eat more to lose more!
What?? But don't I have to suffer through my dieting life eating the 1200 calories allotted to me?
Here is a common scenario. I know because I have lived it over and over again. You want to lose the weight and you have been told that 3500 calories equals a pound. To burn two pounds a week, you have to cut 1,000 calories a day through diet and/or exercise. So, you start your 1200 calorie diet. You lose weight. Then that weight loss stops. Why?
To make matters worse, some people cut calories even further, or hit the gym hard and heavy. At this point, some people even see the scale start to creep up!!! Seems cruel doesn't it?
Your metabolism is like a fire. You have to keep it fueled, and calories are that fuel. Here is a simple tip to break through that plateau and start losing again. Eat like your skinny self!! Seems simple but it is true. It might even be hard to swallow psychologically since we are so programmed to drastically cut calories in order to be successful. Want to know how much your skinny self eats? Its easy to calculate using our Calorie Calculator. Plug in your goal weight and exercise level, and you will be given your BMR. The BMR should be your MINIMUM calorie intake. If you do extra exercise above your usual routine, you should eat those calories back.
Here is an example:
Your BMR at your goal weight is 1400 calories a day at a desk job.
You exercise for 60 minutes and burn 300 calories
You should eat about 1700 calories minimum that day
If you have been undereating for any period of time, your body will need to adjust to this way of eating. You will initially see some scale weight increase, but it is temporary. This is how we combat the effects of starvation mode and refuel our metabolisms. When we undereat, our body burns off muscle and tissue and holds on to fat desperately. Our cells literally start starving, and you feel hungry and cranky and experience cravings.
So now you might be asking, what should I eat more of? Well, for most of us, the answer is going to be quality FAT! More specifically, I will show you how we should watch our carbohydrate intake, follow a simple protein intake formula, and fill in the rest of our calories with good, healthy fats. But first, I just want us all to start eating above starvation levels.
We want to provide you with the tools to achieve effortless weight loss. 80% of your body composition is determined by your nutrition. RightSize, combined with a diet low in processed carbohydrate, high in vegetables, and moderate in protein and healthy fats, can help you reduce your calorie intake, and can encourage your body to burn stored body fat.
Stay tuned! Good stuff to come!
