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4. Only Having Fruit Juice for Breakfast
Drinking only a big glass of fruit juice for breakfast is a big mistake. Fruit juice will raise your blood sugar dramatically, so your body will produce more insulin. Within an hour you will find that you are starving and you will eat more than you planned to later on. The ticket here is a bit of protein and fiber. Try oatmeal with some nuts or an egg on whole grain toast.
5. Excessive Alcohol
Everyone likes a nice after dinner drink, or a little Saturday night party time, but drinking tends to have a snowball effect. You have one drink, which loosens you up a bit and you think, one more little drink won’t hurt, and before you know it, not only have you had 3 or 4 drinks, but now you are hungry to boot. Alcohol, especially if you are drinking mixed cocktails, can contain hundreds of empty calories. When people stop drinking, they often find that the weight just falls off. Don’t believe it? Give it a try for just two weeks, or even 30 days and see if you don’t become a believer.
6. Living on “Diet” Food
When we say “diet” food, we aren’t talking fruits and veggies. We mean those prepackaged processed foods such as diet frozen pizzas or diet (no fat!) cookies. They don’t taste all that great and many people find that they aren’t really satisfying. Tell the truth, after eating one of those diet dinners, didn’t you feel like you hadn’t eaten anything at all about 30 minutes later? You will probably end up in the kitchen in front of your open refrigerator, nibbling on something, anything, so you will feel satisfied and in the process, consume a lot more calories than you intended. Eat fresh, whole foods, and cook from scratch. You won’t even feel like you are dieting when you are eating wholesome, home cooked meals!
7. Overeating
Too much of anything is not good for you, even if it’s healthy. For example, if you’ve decided to ditch your morning donut for oatmeal, that’s a great switch! However, if your morning bowl of oatmeal would fit in a gallon size container, that’s not such a good thing. No matter how healthy the food might be, you still need to practice portion control.
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Lara
Mar 13, 2015 at 12:40 pm
Hi Im Lara I was over weight and tried so many things. Different things work for different people and I was lucky enough to find one that worked for me. I lost 18 pounds in one month without much exercise and it’s been a life changer. I’m a little embarrased to post my before and after photos here but if anyone actually cares to hear what I’ve been doing then I’d be happy to help in any way. Just shoot me an email at [email protected] and I’ll show you my before and after photos, and tell you about how things are going for me with the stuff I’ve tried. I wish someone would have helped me out when I was struggling to find a solution so if I can help you then it would make my day