10 unnecessary ridiculous facts about losing weight

Yooo, how are you all doing in your quarantine? ‘Look, if I can't eat a late night snack, why on earth is there a light in my fridge?’ GOOD QUESTION. Time to gather some myths and facts about losing weight. ‘Cause we’re gonna need it these days. Joejoe.

1. To burn off one Easter egg, you need to move quite a bit. Namely: ten minutes of walking, eight minutes of cycling, five minutes of running, twenty-five minutes of standing behind a desk, or twenty minutes of standing. Hmm. And to think that I usually eat, uh, three. I think. Okay, six.

2. All in all, women spend more than SIX years of their lives trying to lose weight. Notably: the older we get, the less time we spend on losing weight and the more confident we are about our bodies.

3. ‘Yeah, but I have heavy bones.’ Sorry peepz, that might make a slight difference, but actually never more than about two kilos on your total weight.

4. It's nonsense that you have to avoid carbohydrates while losing weight. Carbohydrates (like sugar) do not make you gain weight more than other nutrients. But do keep in mind: if you eat too MUCH of them, that will lead to weight gain. Should you skip that peanut butter sandwich? Definitely not. Come. But. Through.

5. Is your desk or workspace often a mess? Just tidy up, men! People who work in disorganized workspaces tend to reach for unhealthy snacks more often.

6. If you eat after 8 PM, you gain weight faster... Fact or myth? Well, look, your body doesn't think at 8 PM: I'm not doing anything anymore. But if you snack in the evening, there's a good chance you'll eat more than necessary. The temptation to overeat can be greater in the evening. When you’re tired, temptations are harder to resist. The chance that you gain weight is indeed present.

7. In the dark, you not only sleep better, but it's also good for your figure. Research shows that women who fall asleep with the light or TV on gain five kilos five years later. Just saying.

8. Fat in your body consists of about fifty trillion cells. In cell form, fat lives on average for about ten years. Wow.

9. Women prefer to exercise in the morning and men prefer to do so in the evening. Additionally: men like to exercise alone and women prefer to move with a friend. 1TP5Recognizable

10. People buy food faster if it is healthy – or seems healthy. Producers therefore do their utmost to make their packaging look as ‘healthy’ as possible. Lots of pictures of fruit and whole grains, even if there’s only two percent fruit in it. Phrases like ‘naturally sweetened!’ that have no substantive value – fruit sugar is also ‘natural’. Or, a classic: ‘less fat!’ while there’s actually much more sugar in it. Always. Read. The. Ingredients list. Through.