‘But I only eat Low-Fat’

 

Heard this dialogue before? I know I have. Countless times!

“I only have low-fat yogurt and skimmed milk everyday. Even if I indulge, it’s just diet sodas, 100 calorie snacks and baked chips as snacks now and then. So why am I not losing any weight?”

Well….THAT’S why.

Reality check : maybe you don’t get any direct fat from these foods..but what nutrients do you think you’re getting out of them?
Nada. Nothing.

Most of us fall victim to those brilliantly marketed “Low-Fat” and “0 Trans Fat” tag lines. And it’s not our fault. Years ago… I did too!
It sounds like a simple logic, right? The lesser fat we eat, the lesser fat we’ll be! Oh… how we wish!

But that’s not how it works. You NEED fat. These ugly low-fat versions of foods will simply pile on more fat in your body… How? Because not only are they low in fat, they are also low in nutrients. And if your body can’t use nutrients from a food….BAM! It will convert that food into fat.
Not to mention, you’re confusing your body. It thinks it’s getting nutrients but all it gets are empty calories. So it starts demanding more calorie dense food. And what do YOU do? You end up giving into your cravings. Simple.

That’s why, if you look around you, most of the people who are already plump will be the ones who are found munching on “low-fat” foods.

So save yourself the big fat trouble. Eat the regular versions of everything. In moderation ofcourse. But still, eat the regular versions. Because that’s how they were originally meant to be eaten, anyway!