Tuesday Tip: Diet Mistakes

Tuesday Tip: Diet Mistakes 🫣

Whatever dietary approach you choose MUST be sustained in order for you to get and maintain the results. If the approach is unsustainable then so are the results.

Here are some common mistakes:

# Choosing a diet that doesn’t align to your lifestyle.

No diet is inherently ‘better’ than any other as long as it creates a calorie deficit and fits in with your lifestyle. Choose a diet that is sustainable for you.

# Expecting fast results

You didn’t put the weight on in a few weeks, you won’t lose it on a few weeks. It takes time. Stick with it and you will see results.

Consistency is key.

# Food restriction

Excluding certain foods or food groups instead of incorporating them into your calorie targets is a recipe for unsustainability. Instead focus on healthy moderation to reduce the risk of cravings and binge-eating episodes and help you maintain long term.

# Adding back calories burned from exercise

Never ever eat back the calories burned from exercise. Aside from the fact that our bodies adapt rapidly to activity levels devices that measure calorie expenditure have been shown to overestimate calories burned by 28-93%! That means if you burned 500 calories, your device might tell you that you burned anywhere between 630-1000. That would take you out of your calorie deficit if you eat that back. Separate the exercise – view it as something for mental and physical well being, not weight loss.

# Setting unrealistic goals

Make your goals realistic and achievable – e.g. losing a stone in 3 weeks isn’t realistic.

Remember, you are working to build a new lifestyle and not a quick fix!

Try to avoid these mistakes and focus on making your dietary approach a lifestyle that you can sustain for the long term if you truly want life changing results.

Happy Tuesday 🤗xx