When trying to lose weight, and failing to consult a specialist, you can make several mistakes. So you adopt a diet that is not suitable for your body and do not reach your weight loss goals. Once you become aware of these mistakes, you will be able to proceed more efficiently and eliminate abdominal fat.
Some errors may seem innocuous, without major impact, but their repetition compromises your weight loss project. They promote the storage of fats and prevent you from having the silhouette of which you dream so much.
Frequent mistakes in terms of weight loss
Eat late
Have you ever heard of chrononutrition? If your answer is negative, then your perception of nutrition may change. What you need to know is that chrononutrition establishes a close relationship between your circadian clock and your body's ability to assimilate nutrients. To be more explicit, it's about eating the right food at the right time. So according to this principle, breakfast should be the most hearty meal of the day. Your body is coming out of a period of fasting at night and needs to recover energy. It is therefore important to have a food composition rich in protein and good fats, and to take it between 6am and 8am. Lunch must be rich in fiber and protein, a complete and satisfying meal. Dinner should be the lightest meal of the day, avoiding fats and sugars. It is best to take it between 18h and 19h. Do not exceed 20 hours because your body will store more fat. Just follow the adage: "Breakfast like a king, have lunch like a prince and dine like a poor man".
Make several small meals
It is often said that taking several meals in small amounts will boost your metabolism and help with the breakdown of fat. Yet, according to a study of patients with type 2 diabetes, eating larger amounts 2 to 3 times a day would induce more thermogenesis than 6 small servings a day. The ideal for chrononutrition is to take 3-4 meals a day, ie breakfast, lunch and dinner. Afternoon tea is optional if you have a dip in the middle of the afternoon. It is still necessary that meals are spaced at least 4 hours.
Follow draconian diets to lose weight faster
Some low-calorie diets boast of being the best option for fast and lasting weight loss. This is not entirely true. These restrictive diets cause a calorie deficit and force your body to perform a metabolic adaptation. Such a change in energy expenditure affects the effectiveness of weight loss. It is therefore advisable to promote a smaller energy deficit, and a gradual decline in weight over the long term. This will also avoid the yo-yo effect and therefore the weight gain after the end of the diet.
Think all the calories are worth
If you take 100 calories from a chocolate cake and 100 calories of chicken breast, the result is not the same. Proteins have a greater thermogenic effect. The percentages of energy consumed by the proteins vary between 20% and 30%, those of the carbohydrates between 5% and 10%, and for the lipids that varies between 0% and 3%.