Losing weight is not an easy task, as many people have experienced. It's easy to fall into the trap of weight loss and end up gaining even more weight. Therefore, in order to successfully lose weight and shape your body, it is important to recognize the misconceptions about weight loss and focus on simple and effective methods without overthinking it.
(1) Stopping exercise leads to "rebound" effect
In fact, the main culprit of "rebound" is an improper diet. The fat burned during exercise is composed of two parts: the excess fat stored previously and the excess calories consumed during training. The so-called rebound effect occurs when someone stops exercising and continues to have an unhealthy diet, consuming excessive amounts of food. This leads to the conversion of excess calories into fat, resulting in weight gain. Therefore, the rebound effect is caused by an unhealthy diet!
(2) Weightlifting makes girls bulky
In fact, weightlifting helps beautiful girls say goodbye to flabby fat. Weightlifting can target specific areas of the body, such as making the body firmer, preventing sagging breasts, improving the posture of office workers, and increasing muscle mass. For adult women, the primary hormone secreted by the endocrine glands is estrogen, which does not make muscles bulky. Additionally, the space occupied by fat is five times larger than that of muscle. Therefore, as long as girls follow the right training methods, they can get rid of flabby fat and tighten their bodies without worrying about becoming too muscular.
(3) Doing aerobic exercise alone can change body shape
In fact, comprehensive training is needed to achieve the desired "perfect" body shape. If you only do aerobic exercises such as running or cycling and eat less, you may lose weight, but you will end up with a smaller pear-shaped body instead of a larger one. Weightlifting not only significantly increases the metabolic rate but also helps in changing body shape, such as broadening the shoulders, making the waist appear slimmer, defining abdominal muscles, and making legs stronger. It gives you strength and confidence.
Therefore, the best choice to change body shape is to combine aerobic exercise with weightlifting to achieve better results.
(4) Eating less leads to faster weight loss
In fact, excessive dieting not only harms the body but also turns an "S" shaped body into a "washboard". People who diet consume fewer nutrients than their bodies need to function properly. As a result, their bodies start to extract nutrients from within, leading to fatigue, weakness, and irritability. The immune system also suffers, causing various metabolic and glandular secretions to become less active due to nutritional deficiencies. For women, insufficient estrogen secretion leads to dry hair, lack of skin elasticity, dull skin, sagging breasts, and a lack of curves, resulting in a "washboard" figure.
(5) Not being thirsty means you don't need to drink water
In fact, the body always needs water. The human body contains around 60% water, and water is essential for transporting various nutrients. Drinking less water can lead to fatigue and lack of energy. Most energy metabolism requires the participation of water. Additionally, drinking water helps control appetite. The importance of water for overall health cannot be emphasized enough.
