Can you eat more "zero-calorie foods" to lose weight? The Queen of Bodybuilding Debunks 4 Myths

Is it okay to eat more “zero-calorie” foods during weight loss? Can eating only one meal a day help you lose weight? Can I eat as much fruit as I want? Many people try every possible means to get rid of the fat hanging on their bodies as soon as possible. Do these methods really work, or will they just make you gain more weight? Let Korean bodybuilding queen Lee Hyun-e explain them to you one by one!

Korean bodybuilding queen Lee Hyun-e said in her book "My First Muscle Training Book" that many people always have many questions about what to eat during weight loss. In fact, when losing weight, you only need to remember to use protein as the staple food, and add 1/3 bowl of whole grain rice and a few vegetables, which is the best diet for weight loss. However, in addition to the above principles, there are often misconceptions that it is okay to eat more zero-calorie foods, or that eating only one meal a day will help with weight loss. If you do not correct these misconceptions, you may end up getting fatter!

Q1: Is it okay to eat too much “zero-calorie” food?

A: Wrong.

Never eat processed foods with modifiers such as "diet", "low calorie", "zero fat", etc. Although these foods have no calories, as long as the food has a sweet taste, it will be unstoppable and make people want to continue eating sweet food. Therefore, even "calorie-free sweetness" is not suitable for eating when losing weight.

Q2: Does eating only one meal a day help you lose weight?

A: Wrong.

Eating only one meal a day may seem like a low calorie diet and should help you lose weight, but in fact it may cause your body to store too much fat. If you don't eat when you should, when your body doesn't get enough nutrients, it will absorb more calories during the meal and start to store fat for emergency use. Therefore, eating only one meal a day will only cause the body to activate the fat storage system.

Q3: Can I eat as much fruit as I want?

A: Wrong.

It is a wrong idea that fruits are rich in vitamins, so eating more will not make you fat and will help you lose weight! Although fruits are rich in vitamins, they also contain a lot of sugar, and eating too much will make you fat. Especially processed dried fruits, the calories are frighteningly high. Therefore, when losing weight, it is best to eat fruits with low calorie content such as tomatoes and grapefruit so as not to consume too many calories.

Q4: What should I do if I can’t resist eating high-calorie foods?

No one is omnipotent. If you accidentally break the rules and eat high-calorie foods during weight loss, it is okay to eat a little occasionally. Because the excess calories will be stored in the liver and muscles first, if they are not consumed within 18 hours, they will be converted into fat. Therefore, the next day after eating high-calorie food, you should do twice as much exercise as usual to burn off those calories.