27/10/2023
1. You are dieting too aggressively
It’s common we all want results NOW and by throwing ourselves into a large calorie deficit we think we will achieve this.
What people don’t realise is that, though a larger calorie deficit is likely to result in more fat loss, it is also likely to result in hyper food focus, crazy hunger, poor cognitive ability which can lead to binging, overeating and eventually just giving up.
2. You are focussing on eating “healthy” without acknowledging energy balance
Firstly, eating a variety of fruit, veg, quality protein and wholegrains is essential for general health and can definitiely aid in improving satiety. BUT it is naieve to think that we only need to “eat healthy” for fatloss.
By having a baseline undertstanding of calorie balance, a method to monitor energy intake and the calorie density of foods will provide a more accurate representation of your intake of energy.
3. You dont account for the small things...
I like to call these “subconscious calories” as many people forget about them.
The sugar & milk in your coffee
The oil you cook your lunch and dinner with
The sauces and dressings you drown your meals in
These can easily add up to over 500+ calories a day extra without even knowing so being aware of this will allow you to truly know the actual calorie intake you are currently consuming.
4. You focus predmoninantly on burning calories.
Its shown that majority of us will only burn around 5% of our total calories conusmed per day via exercise.
For most people that track calories burned through exercise on their smart watch it overshoots and over estimates considerably.
Does this mean you shouldn’t focus on exercise. NO. It does however provide us with more context in which WHY we are exercising, the progress we are looking to make via exercising and the response we want to achieve through exercising.
Focus more on your nutrition to ilicit fat loss, train and exercise to ilicit a particular response and get if you dont move much through the day, maybe got get some steps in for some vitamin d and to not be a lazy SOB.
