Eating healthy doesn’t necessarily translate to weight loss
A common complaint I hear: “But I’ve been eating healthier these past few weeks, all organic, natural foods and I can’t seem to lose weight. What am I doing wrong?” So why aren’t you reaching your goals despite eating healthy? It’s simple: calories in and calorie out.
The truth is, whether you are trying to gain weight or lose it, it’s a game of calories. Many will argue it’s not, that you can actually lose weight while keeping a high caloric daily intake, however this is only true if your energy activity level for the day is higher than what you are storing daily. So at the end, you are still consuming less calories than what your body is using. That’s the simple truth; it’s not rocket science. If you want to lose weight/body fat you must consume less calories than what your body is using in a day and if you want to gain weight and put on muscle you must have a surplus of calories for your body to build upon. Perhaps you should re-read that last sentence again.