1. Calories don’t count: FALSE!
Of course they do! The only way to lose weight is to put our bodies in a situation where they are in calorie deficit; in other words, the amount of the calorie intake has to be less than the amount we use up during our daily exercise. It’s physiological; mathematical. The deficit can be created by reducing the calories in our diet or by increasing the amount of calories we use in our workout. If the calorie balance is the opposite, having a higher calorie intake and what we use, fundamentally, we will gain weight.
Please note that the idea that the lower the calorie intake, the better, is also false. The calorie intake/use needs to be well balanced!
2. Carbohydrates will make you gain weight: FALSE!
It isn’t the carbohydrates in themselves that will make you gain weight but the increased amount of calories that they contain (see above explanation). Carbohydrates will make you gain weight if you eat an excessive amount, just like eating too much fat or protein would. That’s right, even proteins, if eaten in excessive quantities will make your body transform them into adipose reserves!
If you stop eating carbohydrates, you will surely lose weight, but you won’t just be losing body fat but also lean body mass and…
