{"id":1733227,"date":"2022-11-10T07:50:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T12:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1733227"},"modified":"2022-11-10T10:34:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T15:34:22","slug":"this-might-be-why-you-cant-lose-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-might-be-why-you-cant-lose-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"This Might Be Why You Can\u2019t Lose Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthis-might-be-why-you-cant-lose-weight%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1733227&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Shedding unwanted pounds is <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/party-protein-weight-gain-trick-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">easier said than done<\/a>. According to a Gallup poll, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/388460\/percentage-americans-consider-themselves-overweight.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">55 percent of Americans<\/a> want to lose weight, and <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.clevelandclinic.org\/2019\/01\/31\/americans-concerned-about-their-weight-but-dont-understand-link-to-heart-conditions-and-overall-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">84 percent of U.S. adults<\/a> have attempted weight loss using various methods, with 30 percent sticking with it for less than a month.<\/p>\n<p>While the barriers to <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/weight-loss-study-success-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">losing weight<\/a>\u00a0vary\u2014including dislike of exercise, not enough time, unhealthy lifestyle habits, and lack of support from family and friends\u2014new research by the <em>American Heart Association<\/em> reveals that one simple error in judgment might be a major stumbling block for some people trying to lose weight. Read on to learn what it is, and how to overcome it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ THIS NEXT: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/most-effective-weight-loss-drugs-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">The 4 Most Effective Weight Loss Drugs, According to Doctors<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"404953\" class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-404953\" src=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_519364072.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=500\" alt=\"Women Holding and Apple and a Donut\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_519364072.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_519364072-2.jpg, 333&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_519364072-3.jpg, 512&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_519364072-4.jpg, 683&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-404953\" src=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_519364072.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=500\" alt=\"Women Holding and Apple and a Donut\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_519364072.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_519364072-2.jpg, 333&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_519364072-3.jpg, 512&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_519364072-4.jpg, 683&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Africa Studio\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If weight loss were easy, we wouldn&#8217;t have a global obesity epidemic on our hands. In the U.S. alone, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/obesity\/data\/adult.html\" target=\"_blank\">42 percent of adults<\/a> are considered obese, meaning they have a body mass index (BMI) score of 30 or higher. And this number is expected to rise, considering it&#8217;s increased by roughly 12 percent in the last 20 years, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n<p>One common pitfall for people trying to lose weight? Being too restrictive with their diets and placing unrealistic expectations on themselves, which leads to <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/over-50-vaccine-fatigue-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">mental fatigue<\/a>, causing them to ditch the diet and relapse into old eating habits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kelsey Lorencz<\/strong>, RDN, registered dietitian and nutrition advisor for <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" href=\"https:\/\/finvsfin.com\/nutrition-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fin vs. Fin<\/a>, tells <em>Best Life<\/em>, &#8220;Instead of focusing on the foods you can&#8217;t eat, focus on the foods that should be a part of a healthy diet, like fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains.&#8221; Lorencz adds that tracking every bit of food you eat to stay within a calorie limit can make it difficult to focus on healthy eating.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many foods considered &#8220;unhealthy&#8221; can still have a place in a calorie-controlled diet,&#8221; explains Lorencz. &#8220;However, that doesn&#8217;t mean the diet itself is healthy. Take the focus off calories and place it on the foods and food groups you&#8217;re eating.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ THIS NEXT: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/muscle-building-exercise-metabolism-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">Doing This for 10 Minutes Twice a Week Spikes Your Metabolism, Doctors Say<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"404954\" class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-404954\" src=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_739148200.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=500\" alt=\"Fruits and Veggies\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_739148200.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_739148200-2.jpg, 150&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_739148200-3.jpg, 500&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_739148200-4.jpg, 768&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_739148200-5.jpg, 1024&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_739148200-6.jpg, 260&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 260w\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-404954\" src=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_739148200.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=500\" alt=\"Fruits and Veggies\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_739148200.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_739148200-2.jpg, 150&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_739148200-3.jpg, 500&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_739148200-4.jpg, 768&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_739148200-5.jpg, 1024&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_739148200-6.jpg, 260&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 260w\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Serg64\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chronic dieters know better than anyone how tough it can be to get the number on the scale to drop. It&#8217;s understandably frustrating when you&#8217;re doing all the right things, like exercising, cutting calories, and eating healthy foods, without seeing results. But a new study may have the answer. According to preliminary research to be presented at the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" href=\"https:\/\/exhibitatsessions.