Another list of weight-loss tips I do not agree with

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know I rarely read weight-loss tips with which I agree. That’s the reason I wrote my course on weight, nutrition, and fitness. I’ve been shaking my head for over 35 years about the myths, misconceptions, and misdirection in the area of weight-loss and I felt an obligation to share the truths.

I keep hoping I’ll read something in the lay press that gets the facts mostly right but, so far, that hasn’t happened.

Today, I saw another article with weight-loss tips that’s more than half wrong. But here’s what’s crazy — the misconceptions about weight loss are so widespread, most people reading this article would think the advice given sounds pretty reasonable.

Here are just a few examples of wieght-loss tips from this article that are out-and-out not true:
* Never skip a meal and always eat breakfast
* Cut out white foods (flour, bread, crackers) because they increase insulin levels which prevents fat from getting burned off
* Drink lots of water to flush harmful toxins from your body and speed up metabolism
* Eat slowly and put down your fork/spoon after every bite
* Do not eat after 7:00 PM
* Exercise every day, without exception

Haven’t you heard all of these tips so often that you just assume they are true?

See, that’s the problem. The falsehoods have been so widely promoted that most of us don’t question their validity. So we end up trying to adhere to all this silly advice and cause ourselves more problems than help.

I’ll keep reading and let you know if I find an article that gets the advice mostly right.

Allen Oelschlaeger
Author of Finally, the Straight Scoop About Weight, Nutrition, and Fitness