Im a dietitian avoid these 5 bad habits while trying to lose weight

It’s time to scale up your weight loss journey.Registered dietitian Courtney Kassis is sharing five bad habits to ditch while trying to drop pounds.“I’m not gonna lie, these are going to surprise you,” she teased to her 424,600 TikTok followers in a clip last week.Kassis advises against skipping social events, adopting a victim mentality, saving calories for later in the day, not having a plan and weighing yourself daily.“First thing I would never do on my weight loss journey is skip social events in order to stay on track,” said Kassis, who is based in the Philadelphia area.“Skipping social events can lead to feelings of loneliness and isolation, which both can actually increase the risk of chronic disease, weaken your immune system and even increase the risk of mortality.”Surgeon General Dr.

Vivek Murthy has been warning of a nationwide loneliness and social isolation epidemic, claiming that a lack of connection increases the risk of premature death by more than 60%.Recent research found that chronically lonely older adults face a 56% higher risk of stroke than those who are not lonely.“Second thing I would never do is get caught in the victim mentality,” Kassis advised.“Instead of feeling like a victim because I have to avoid processed food, I would choose to reframe my thoughts,” she continued.“Focus on the fact that I get to nourish my body with wholesome, nutritious foods because nourishing your body is a gift, not a punishment.”“I would never eat small meals or no meals in the beginning of the day to save my calories for later in the day,” Kassis declared.

“The research backs that your biggest meal should be at breakfast, and when intermittent fasting, skipping your last meal is more beneficial than skipping a meal early in the day.”Breakfast has long been touted as the most important meal of the day — eschewing it has been shown to disrupt our 24-hour biological clock.A 2021 analysis found that eating breakfast ev...