This story is from May 29, 2016

9 ‘real things’ stopping you from losing weight

The weighing scale still shows the same number with some occasional treats of a few grams here and there. Why is this happening?
9 ‘real things’ stopping you from losing weight
You are doing everything in your might but the rigid weight just refuses to budge. The weighing scale still shows the same number with some occasional treats of a few grams here and there. Why is this happening? Well, it could be because of some common mistakes that you are making. Here’s an account of those:
Not sleeping enough
Resting is an important aspect of your weight loss journey.
If your body is not rested, it will fail to burn calories and will instead tire your body. This gets all the more important if you are into strenous workouts and following a specific diet.
You are exercising too much
Spending hours in the gym every day won’t do you much good unless your diet works in tandem. Whoever tells you, “You are working out so you can eat as much as you want” is ignorant of the biggest weight loss fact ever. That is the 80:20 ratio - it is 80 per cent diet and 20 per cent workout.
You stay hungry
Portion control is very good but it should not be taken so seriously that you leave your body starving. Always opting for salad will prevent you from your daily carbohydrate intake that controls hunger hormone. So eat enough for your body, do not deprive it!

PS: Salads are not always healthy. If you are adding blue cheese or those delicious dressings to your salads, you are indeed turning it into a high-calorie food.
You are eating too early
Yes, nutritionists recommend eating early dinner but if you are having your dinner at 7 and hitting the bed at 12, your body is again craving for fuel by then, and rightfully so. So while it is important to eat early, it is equally important to time it with your bedtime.
You see food as calories
Mindfulness while eating is very important, that’s the reason a lot of people tell you not to watch TV or read while eating. They say this so you focus on the meal in front of you. But that doesn’t mean you start viewing your food as calories. Masala Idli – 89 calories; Vegetable poha – 240 calories;
Oats Spinach Vada – 175 calories. Stop taking this too seriously. It is very important that you enjoy the food you eat and not tirelessly worry about the ‘intake of calories’ all the time.
You never listen to your body
Sometimes it's ok to have a cheat meal when you are following a strict diet regime. After all, listening to your body is the key. Your body will ask you to skip a workout someday because it hasn't rested enough or it may ask you to have a sweet course helping because your sugar levels are dipping. So mindlessly neglecting its desire all the time is not the right way to go about weight loss.
You obsess over weight loss
You check your weight multiple times. You are constantly trying new diets to shed kilos. You mindlessly follow workouts. That’s not it. You stay away from the pleasures of life because your mind is round the clock stuck on one thing - weight loss. Stressing over something has never helped anybody, leave alone your weight loss journey.
Replacing ‘real food’?
Protein shakes, protein bars, multivitamin tablets – they are fast replacing real foods. Skipping your glass of milk for a calcium tablet, missing dinner and popping Omega 3 and Multi-vitamin pills? That’s not it, also taking diet suppressants too seriously. This not only sounds wrong but is also playing havoc with your body.
You don’t cook
Sometimes it is important to take your health in your own hands, like literally. You cannot be at the expense of someone else, especially if you are trying to follow a healthy diet plan. You may be eating a healthy bowl of poha but if you don’t know how it is prepared, in terms of the oil used to the spices, you are losing the game somewhere.
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