There are an enormous number of environmental cues that lead us to eat, and possibly overeat. Mindfulness techniques can also help you manage stress, which can reduce cortisol levels and may lead to a reduction in belly fat over time. Similar to meditation, this practice focuses on the act of being present while you’re eating (turning off the TV, putting down the phone, giving email a break), so you can fully experience the sensation. The practice of intuitive eating rejects the notion of calorie counting and encourages a more conscious practice of tuning in to your body to assess when it’s hungry and when it’s satisfied. Beyond being calorie aware, there are some powerful ways to help you manage your food intake and more closely match it to your individual needs. Calories from things like sugary and refined carbohydrates - like candy, cookies and white breads, crackers, and cereals - don’t provide the same benefit, even if the numbers are the same. Those calories come from whole food, like fruits, veggies, whole grains, nuts, seeds, beans and quality sources of protein, like sustainably-raised seafood and hormone- and antibiotic-free meats and poultry. I’m in favor of being calorie aware - recognizing calories that work hard to fill you up, nourish your body and energize your day-to-day marathon of life. None of this is to say that you shouldn’t track calories or think about them at all. Machines don’t take into account your fitness level or whether you’re leaning on the handle bars or doing something else that makes a workout easier - things that ultimately impact calorie burn. Other studies have shown that calorie counters on cardio machines - treadmills, elliptical trainers, and so forth - are also overstated. Even those of us who aren’t math whizzes can see how this could stall weight loss or even worse, lead to gain, despite your best fitness efforts. Even when you’re using a tech gadget to track calories out, the results are likely too high to tie to the amount you should or can consume. “The point is, you’re not burning as much as you think you are.” The Problem with Calorie MathĬlearly this study highlights one problem with the calories in vs. “The error depends on the type of activity you’re tracking,” says lead study author Anna Scherbina, “For activities like walking and sitting, the results are more accurate than for more intense pursuits, like spinning and running,” she explains.
To put this more simply, if your device suggests you’ve moved your way through 2,200 calories, on the low end it could be overestimating by as many as 600 calories.
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