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You’re dedicated. You’re following the “rules” you’ve always heard. You’re eating the “right” Japanese health foods. So why are you still struggling, feeling tired, and not seeing the results you deserve? It’s not you. It’s the myths. Deeply ingrained in our culture are well-meaning but scientifically outdated diet beliefs that actively work against your weight loss goals. It’s time to break free from these five myths that are secretly sabotaging your progress.
Myth 1: "Skipping Breakfast is a Good Way to Cut Calories"
The Myth: The fastest way to create a calorie deficit is to simply eliminate a meal, and breakfast is the easiest one to skip when you're busy.
The Painful Truth: For many people, especially those with busy, stressful lives, skipping breakfast is a metabolic disaster. It leads to massive blood sugar crashes by mid-morning, triggering intense cravings for sugary snacks or starchy carbs from the konbini. This often means you end up consuming far more calories at lunch than you saved at breakfast. It also tells your body to conserve energy (store fat) because it thinks food is scarce.
• Why This Frustrates You: You start the day feeling virtuous for "being good," only to be derailed by 11 AM by a hunger so powerful you grab the first, often unhealthy, thing you see. You feel like you have no willpower, when the real problem was your strategy.
• The Limitation of Going It Alone: You don’t know if you are someone who thrives on skipping breakfast or someone who needs it. You’re following a blanket rule without understanding your body’s specific hunger hormones.
Myth 2: "All Western Food is Fattening, All Japanese Food is Healthy"
The Myth: Stick to traditional washoku and you can't go wrong. Avoid pizza, bread, and pasta at all costs.
The Painful Truth: This black-and-white thinking is a recipe for failure. A large pork tonkatsu donburi with white rice and sauce can have more calories, fat, and sugar than a grilled chicken salad. Conversely, a portion-controlled whole-grain sandwich with lean chicken and vegetables is a perfectly balanced meal. It’s not the origin of the food, but the nutritional content that matters.
• Why This Frustrates You: You feel guilty for enjoying a slice of pizza at a party, which can lead to an "all-or-nothing" binge. Meanwhile, you might be unknowingly overeating calorie-dense Japanese foods because you’ve labeled them "safe."
• The Limitation of Going It Alone: Navigating this nuance is exhausting. Without knowledge of macronutrients and calorie density, you’re forced to rely on oversimplified and often incorrect labels, leading to confusion and poor choices.
Myth 3: "To Lose Weight, You Must Give Up Rice Completely"
The Myth: Rice is pure carbs, and carbs make you fat. Therefore, no more rice.
The Painful Truth: Your body needs carbohydrates for energy, especially if you are active. Completely eliminating a core cultural food like rice leads to feelings of deprivation, which are unsustainable. The real issues are portion size and what you eat with it. A small bowl of rice with grilled fish and vegetables is a balanced meal. A giant bowl of rice with fatty fried chicken is not.
• Why This Frustrates You: You miss rice. Meals feel unsatisfying. You last a few days or weeks before the restriction becomes too much, leading to a rebound where you overeat rice, feel guilty, and restart the miserable cycle.
• The Limitation of Going It Alone: You don’t know what your ideal carbohydrate intake is for your activity level. You’re either eating it or you’re not, with no smart middle ground.
Myth 4: "'Diet' and 'Low-Fat' Products are the Smart Choice"
The Myth: If the package says diet or ゼロ (zero), it’s a free pass for weight loss.
The Painful Truth: These products are often the worst offenders. To make low-fat foods taste good, companies add sugar. Artificial sweeteners in "zero-calorie" drinks can disrupt gut bacteria and increase sugar cravings, making it harder to resist unhealthy foods later. You’re trading fat for chemicals and sugar, which is a bad deal for your metabolism.
• Why This Frustrates You: You feel like you’re making a sacrifice by eating bland "diet" foods, yet you’re not seeing results. It feels like a cruel joke—you’re doing everything the labels tell you to and getting nowhere.
• The Limitation of Going It Alone: Food marketing is designed to trick you. Without an expert to help you decode labels and understand the real impact of ingredients on your body, you are an easy target.
Myth 5: "If You Exercise, You Can Eat Whatever You Want"
The Myth: A 30-minute walk or jog earns you a reward, like a sweet drink or a pastry.
The Painful Truth: It is shockingly easy to out-eat your exercise. A 30-minute jog might burn 250 calories. A single melon pan or a small Frappuccino can easily contain 350-400 calories. You’ve not only erased your progress but put yourself in a calorie surplus. Exercise is for health and muscle building; nutrition is for weight loss.
• Why This Frustrates You: You’re working hard at the gym but the scale isn’t moving, or is even going up. This leads you to believe exercise "doesn't work" for you, so you quit, losing all the amazing health benefits that aren't related to weight.
• The Limitation of Going It Alone: You vastly overestimate the calories you burn and underestimate the calories you consume. You need a clear understanding of how to balance energy in and energy out without resorting to punishing exercise or starvation.
The Problem Isn't You, It's the Information
Your frustration is valid. You’ve been trying to navigate a maze of outdated advice and clever marketing with a map that’s full of errors. You’ve been set up to fail by these myths, and willpower has nothing to do with it.
You don’t need more myths. You need a personalized truth.
A truth that:
• Prescribes the right breakfast (or lack of one) for your body.
• Creates a flexible plan that includes both washoku and Western foods without guilt.
• Reintroduces rice in perfect, satisfying portions for your goals.
• Teaches you to shop so you never get tricked by a "diet" label again.
• Precisely balances your food and exercise so your hard work finally pays off.
This is what I do. I replace confusing, generic myths with a clear, custom-built strategy that respects your lifestyle and delivers results.
Ready to trade frustration for success?
Book your consultation now, and let’s build a nutrition plan based on science, not stories.
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