Myth: Diets Actually Work

Myth: Weight Loss Diets Actually Work The weight loss industry wants you to believe that “diets” work. Weight loss is a “cash cow” and the industry wants its slice of the pie. However, studies show that dieting almost never works in the long-term. 85% of people end up gaining the weight back within a year […]

Myth: Eating Fat Makes You Fat

Myth: Eating Fat Makes You Fat Your body fat is stored fat or potential energy. It might seem logical that eating more of the fat stuff will make you store more of it in your body. However, there is nothing uniquely fattening about fat, except that it is often found in calorie-dense junk foods. Fat-storing […]

Myth: Eating Carbs Makes You Fat

Myth: Carbs Make You Fat Low-carb diets can help with weight loss as has been shown in research articles (1). As long as the carbs are kept low and protein intake is high, people lose weight. Low-carb diets can help with weight loss, but that does not automatically mean that the inverse is true — […]

Myth: Its All About Willpower

Myth: Being Overweight is about Willpower, Not Biology We often hear slogans or mantras like, “Mind over matter” or “You are what you think” in relationship to dieting and exercise programs. Mantras like these are about leveraging the power of will power and are designed to put us in control of our lives, our progress […]

Myth: Only the Scale Knows

Myth: The Scale is the Only Way to Know It’s Working The weight scale has become an obsession for many people. They weigh themselves every day (sometimes multiple times in a day) and then get emotionally worked up if they are up half pound or are not losing the weight fast enough. This obsession with […]