5 ways you can sabotage your diet

1. Not eating enough: Not consuming enough food, or enough of the right foods, can be just as bad eating too many calories or the wrong types of food. Not eating enough slows down your metabolism.

2. Not eating frequently enough: Eat several small meals a day for metabolism, energy balance and to provide your body with a steady state of nutrients.

3. Thinking in terms of 24-hour energy balance: Just because your diet says to eat 200 grams of carbohydrates per day, it doesn't mean all your meals should contain the same number of carbs: Your body will only use what it needs at the time and store the rest. In general, you need more energy from carbs in the morning than you do before going to sleep, when you store all those carbs as fat.

4. Not consuming enough fats: Fats are essential for the production of nearly every hormone. They are important for metabolic function, skin health, immune health and many other things. Essential fatty acids, especially omega-3 fatty acids, are largely responsible for many of these benefits. Fish oil, which contains the omega-3 acids DHA and EPA, can provide some outstanding benefits for anyone trying to get the best possible body for summertime.

5. Not drinking enough water: Remember, six to eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day. If you are feeling thirsty, it means you are already starting to dehydrate.