{"id":2892,"date":"2016-07-29T18:59:13","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T18:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edrugstore.md\/blog\/?p=2892"},"modified":"2014-01-13T19:07:45","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T19:07:45","slug":"top-diet-myths-l0729","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/weight-loss\/top-diet-myths-l0729\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Dieting Myths – How Many Do You Believe?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How do you rationalize your food choices?<\/figcaption><\/figure>We all rationalize our eating habits. We think if we worked out for an additional 15 minutes we can go for that ice cream sundae. While it\u2019s okay to indulge in a little treat once in a while, diet expert Harley Pasternak says we all need a reality check. Check out these common diet myths and the reality behind them.<\/p>\n

You think: I ate salads for lunch this week so I can eat more for dinner.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reality check<\/strong>: A salad doesn\u2019t automatically mean you\u2019re eating healthy. There are a lot of hidden calories in salads, says Pasternak.<\/p>\n

“The reality is that most salads are far from healthy, loaded with calories from dried cranberries, bacon bits and dressing.”<\/p>\n

You think: I can have fast food for lunch; I\u2019ll just go the gym later.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Realty check<\/strong>: Fast food packs a lot of calories and it\u2019s unlikely you\u2019ll \u201cundo\u201d all of those calories at the gym. Let\u2019s say your greasy-but-oh-so-good lunch ran about 800 calories, an average sized woman will only burn about half that during an hour long aerobics exercise. While working out is a great routine to get into, it\u2019s also important to make smart decisions.<\/p>\n

You think: I can eat as much \u201clow fat\u201d food as I want.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reality check<\/strong>: Low fat foods are deceptive. Low fat foods come with added sugar and other not-so-healthy ingredients, Brian Wansink, a researcher in food psychology at Cornell University tells CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Eating healthy, exercising and keeping portion sizes small are the best diet tips.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“People often believe that low-fat foods have 44% fewer calories than they do, but when companies remove fat, they add sugar, so these alternates typically have only about 10% less calories.”<\/p>\n

You think: Drinking water will kick some of the calories out of my body.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reality check<\/strong>: Water is certainly good for you, but gulping a bucket of water won\u2019t make a dent in the massive bowl of pasta you ate for dinner. Drinking lots of water is no substitute for eating right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We all rationalize our eating habits. We think if we worked out for an additional 15 minutes we can go for that ice cream sundae. While it\u2019s okay to indulge in a little treat once in a while, diet expert Harley Pasternak says we all need a reality check. Check out these common diet myths […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weight-loss"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t