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Most people make some kind of a mistake when they are trying to lose weight, usually it’s what makes them quit. One mistake can stop your weight loss progress and make trying to lose the pounds a nightmare. Here are the most common mistake people make and how you can fix them.

Decreasing the calories by too much. If you starve yourself it won’t make you lose weight any quicker. It’s bad enough having to do it to yourself, but your body will actually fight against you making it even harder. Your bodies main concern is keeping you alive. So if you start depriving it of the food it needs it won’t let you keep on doing it for long. You will get cravings for food, your mood will be bad and you will feel tired all the time. Your body will actually try to hold onto as much fat as possible because it thinks that you won’t have enough food for a long time. The only way it can protect you is by store fat for energy. It will also slow down your metabolism so that you won’t use use as much energy.

To fix this problem you will need to give your body the food it needs. Healthy and high nutritional value food will keep your body satisfied. This will keep processes running properly within your body and will keep your metabolism high. To lose weight you should only decrease you calories by a maximum of 500 a day from the usual amount. This will prevent your body from thinking that you are starving.

Another mistake is doing to much exercise. You don’t need to spend hours in the gym to become fit. If you spend more than an hour your body will start to break down vital muscle tissue. Muscle is what drives your metabolism and burns most calories. Your should aim to keep as much muscle as possible. Too much exercise won’t give your muscles enough time to repair.

The best workout is high intensity cardio for 20 minutes. The intensity should increase in intensity as you get fitter. You must constantly challenge your body in order to change it. If you don’t increase the intensity your body will adapt to the workout and won’t benefit from it. It will stay the same and could even put on fat so it can be burned off in the same workout again.

Skipping meals is a big mistake. Your will most likely over indulge on the next meal if you skip a meal. Your will get cravings for sugary food that is packed with calories and no nutritional value. When you skip a meal your body will think that you are starving and will slow down your metabolism and start to store fat as energy storage.

Instead of eating 3 big meals, eat 6 small meals throughout the day. This will keep your metabolism high and stop your body from thinking that it needs to store fat to compensate for the loss of food energy.

There are 3 common mistakes people make, now you won’t make them and will be able to lose weight easier and healthier.