bit a of mindfulness.

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Source: ndtv