Month: November 2009
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6 High Carb and Low Carb Diets Equal for Weight Loss – Answer
#6 – High carb and low carb diets are equally effective for weight loss Answer: TRUE The ratio of carbs, to fats, to protein in your diet has nothing to do with your ability to lose weight, and specifically to lose body fat. You can lose weight just as easily and just as fast eating…
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5 You Must eat “Healthy” to Lose Weight – Answer
#5 – You must eat “healthy” foods to lose weight (chocolate, donuts and pizza will ruin weight loss results) Answer: FALSE Your body has no idea what you would consider a ‘healthy’ food. And I challenge anyone to actually define “healthy food”. The idea of ‘healthy’ eating and healthy foods is a marketing made myth.…
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4 Adding Muscle Accelerates Fat loss – Answer
#4 – Adding muscle mass through weight training helps accelerate fat loss/weight loss Answer: FALSE An additional pound of skeletal muscle only burns an extra 5 calories per day. This is an insignificant amount of calories. It doesn’t matter how much muscle you think you can build, it will never add up to enough to…
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3 Cardio vs Weights For Long Term Fat Loss – Answer
#3 – Cardio type training is better than weight training for helping with long term fat loss Answer: FALSE Exercise in general doesn’t really do much of helping weight loss. Recent research shows that adding cardio type exercise to a weight loss diet doesn’t increase the weight loss results. Cardio or weight training doesn’t really…
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1 – You Can’t Lose Weight Without Exercise – Answer
#1 – You can’t lose weight without exercise. Answer: FALSE Weight loss is simply a matter of a caloric deficit. The easiest way to achieve a deficit is through caloric restriction (eating less food) There is good research to show that even when people add exercise to a low calorie diet they do not lose…