1) Myth: Dieting is a good way for me to lose weight. Fact: 95 to 98 percent of people who diet regain all the weight they lose and then some, according to a National Institute of Health study. If you talk to someone you know who has been dieting for a long time, chances are they will tell you that they weigh more now than before they started their diet. Positive Step: The key to a healthy relationship with food is to eat when you are hungry. , eat exactly what you're hungry for and stop when you're satisfied. When you eat this way, your body stabilizes at its natural weight. 2) Myth: I can prevent my body from adding fat cells by eating less. Fact: Around puberty, girls will find that their bodies develop fat around their hips, thighs and buttocks. This is supposed to happen, even though there is a lot of pressure in our culture to stay thin. When you try to stop this process by limiting your food intake, especially during adolescence, your body is programmed to think that you will not be prepared to face the childbearing years. As a result, you will have a physiological response in which you produce more fat cells and larger fat cells that will stay with you for the rest of your life. Positive step: Accept that your body will change naturally throughout the life cycle. Celebrate your body's health and capabilities rather than trying to achieve unrealistic cultural ideals. 3) Myth: I should only eat healthy foods. Fact: While it's important to include healthy foods in your diet, we all like a variety of foods. food and we live in a society where food is abundant. When you tell yourself you can't eat a certain food, like a cookie, you feel a sense of deprivation. Eventually, you'll rebel against deprivation and eat more cookies than your body needs. Although you may feel out of control, this is a normal reaction to food restriction. Positive step: keep all foods “legal.” When you eat a wide variety of foods in response to physiological hunger, your diet will be nutritionally balanced. Everyone loves to eat all types of foods, and allowing yourself to do so will help you avoid the diet/binge cycle trap. 4) Myth: The more I exercise, the better I will be..