Fat loss occurs in a calorie deficit…
There’s a large margin for error when logging if you’re not measuring your food.
For example:
- A tablespoon of peanut butter is 120 calories, a ‘heaping’ tablespoon is 150 calories
- A small apple is 95 calories, but a large apple is 125 calories
- 3 oz of chicken is 140 calories, an extra ounce (4 oz) is 185 calories
This may seem like splitting hairs, but over the course of the day, those extra calories really add up and can take away any calorie deficit you’re working towards. In fact, these ‘guesstimates’ can even put you in a surplus, so fat loss is just not possible.
Eyeballing food is a good start, but if your fat loss has stalled, it’s time to weigh and measure.
Food logging is a wonderful educational tool, but you won’t have to do it for the rest of your life. Over time, you can return to eyeballing your food once you’ve had more experience and practice.
AND the good news regarding fat loss is that you probably aren’t ‘broken’, you just need to pay closer attention to portion sizes.
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