About two third of all American are obese and I suspect the one third in this statistics isn’t that happy with their body image too. If you want to lose weight fast and keep it off in the long term then this article will be the most important one you ever read today. Why? Because what I’m about to tell you is against normal conventional wisdom.

First of all, there are a lot of myths surrounding the weight loss industry and I would like to dispel some of them before we continue. These “myths” may come as a shock for you so I hope you’re sitting down while reading this. (sit properly and make sure you won’t have any chance of falling backwards on your chair) First of all, exercising hard is counterproductive and you don’t need to exercise hard in order to lose weight. Now, this may come as a real shocker so please allow me some time to explain why exercising hard won’t help you to lose weight. First of all, research has shown that when you exercise hard you will tend to eat more so in the end the calories are balanced out.

Secondly, how hard can you really exercise before you burnout and injure yourself? Can you really exercise 4 to 5 hours per day? (Which is necessary for most people to burn the amount of fat needed to get thinner) Conventional wisdom usually tells us that exercise is good for us and how, you must exercise to lose weight. There’s nothing further from the truth because like anything else in life, too much of everything is bad for you.

The second myth is the myth of avoiding fats like saturated fat. This means most people who want to lose weight will avoid meat like plague. This is actually harming you because you’re not getting the protein and good fat. (Our brain actually consists of fats for the most part and need fats to function) So aside from decreased IQ, you will actually gain weight because you’re losing muscle. (Protein is muscle fuel, and without protein it breaks down)

The conclusion is, eat plenty of meat and vegetables and avoid all other types of food. You should be ok if you get a moderate amount of exercise like walking and lifting weight once a week.

Kevin is the author of a snore guard website.