By Raphael Calzadilla
eDiets Chief Fitness Pro
Whenever I discuss fitness issues, I never separate exercise and nutrition. Never. Exercise and proper food intake go hand-in-hand like Lucy and Ricky, Fred and Ethel, peanut butter and jelly. Some things just need to stay together.
The following is a list of five common blunders and what you can do to correct them. Just click the arrows to go forward or back.
Blunder 1 -- Believing that eating a little less and going on a diet will get the results you seek. It's what most people think, though it is a dietary strategy popularized prior to the 1980s. People would go on crash diets like the grapefruit diet and lose weight -- meaning muscle and fat. They assumed just eating less would take care of everything.Today, we know total calories are important, but so are the amounts of protein, carbohydrates and fats in the diet. A slight caloric deficit (less than maintenance) must be adhered to as well as eating small meals and snacks every two to three hours. This helps to control blood sugar; and it is a fact that blood-sugar control will help you to lose fat.
I always recommend some sort of structured nutrition program. Just guessing doesn't work.
Labels: calories, diet, exercise, fitness, mistakes, myths, nutrition, Raphael, workout
Comment: Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:08:00 PM - 
said...
Don't forget about the soda pop. They are called the "Liquid Candy Bars" of our generation. Those calories count as well.
Comment: Monday, October 20, 2008 10:54:00 AM - said...
I have lost 2 dress sizes, with only a 6lb. weight loss through 5 times a week work outs, including spin twice a week, and cutting out junk food & limiting wine to 1 glass 2 days a week. I still have 25lbs to go.
Be careful going into any new workout, and pay attention to your body. I joined a "boot camp" and got a mad case of plantar faciitis from jumping on concrete.
Comment: Monday, October 20, 2008 4:05:00 PM - said...
I began my "New Life" about 3 weeks ago, almost 4.
I try to eat as healthy as possible. I have one cup of coffee in the morning, as well as an occasional cup of green tea, and then water throughout the day.
I eat 3 small meals a day, plus a healthy snack (usually veggies) between lunch and supper.
I monitor mostly my calorie and fat intake, and I have managed to keep my calories around 1,000 a day. And fat, a mere 25 grams a day. Since I started, I have (I swear) lost 15 lbs. and still going. Also, every evening I do a few crunches and push ups. Oldschool. :)
I'm not much on sweets, I never have been. So, I suppose this helps my cause. But,
I have two children and I have -never- had any luck with dieting or weight loss. It looks like monitoring what you are putting in your body, and keeping it healthy, really is the key.
25 lbs. to go and I'm at 160 and happy as you wouldn't even know.
Comment: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 6:25:00 PM - said...
For the person who said they keep their calorie content to 1,000 calories a day, I hope you realize that's not healthy at all. No one should ever eat less than 1,200 calories a day...if you don't believe me, ask any nutritionist or look it up. Your body will end up storing everything you eat as fat, because it thinks it's starving. Just a bit of advice.
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