2 Nutrition Weight Loss Myths

The headlines of the fat loss and nutrition magazines in the checkout line at groceries stores would be so funny, if they weren't so sad.

"Lose 8lbs in 4 days with this new miracle fat burning food"

"Get slim with this Hollywood diet secret"

And so on.

I spent one summer working in the processing department of a bank. And each week I'd hear the women there talking about the latest fat burning tip, such as this classic, "Squeeze lemon juice in your water - it burns fat".

But you know how this story ends. No one lost a pound the entire 12 weeks I was there.

And it really makes me sad that this info is out there giving false hope to people. Because between the excitement of each new "miracle cure", you could see the look of despair in their eyes each week that their weight didn't change.

Then Friday would come and someone would bring in donuts. Needless to say, no amount of lemon juice could burn one of those off...anyways, here are two more myths that irritate me to no end...

Myth 1: Drinking ice cold water will help you lose fat.

You'll also find this one all over the Internet.

This myth often comes along with some calculations showing that by drinking 8 glasses of ice-cold water you can burn 70 calories per day. I don't believe that actually holds true in real life.

Regardless, drinking cold water is not going to burn any more fat off your body than drinking room temperature water.

Don't get me wrong, I strongly believe you should drink at least 12 glasses of water per day, but the temperature of your water won't have any effect on your overall fat loss success.

First of all, you're not drinking ice cold water. If it were ice cold, it would be ice. So you can knock a few calories off the estimation right there.

Second, what about warm beverages? Do they slow your metabolism down?

Seriously, anyone that is counting on ice-cold water to burn fat is not going to get any results from this "no effort" fat loss method. Sorry. Not going to work.

Myth 2: Negative Calorie Foods Cause You to Lose Weight

According to the "experts", a negative calorie food requires more energy to digest than it provides you when you eat it. And included in the negative calorie food list are apples and bananas.

So by this logic, I would actually starve to death if I had nothing to eat but apples (because I would have a net energy loss from eating a so-called "negative calorie" food).

Hopefully that tells you all you need to know about the potential for any food to be a "negative calorie food".

It's a shame that people are out there promoting this stuff, and it's even worse that so many people fall for it.

Instead, let the common sense fat loss principles apply. It's going to take consistent effort, working hard at your workouts and with your nutrition to get the results you want.

Sincerely,

Craig Ballantyne
Author, Turbulence Training for Fat Loss

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