3 weight loss mistakes that cause you to overeat
It’s no secret that overeating can sabotage the best weight loss efforts, and occupy so much of our thoughts…have you ever felt guilty for eating too much? I know I have! 
 
Here’s the deal. A lot of times we overeat because we are simply eating the WRONG kinds of foods—it’s not a matter of willpower that you’re not losing weight. 
 
I post a lot of weight loss tips on my blog, but I think these three tips can help you not only lose weight, but bring you into weight loss management effortlessly! 
 
These are common weight loss mistakes that beginners make. I’ve done all of them at some point! 
 
 

3 Weight Loss Mistakes that Cause you to Overeat

1. The first weight loss mistake is consuming artificial sweeteners.

I remember in college, after I started eating healthy, consuming crazy amounts of artificial sweeteners. My roommate and I would literally go through a big bag of Splenda every single month! Eeeeek! I know!!! But we thought we were being healthy, avoiding sugar!
 
Here’s the deal with artificial sweeteners: Artificial sweeteners disrupt the body’s ability to regulate appetite, so after you drink that diet soda, eat the aspartame filled yogurt, or the zero calorie salad dressing, your body actually craves MORE sugar.
 
Artificial sweeteners may also increase the risk of health problems like heart disease and diabetes! Studies have shown that people who regularly consume diet drinks over time are at a higher risk for weight gain and obesity than people who don’t drink diet sodas at all. Crazy.
 
The only sweetener I ever consume now is stevia, or just plain organic sugar—in moderation.
 

2.  The second weight loss mistake people make is eating too many carbs at breakfast.

I used to start my day with a big bowl of cinnamon toast crunch—and I remember in high school by 10am I would be STARVING.
 
Here’s why: In the morning, insulin levels are already high—eat a high carb breakfast, like cereal, a bagel, or toast, and insulin rises even more, then drops quickly, leaving you ravenous before noon. 
 
So what should you have for breakfast? Something that pairs those carbs with some protein and healthy fat. So instead of my sugary cereal, I replaced it with steel cut oats (NO sugar added), and I add a little bit of almond butter and a banana. The almond butter really helps the carbs stick longer, and I’m full until 1:30 most days. 
 
This easy change could help SO much!! Try eating eggs with an ezekiel english muffin, plain, full fat greek yogurt with some berries, or a green smoothie with a scoop of vegan protein powder (like this one). If you need some ideas, grab a copy of my free 7 day diet ebook here. 
 

3. The third weight loss mistake is that you don’t practice portion control.

You can still overeat healthy food!!!! I know I’ve been guilty of this one as well! It’s hard to overeat veggies, but you CAN overeat hummus, avocado, nuts, seeds, almond butter, etc, very easily!
 
This is a common weight loss mistake that beginners make. You’ve switched from white bread to whole grain, you’ve swapped your sugar filled yogurt for plain greek yogurt, and still not seeing results? Check your portions. My FAVORITE way to do that is with this program.
 
Have you made any of these weight loss mistakes? I know I have! But once you know better, you can do better! 
 
3 Weight Loss Mistakes
 

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Source: WebMD.com
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