4 things you are doing to lose weight that are actually making you fat!

When I discuss health and weightloss with people, I am surprised to see that they are indulging in habits that are making them fat ... and they are doing these things thinking they will lose weight.
Following are the top 4 things you think help the weightloss but they actually make you fat.


1) Eating less and fasting

• If you skip meals, you do not get slim!

• Eat smaller meals and regularly
• Have 6-7 meals in the day (or 4-5 if 6-7 is too much)
• Cutting down the amount of the food does not help your metabolism but actually slows it down.. 

2) Being a vegetarian

• If you work out, you need protein grams (number of pounds in your body X 2) A 70 KG guy needs around 300 grams of protein
• Unless you eat chicken, fish, and eggs, this requirement is unlikely to be met
  
• Protein intake aids muscle building in the body.. a pound of muscle in your body consumes 70 calories in a day... while a pound of fat consumes only 8-9
• More muscle  = more calories consumed = less fat = less weight

3) Eating lots of fruits

• Fruits are good for your health but they have sugar
  
• Do not binge on the fruits thinking they will make you lean and slim
• While you are on Diet, be judicious about fruits and have them in moderate quantities

4) Taking no carbs

• Carbohydrates in the food (bread etc) make you fat - so cut down on them 
• But they also provide you energy
• If you take no carbs, you will have no energy and will feel sluggish...that affects your workout as well as day to day work... take some carbs to go through the day and go through your workout
• Sweetpotato is a good source of complex carbs that break down slowly and keep you energetic and full for long
• Brown rice is awesome... 

Enjoy the workout and happy results to you!