If you’re trying to lose weight but are confused about how to manage a calorie deficit, it’s not surprising!
🤯 The truth is, understanding calories is the most fundamental part of fat loss, but it’s also one of the most hotly debated…Should you track them? Are they all the same? How many should you even be having?
In this week’s episode of The Body Smart Podcast, Stacey and I break it all down to 10 simple points you NEED to know, so you can tune out all the noise, misinformation and mixed messages, including:
🧪 What a calorie is and the indisputable science of energy balance
⭐️ How to manage a sustainable calorie deficit
🤔 Are ‘all calories equal’ and why do some say they’re not?
📱 To track or not to track? And how to do it accurately
🚫 Why you could be eating up to 1,000 calories more a day than you think
🔥 The burning truth about calorie expenditure
At Body Smart, we always say the principle of weight loss – expending more energy than you consume – is simple, but in practice it’s not easy.
BUT!! Properly understanding calories and how to manage them will really set you up for success 💪
So whether you’re already tracking your food, or just about to start your weight loss journey, tune in and get cracking with these 10 tips!
0:00 Calories and weight loss are simple but not easy
02:24 What’s a calorie?
05:30 Calories in v calories out
10:32 Using a calorie calculator
15:16 Creating a calorie deficit
18:40 Does fasting work for weight loss?
24:54 The calories you burn
26:38 How much of a calorie deficit is too much?
37:49 What’s the best way of creating a calorie deficit for you?
40:42 Maximising calories with satiating foods
43:08 Understanding macros
47:17 Tracking your food
54:34 Measuring your outputs
58:07 Making it easy in practice
1:07:59 What about when it stops working?
If you’re a busy woman aged 30+ and want to…
✅ Lose 15-60lbs (7-27kg) in under 6 months📉
✅ Develop lifelong healthy habits & skills to make it easy 🙌
✅ Rebuild your confidence & self-esteem and feel like you again 💁♀️
We guarantee we can help you achieve your goals – Results that blow you away in 30 days or your money back 👊
Apply now for one of our limited coaching slots👇
💥Connect with us!
📱 Instagram: Jaymie, Stacey & Body Smart Podcast
🎵 TikTok: @bodysmartfitness
🎥 YouTube: BodySmartFitness & BodySmartPodcast
