In my last post I exposed that all carbs are bad is truly a myth. Today I am going to share with you another common nutrition and weight loss myth and that is:

Skipping Meals is Good For Weight Loss
FALSE: When you skip meals, more often that not your blood sugar levels will dip lower than desired. This puts your body into “crisis” mode – it reacts by releasing cortisol to allow the release of sugars stored in your liver and muscles. Once your body senses crisis, it holds on to all stored fat, as a way to make sure it has energy available if the crisis is long-lasting. This is especially true for breakfast – your body has been fasting and repairing all night, and now you want it to run around to all the things that make up your day with no source of fuel. The best thing you can do is eat regularly – every 3-4 hours during waking hours. Meals and snacks or mini meals throughout the day will supply the fuel to keep you out of crisis mode. When your body knows it’s getting fuel on a regular basis, it can burn up that energy stored on your hips.

Stay tuned for Weight Loss Myth #5, coming up in a couple of days!

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In my last post I exposed that all carbs are bad is truly a myth. Today I am going to share with you another common nutrition and weight loss myth and that is:

Increasing Your Protein Intake Burns Fat 
FALSE: Eating protein doesn’t in itself cause weight loss. It does keep you fuller longer than just eating carbohydrates, which can result in less food being ingested, but what’s important about protein is that one of its roles is being a building block of muscle. Muscle requires more energy to run its cells, so the more muscle you have, the more energy you can burn even when standing still. Eating more protein does not guarantee more muscles – you must DO THE WORK to get the muscles – EXERCISE! Strength training is an important part of any weight loss plan, so even if you eat the same amount of calories, you can use more and potentially lose excess fat. Eat a small source of protein with every meal or snack, like lean meat, eggs, fish, nuts, seeds, or beans. 

Stay tuned for Weight Loss Myth #4, coming up in a couple of days!