12 Big Fat Fitness LIES Your Are Forced to Believe March 1
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Found in a newspaper:
Lie #1 You need supplements to lose weight.
Even supplements which effectiveness was proven give are responsible only for small part of the results that you will achieve. Probably at least 97% of your results will come from training and good diet.
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Lie #2 The only way to get thin is by starving yourself.
Ironically the more you cut down calories the slower your metabolism will be. In reality low-calories diets make you more fat. It is impossible to lose fat permanently by starving yourself.
Lie #3 You can trust anything that is written in magazines
Most of magazine publishers have their own companies which produce supplements and use their magazines as a main way of
promoting those products. Some very well know magazines do it for dozen of years. One day they figure out that more money can be made by selling supplements then advertisements, soon after every publisher started a supplement producing company.
Lie #4 Supplements replace meals, powders and cocktails will help you burn fat
Companies that produce supplements would like for you to believe that powders and shakes have some magical power of burning fat or building muscles. The truth is that those substances are not more than just meal in powder (or in liquid). The main advantage of those products is convenience. It is hard to eat frequently and supply enough good quality protein for your body. Supplements (gainers, carbo, protein) are great when you don’t have enough time to eat a normal meal but they are NOT better than normal food, whatever the supplement “expert” tells you.
Lie #5 Thermogenic fat-burners containing efedrine and caffeine are highly efficient in losing fat forever
Thermogenics work but they don’t create miracles and are not a substitute for normal food and training. Because the main ingredients (epheridine and caffeine) strongly stimulate the nerve system, they have side effects. If you use thermogenics pay attention to everything and never ever use them if you are vulnerable or have, high blood pressure, thyroid or hear problems. If you are not sure if products with epheridine are safe for you, consult your doctor first.
Lie #6 You can loose weight without hard work
If somebody has wrong diet or doesn’t training he can start loosing fat fast and easy. All he/she has to do is fix the diet and start training, that way one can have huge results. The problem with some people is that they run away from everything that seams hard. Shortcuts ALWAYS fail! Go using shortcut and you will get lost, fall into a pit or hit a wall.
Lie #7 Some people will never lose weight, so they should give up and accept their genes and who they are
Yes, it’s true, your genes will always, to some extent, dictate your athletic abilities, the speed of losing fat. But it’s a lie to say that some people can’t lose weight because they inherited “slow metabolism”. Not every one can be a gold champion in the olimpics, but you should not “accept your genetics” and give up. Everyone can lose fat, but some need more time to do it.
Lie #8 No carbs on low-carb diets are the best way to lose fat forever
Carbs don’t make you fat, the thing that adds fat to your body is eating more calories than your body can use.
Low-carb diets aren’t the best way to lose weight, in the worst case they are unhealthy, in the best they are a temporary tool which can be used for short periods of time to achieve certain goals regarding fat loss (e.g. preperation for bodybuilding contest).
Lie #9 If you eat the right food you can lose fat forever without exercises
Yeah right, try earning money by not working, same bulls**t.
Trying to lose fat without training is like trying to sit on a chair with it one of it’s legs taken out. If one essential thing is missing you will fall down.
Lie #10 You can lose 15 kg in 30 days
“LOSE 30 POUNDS IN 30 DAYS… GUARANTEED”
Have you seen such commercials? Is it really possible?
Well to be honest yes, it is possible. But what’s really important is to ask this questuin “How can I lose 30 punds of FAT permanently and without any health problems?”
Don’t think that losing weight and losing fat is the same thing. Your body consists in 70% of water, so it is easy to lose weight fast. Every diet that dehydrates you will reduce your weight (but not FAT, which is the real problem).
Lie #11 If everything else fails use steroids, growth hormones, obesity drugs or surgical operation will help get ride of that fat
Taking ANY kind of drug to lose weight is nothing more than a desperate short term answer to problems that are caused by hidden problems and root causes. If you want to be thin forever, you have to identify the causes of to much fat in your body. It can be a wrong diet, no exercises, unhealthy lifestyle and negative self-esteem. And after you identify it, you have to fix it, only then when the source of problems will be eliminated the unwanted effects will disappear.
Lie #12 You can lose weight in couple of minutes every day (or a week)
You can achieve “training effect” (increased muscle mass and strength) in only two 30 minute trainings a week - yes it is true but to be really fatless and muscular - forget it! If it was that way, then all the great bodybuilders would do it. There is no such thing as free lunch, effects are always proportional to the work you do.
