Top 10 Weight Loss Myths - 1. Cutting down tremendously on calories means that the pounds will drop off quicker.

This is not the case! If you consume too few calories you will
actually send your body into a tailspin that can contribute to
weight gain as opposed to weight loss. You will end up in a
mode of starvation.
If a message is sent to your brain that you do not have
enough to eat and are starving, this will cause your
metabolism to slow down a great deal. This does not
facilitate weight loss at all.
According to weight loss experts, diets that are as low as
800 to 1,000 calories per day are dangerous, unhealthy and
will lead to weight loss failure. If your body thinks it is
suffering from a famine, then it immediately kicks into gear
to protect you and will not make it easy to get rid of excess
weight.
If you starve yourself then you can experience plenty of
unfavorable side effects such as lightheadedness, nausea
and problems concentrating. As well, eventually you will
have to give your body what it needs and it is likely that you
will end up overeating to compensate for starving it before.
Don't do this to yourself!