These are the 10 Worst Diet Mistakes that make fat loss harder. If you're wondering why you're not losing stubborn fat it's most likely because you're making at least one of these mistakes. Avoid these common weight loss mistakes and uncover the truth behind these fat loss myths that you've believed for so long.
You can work out as hard as you want, but you won't burn fat if you're not focused on what you're eating and how much you're eating. Unfortunately, there's a lot of confusing and contradicting information out there, so it's easy to make some pretty common mistakes when setting up your diet plan for fat loss. So today I want to go over 10 of these major diet mistakes that you'll want to avoid because these make it much harder for you to lose fat.
And the first mistake that makes you waste a whole lot of energy and time on unnecessary meal prep is this false idea that you need to eat a large number of small meals throughout the day to support your metabolism and effectively burn fat. That's why most fitness meal plans call for anywhere from 5 to 6 meals per day. And like I said people that recommend this high meal frequency strategy claim that it keeps your metabolism high since you keep feeding the fire consistently and that supports weight loss. But is this true? Well, the answer is no. A meta-analysis concluded that “There is no difference between nibbling and gorging when it comes to 24 calorie intake and expenditure.” (10) In other words, it doesn’t matter whether you eat many or a few meals per day - as long as you consume the same amount of food, the impact on your metabolism and on your body fat will be the same. On top of that, eating more frequently might even make it harder to lose weight. That’s because, as found by research from the University of Hawai, “eating frequency was positively associated with energy intake.” (1) This doesn't necessarily mean that eating more often will cause You specifically to gain weight and that eating less often will cause you to lose weight. It highly depends on what works for you. But if you find it hard to lose weight and eat many meals multiple times per day, you might want to try reducing your meal frequency and see if that helps you better control your caloric intake.
