Common Weight Loss Mistakes

These are some common mistakes that even active girls make, some of these tips are thing that not even I knew I was making. It's crazy how some of the smallest details can plateau your weight-loss and truly discourage all the hard work you've been putting in.

1. Don’t overdose on protein: we are told by all the health experts about how important it is for us to eat lots of protein in order to build muscle. But when you eat too much protein, any excess protein gets stored as fat; NOT MUSCLE. Try to eat 46 grams of protein a day, not any more than that.

2. Skipping out on Sleep: studies have shown that the amount of sleep you get directly correlates with your appetite. So if you DON’T get the recommended 8 hours of sleep, you’re more likely to eat anything in sight

3. Skipping Breakfast: I’ve always been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but I never really knew why. As it turns out, people who skip breakfast tend to weigh more than people who eat breakfast. Why? Because if you skip breakfast you’re hungrier and tend to consume more calories than breakfast eaters.

4. Liquid calories: Americans consume 21% of their calories in the form of liquids, and while you may think that the calories from the liquids are filling your hunger; you’re wrong. Liquids just quench thirst, not hunger.

So keep these in tips in mind if you're noticing a plateau in your weightless and try to adjust accordingly!