5 Popular Diet Tips to Ignore
Tip Fails: Part One… 

1. Bad Advice: Go for sugar-free and fat-free foods
Good Advice: Don’t let the hype get to you. They will typically use sugar and sodium to replace fat and then they’ll use fat to replace the sugar. Or worse… they’ll use chemicals to replace both. Stick to the original versions, keep an eye on your portions, and avoid the processed foods.

2. Bad Advice: No cheats ever!!!
Good Advice: First off, watch out for the negative mental state. It’s a treat-meal not a cheat-meal. You are working towards a positive relationship with your fuel (food) not seeing as the enemy. Also you are more likely to go long-term with a healthy lifestyle if you relax. Stress over strict rules can have a negative effect on your weight-loss or weight maintaining. Easiest thing to do is plan your splurges 🙂

3. Bad Advice: No snacking!
Good Advice: Snacking is different than mindless munching and are quite necessary for a good metabolism. Snacks help maintain your blood-sugar, keep your mood up, and help you not to over eat later on. Go for the nutritious balance of protein, fiber, and good fats: apples & natural peanut butter or carrots & hummus.4. Bad Advice: Fruit is pure sugar so don’t eat it…
Good Advice: This can actually be one of the best ways to fight over indulging a sweet tooth. Yes fruit is sugar… it’s also fiber, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. All good stuff that will actually slow how quickly your body absorbs the sugar.

5. Bad Advice: If it’s organic then splurge away… it’s ALWAYS good for you
Good Advice: Yes, it is better to eat real food that hasn’t been genetically modified or pumped with chemicals. However, let’s be reasonable… just because the ingredients are pure doesn’t mean you can go crazy. A brownie is a brownie even if it’s organic.

6. Bad Advice: Calories are all the same just make sure to burn them off
Good Advice: Calories from your Starbucks latte are not going to give you the same fuel as an apple with peanut butter. Not only that, eating junk can have some serious side effects while not giving you the long-term full feeling you were looking for in the first place.