Diet Myths

Get the facts, or your diet may fail!
節食迷思 弄清事實,不然節食可能會失敗!

Dieting is hard work, and there are plenty of  "helpful" diet tricks that can make weight loss even harder! Here are six common myths about losing weight and the truth behind them.

1. Carbs are bad for you.
Carbohydrates are actually an important source of energy. There are good carbs and bad carbs. Refined and processed foods, like white bread or white rice, are example of bad carbs: Good carbs include whole wheat bread and brown rice. They're rich in fiber and really good for you!

2. Skipping meals helps you lose more weight. 
One the contrary, studies show that people who eat breakfast tend to eat fewer calories throughout the day. And if you know you're going to be eating a big meal later, don't starve yourself in order to "save your calories." you'll just eat more during the meal because you're so hungry! Instead, eat smaller meals a couple days before and after, and exercise more.

3. You can control where your body loses weight.
Bad news - if you want a flatter stomach, just exercising your abs won't work. You can't target where you lose weight. Cardio exercises will help burn fat, while weight training helps build muscles. Your "trouble areas" might not be the first to slim down, but keep exercising!

4. Your weight depends on your genes.
If you and your family have problems with obesity, you're not destined to be fat. While a "fat gene" does exist, its influence on your size is actually pretty small. Smart eating and exercise have a much greater impact than your genes. Only 25 percent of your weight is controlled by genes - the rest is up to you!

5. Say "no" to junk food-no exceptions. 
Many people think that the key to losing weight is cutting out all bad foods. But the more restrictive your diet is, the more likely you are to break it - and in a big way. To lose weight and keep it off, eat great 89 percent of the time, but indulge in a treat or two the other 20 percent.

6. It's OK to splurge on the weekend.
Making bad food choices every Saturday and Sunday will have an effect on how much weight you lose. In one study, scientists found that when dieters ate what they wanted on the weekends, they undid all of their healthy progress during the week. Instead of choosing a difficult diet you need a "break" from every week, find one you can manage, and stick to it every day.

Grammar Tips:
Dieting is hard work, and there are plenty of "helpful" diet tricks that can make weight loss every harder!
"helpful " - "  " quotation using in the title or heading.  here it means sarcastic, opposite of what it says. (not help.)
I get "excited " whenever I have a dentist appointment. (not excited, not fun at all.)
Kinney hasn't done laundry for a very long time, but he'll try to find something "clean " to wear for his job interview. ( not clean. not washed )

Vocabulary Tips:
ab - is short word for "abdominal muscle "
cardio - is short word for " cardiovascular "
carbohydrate - "carb" -a short word for "carbohydrate ".  "hydr" -refer to "water"
*Carbohydrates are usually cheap and easier to obtain.
*Danny is diabetic. He should lower his intake of carbs. 摄取量。
refine - 精致。精炼，make certain way that take the substance out of it and make it look better and taste better. It means that take out whatever that make food healthy.  "fine" -优雅，精致.
*Ray spent days refining his speech. 润饰她的演讲稿。
refined -精致的，精炼的，细致的。
*The refined sugar is especially tasty in coffee. 精致糖是 。。。特别美味。
on the contrary -相反的。the opposite that what you might think.  "contrary "-与。。相反。
*The infection should have been controlled after the treatment, but on the contrary, it got worse.
destine-命定的，注定的，常用被动式。
obesity - extremely over weight.
* The couple both felt they were destined to meet.
* The girl was destined for a singing career.
destiny (n)-命中注定，命定。intend to be someone or do something, the only option that your future will be.
* Mark feels it's his destiny to become rich and famous.
indulge -使放纵，纵容，使沉迷 "in"- 有“使如何”之意。to have or enjoy something special, and also it  is very fun.
* After a long hard day, Rita decided to indulge herself in a hot bath.
indulge in -  放纵，享乐，沉迷在什么事上用 "in".
* Dave indulged himself in on-line games and almost lost his job.
splurge -尽量的吃喝， 放纵 。enjoy a lot of something or spend a lot of something on something.
* Many people tend to splurge when they travel and end up gaining weight.
* Chloe splurged her saving on clothes.放纵
restrictive -very strict with many limitation and regulation.
stick to - commit to , go for and not stop.
To best way to lose wight is to change your lifestyle, include the way of your living, work, eat, sleep and exercise etc.

Chat Room:
skip -越过，跳过，省略。逃课/翘课。
skip the question, go on to next.-考试遇到难题，先越过，作别的，等最后再来思考答题。
He skipped breakfast because he overslept.省掉，不吃。
Skipping meals helps you lose more weight.
skip work -旷工，翘班，逃班。
skip class / skip school -逃课/翘课
skip school / skip work = play hooky.逃课/翘课/ 旷工，翘班，逃班.
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genes/jeans =发音相同。字义不同。
Jean /Gene - 发音相同。字义不同。女生名/男生名。
genes -基因，遗传因子。relate to DNA.
jeans = blue jeans 牛仔裤简称。
Your weight depends on your genes.