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">American Heart Association&#8217;s Scientific Sessions 2022<\/a>, people trying to lose weight often overestimate how healthy their diet is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jessica Cheng<\/strong>, PhD, study author and postdoctoral research fellow in epidemiology at the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/profile\/jessica-cheng\/\" target=\"_blank\">Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health<\/a>, said in a<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.heart.org\/news\/study-finds-dieters-may-overestimate-the-healthiness-of-their-eating-habits\" target=\"_blank\"> press release<\/a>, &#8220;We found that while people generally know that fruits and vegetables are healthy, there may be a disconnect between what researchers and healthcare professionals consider to be a healthy and balanced diet compared with what the public thinks is a healthy and balanced diet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"404963\" class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-404963\" src=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_561872713.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=500\" alt=\"Person Contemplating in Front of Fridge\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_561872713.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_561872713-2.jpg, 334&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_561872713-3.jpg, 513&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_561872713-4.jpg, 684&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-404963\" src=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_561872713.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=500\" alt=\"Person Contemplating in Front of Fridge\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_561872713.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_561872713-2.jpg, 334&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_561872713-3.jpg, 513&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_561872713-4.jpg, 684&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Andrey_Popov\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the study, researchers recruited 116 U.S. adults aged between 35 to 58 who were actively trying to lose weight. The participants met with a registered dietitian to discuss their nutrition and eating habits. Then they tracked everything they ate and drank for one year using the FitBit app while weighing themselves daily and wearing a tracking device to monitor physical activity.<\/p>\n<p>After evaluating the participants&#8217; diets at the beginning and end of the year-long study, researchers assigned each person a <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/healthy-eating-index-hei\" target=\"_blank\">Healthy Eating Index (HEI)<\/a> score\u2014a measure of diet quality used to determine how well a diet aligns with recommendations of the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietaryguidelines.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA)<\/a>. The participants also used HEI to score their diet quality at the end of the study.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers found that 75 percent of the participants&#8217; perceived HEI scores didn&#8217;t align with the researchers&#8217; and, in most cases, the participants&#8217; numbers were higher. Also, in assessing how much their diet improved during the study, only 10 percent of participants correctly estimated how much their eating habits improved.<\/p>\n<p>So why the gap between perceived and actual diet quality? &#8220;Part of the discrepancy could be a lack of knowledge around healthy eating, but more likely, it&#8217;s the perception that any small changes made are bigger than they are,&#8221; Lorencz says. &#8220;It&#8217;s easy to focus on one aspect of healthy eating, like eating more vegetables, and ignore other valuable aspects, such as cutting out added sugars and saturated fats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more health news sent directly to your inbox, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\">sign up for our daily newsletter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"404958\" class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-404958\" src=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_1924283369.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=500\" alt=\"Plate with Divided Food Groups\" width=\"500\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_1924283369.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_1924283369-2.jpg, 356&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_1924283369-3.jpg, 547&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_1924283369-4.jpg, 730&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-404958\" src=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_1924283369.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=500\" alt=\"Plate with Divided Food Groups\" width=\"500\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_1924283369.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_1924283369-2.jpg, 356&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_1924283369-3.jpg, 547&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_1924283369-4.jpg, 730&#038;quality=82&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">New Africa\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s not surprising that many people are fooling themselves about their diets. Social media and advertisements market countless food products as &#8220;healthy&#8221; when in fact, they contain added sugars, unhealthy fats, and other hidden ingredients that hinder weight loss. Remember this next time you&#8217;re grocery shopping or reaching for a snack.<span aria-hidden=\"true\">ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re trying to be more mindful of your eating habits and diet quality, Lorencz has a couple of recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While tracking food in an app or on paper can be helpful to some people, it can create food anxiety for others,&#8221; she explains. &#8220;Instead of tracking every morsel of food, look at food groups and try to get enough of the healthy stuff. Aim for at least two cups of fruit, three cups of vegetables, and five ounces of lean protein daily.&#8221; By getting enough nutrient-dense and healthy foods in your diet, you&#8217;ll naturally have less room for less healthy foods without tracking every bite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shedding unwanted pounds is easier said than done. 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