Weight Loss Beyond Calories

Weight loss is MORE than just calories in, calories out.

Here are 3 things that count when trying to lose weight…

1) ATTITUDE
Believing you’ll lose weight may actually increase weight loss…

In a recent study, two groups were placed on the same healthy diet. One group was told it was a weight

loss diet & the other was told it would keep them at their current weight.

Even though everyone was eating the same diet, the group that thought they would lose weight lost 20

pounds in 8 weeks, while the other group only lost 5 pounds in that time. Mindset is powerful.

2) FOOD QUALITY
Swap ultra-processed food to real, whole food to naturally eat less…

Researchers found people ate an extra 500 calories a day on a processed food diet of things like

sweetened yogurt, lunchmeat, and white bread compared to a less processed diet. Eating less processed

CRAP & more real, whole food works in two ways:
a) Cues. Real food creates better hunger-fullness cues so you’ll feel less hungry, get full faster, and naturally

start eating less.
b) After-Burn. Real food burns 50% more calories to digest, so you’ll naturally get a metabolic boost.

3) MEALTIME VIBES
Chill vibes while eating may help you eat less & enjoy it more…

In one study, people who ate at restaurants with softer lighting and music consumed 175 less calories and

enjoyed food more than people who ate at brightly lit, loud restaurants.

So get your zen on before eating…. dim those lights and play quiet, calming music like Spotify’s “Classical

Goes Pop” station.