The most common diet mistakes - and how to avoid them
If you are starving during the day, you can eat without conscience in the evening
Sounds plausible, but does not slim, but can even make you fat. Eating little during the day messes up the metabolism, he adjusts to a hunger situation and shifts gears back. If he receives a decent amount of calories in the evening, he will use them particularly well. Does not work to lose weight. And: eating or starving all day long is a bad mood. Rest gently in the realm of diet myths!
FdH still brings the most
One of the most persistent diet myths. FdH? So "eat half" is a true adventure under the aspect of "balanced eating". After all, everyone pecks at the plate, which he / she likes the most: for some, the "half" consists of meat or sausage, for others, potatoes or rice with creamy sauce. If too much fat lands on the plate and vegetables and lettuce get short in the long term, it looks bleak with the nutrient supply.
After a strenuous workout, the Currywurst does not start this way
Sport provides a so-called afterburning effect, you burn even after training for a while calories. That's an advantage. But: The Currywurst delivers 425 kilocalories, and the first want to be burned. Incidentally, the whole thing also depends on how many calories you have eaten until Currywurst. If it was already more than enough, those from the sausage definitely put a strain on the energy balance. Another case for the Diet Myth Cemetery.
I never drink alcohol, so I can eat more
Sure, alcohol has calories - around 7 per gram - which you can do without. But fat has more, namely around 9 kcal / gram. More fat on the menu, because you renounced alcohol, would therefore be a bad barter. In general, the bill does not work out that way. Alcohol is a stimulant that should not be treated on a daily basis.
I'm not fed up with a small portion
Getting fed up also has to do with imagination. Study participants were shown either a large or a small portion of fruit, which they were allegedly subsequently served as a smoothie. Those who thought they had drank the larger smoothie felt fuller. In fact, all participants had received only a small portion of smoothie. Also, the eyes are often larger than the stomach, an old saying that is still current. People who serve themselves at a buffet usually take more than they need to get full.
The espresso after a meal burns calories
There is evidence that coffee boosts fat burning. But for that it needs larger quantities. And the burnt fat calories are manageable. Unfortunately, the espresso after dinner does not help the figure, especially if you sweeten it with sugar and eat an amarettini.
To lose weight you should eat a lot of fruit
Not! Some fruits have really many calories. And the sugar content in sweet fruit causes the blood sugar level to rise quickly, then fall again, and you quickly get hungry again. Fruit is okay if you hang it for a main meal, for example. Then the blood sugar level does not run out of control.
