6 Things You Think Are Helping You Lose Weight That Actually Aren’t

Always ordering the lowest calorie option on the menu 🍽️

Low calorie options can be goal-supportive if they’re also filling and satisfying. Otherwise you’ll be left searching for snacks that add up to more calories than you would have consumed had you chosen the higher calorie meal to begin with.

Skipping breakfast in an effort to “save” calories for later in the day 🍳 

Unless you genuinely don’t enjoy or can’t stomach breakfast, choosing not to start your day with a balanced meal almost always comes back to bite you in the butt in the form of overeating later in the day. 

Eating super “clean” after an indulgent meal or weekend 🔄 

This behavior, while intended to balance the scales, keeps you stuck in the restrict-binge-restrict cycle by setting you up for another indulgent meal/weekend when being good and eating “clean” becomes unsustainable.

Obsessing over “calories burned” on your fitness tracker ⌚️

Not only can these calorie estimates be wildly inaccurate, the biggest calorie burn isn’t always the best choice when creating sustainable weight loss.

For example, cardio burns more calories, per minute performed, when compared to strength training AND cardio increases appetite more than strength training, meaning you might burn more calories doing cardio, AND you might eat more calories afterwards.

Letting the number on the scale dictate how much you eat/exercise for the day 😔

Using your weight to dictate how much you deserve to eat or have to exercise is problematic and supports the limiting belief that our worth is defined by our weight.

Aim to create healthy habits that feel sustainable and support your goals, while making adjustments along the way when trending data show unfavorable outcomes.

Cutting out entire food groups so you can stay within your calorie goal 🍞🍪🍷

If you don’t spend the rest of your life eliminating those food groups, you’ll likely experience weight regain when you try to incorporate them back into your diet. 

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