The 3 Biggest Mistakes Women Make When Losing Weight
Channel: Shane Hubbard Fit
Date: 04/03/2020

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The 3 Biggest Mistakes Women Make When Trying to Lose Weight

1. Slashing Calories Too Low to Start With
2. Not Strength Training
3. Cutting Out All Carbs
4. (Bonus) - ????

Slashing Calories Too Low

* Chances are your calories are your metabolism has adapted to your current intake.
* Start with adding more exercise first before cutting calories from your intake
* When you have established a strong exercise routine (strengthening/Lifting weights) then think about reducing calories a moderate amount (250-350)

Not Strength Training
* The go to exercise for most women is hours of cardio and cardio machines a week.
* Building muscle is important for keeping your metabolism running at a high rate which ultimately burns more calories a day than having less muscle.
* If you want to have a strong metabolism, making sure you have lean, toned muscle is one of the most important parts of losing weight/fat
* You won’t get bulky overnight. In most causes you will actually tone the muscle by focusing on strength training rather than get bulky

Cutting Out All Carbs
* Media and marketing have made it a mission to scare you (women especially) in to eating less carbs.
* But what kinds of carbs? All carbs? 
* Carbs from whole food sources  (beans, rice, potatoes)  are not going to have the same effect on overeating as processed carbs (chips, cookies, cakes, pasta)
* While it might be wise to lower your overall carb intake if it is too high, making the switch to whole food carbs first might be a better start than trying to cut a lot of carbs out of your diet
* Carbs are excellent fuel sources for weight lifting and exercise in general, so having some in your diet is important!

Overdoing Cardio (Bonus)
* You really do not need to be doing a lot of cardio to lose weight.
* Start with the amount of cardio you actually WANT to do first (if any at all) and then go from there
* The most sustainable form of cardio is walking/hiking because of it’s low impact and intensity
* If you need more activity throughout the day to keep your metabolism running smoothly, make sure you look to walking/hiking first before you lace up for a run.