Lindsay's Heath & Fitness Blog

Science of Energy in vs energy out.

The energy in- is the calories you consume you know all the yummy food and drink!!

Energy out has 4 factors.

• BMR- the amount of energy it takes for you to live at rest.
• NEAT- non-exercise activity- fidgeting, using hands while talking, tapping toe, everyday walking not extra walking that’s cardio or EA.
• EA- exercise activity.
• TEF- thermic effect of Food calories burned while digesting foods.

To lose fat your energy out has to be than your Energy in.

If you're eating at maintenance Which means that your weight is steady not going up or down by large amounts 10+ lbs, not daily fluctuations that's normal.

Drop energy in =fat-loss occurs.

Or energy out =fat-loss occurs.

Most people tend to do both when trying to lose fat

This does not mean eat less than your says you burned your watch is not accurate to what your body is actually burning!!!! Like I said a lot goes into calories out re-read

So if energy in versus energy out is what matters...

You have been putting in the work, going to the gym, eating “Not too bad” whatever that means, right?! 

Its been a month and you’re not really seeing the progress you thought you would see... 

SISTER let me help you out listen up, it could be one of these 5 things keeping you from your fat-loss. 

1 CHEAT MEALS/CHEAT DAYS-when you are on a diet where calories are not controlled and you’re just trying to eat clean and then have a cheat meal, for one you never know if you’re still in a calorie deficit or if you are pushing your weekly total calories over and putting you at maintenance, for 2 this can cause a bad food relationship with “good” food “bad” foods, you restrict all week and when it comes to your cheat day or cheat meal you can’t control yourself and you start binge eating or way over consuming on your cheat meal/day. It’s better to have fun foods that you enjoy built within...