Calorie Counting
The average person should eat between 1,800 and 2,800 calories, depending on your age and activity level. When someone is trying to lose weight, the average person will go down to 1,500 calories. It’s sometimes difficult to track all of your calories, but when you go a little overboard and burn more calories than you consume, then you have a problem. Instead of helping you lose you lose weight, this slows down your metabolism.
Obsessing Over Sugar
Bananas and mangos are two of the fruits with the worst reps because they are super sweet. People trying to lose weight often skip these fruits because they think they have too much sugar, but in reality, the nutritional benefits outweigh the sugar content. These fruits are high in fiber, have minerals and vitamins that are essential to your health. Plus you have to remember that you need sugar to give you the energy that you need to workout.
Healthy Waters
There are so many brands of water that have added vitamins and that are fruit flavored. These are misleading because instead of helping you lose weight, they’re holding you back and adding more calories to your diet. Instead, try infused water that you could do at home. Simply add fruits like lemons, berries or even ginger and mint for a great taste and low calories.
There are so many other things that you could skip, such as fad diets, like Paleo, Atkins, etc. The best thing you could do for your health is eat more fruits, vegetables, grains and protein because these are things that will help you stay healthy and build muscle, which pushes out fat. Stay healthy!