Fat-loss is a topic that is just rife with myths, misconceptions, incorrect beliefs and outright lies! Here are five common fat-loss myths that could be holding you back from achieving the fast, effective fat-loss your body is actually capable of.

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Fat-Loss Myth #1 - Diets Don't Work

Diets actually quite often DO work (even the Hollywood South Beach Crab Taco Cookie Diet). It's just what happens AFTER the diet finishes that's the problem. The metabolism has been slowed down by prolonged low caloric intake without proper training. And then when the person goes back to their "normal" eating, they go back to their NORMAL eating...the eating that added the extra fat in the first place.

I look at a "diet" as a tool and it's a tool that can be used short-term for a specific purpose.

The LIFESTYLE is what you do when you're not on a specific diet and THAT is where people generally go wrong and then blame the diet.

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Fat-Loss Myth #2 - Eating Very Low-Calorie is Bad For Fat Loss

Another outright myth...eating very low calories (and even complete fasting) can be very GOOD for fat loss. It creates a much bigger caloric deficit, which in turn forces the body to rely on stored fat for energy.

The trick here is that you don't want to eat very low-calorie like that for LONG...never more than a few days. When you eat very low-calorie for long stretches, THAT is when you run into trouble with metabolic slowdown.

A few days here and there can be a nice kick-start to get fat-loss moving again...just don't fall in love with the results of a few days and keep doing it too long!

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Fat-Loss Myth #3 - "I Want To Get Toned"

NO training is going to get you "toned" because that doesn't exist. Getting "toned" simply means building muscle and burning fat. You can't tone a muscle any more than you can paint a cloud. You have to build the muscle to have it and you have burn the fat so you can see it.

"Toning," to me, is simply a way of describing ineffective training. It's a person picking up a weight that is not challenging to their muscles and lifting it just enough to completely avoid any discomfort.

And then they wonder why they're not "toned up" and quit doing anything altogether because they didn't see any results.

So that's my public service announcement for the day. Don't tone...LIFT! And be proud of the muscle you have...it's what gives your body actual SHAPE and what makes you look like a healthy human being!

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Fat-Loss Myth #4 - High-Rep Light Weight Training is the Best Training Style to Burn Fat

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