Not All Calories Are Created Equal!
When will these so-called “experts” in our field figure this out? If I hear one more time: “You burn X amount of calories per day, so if you eat 200 calories less you will lose weight.” You know, they did get one thing potentially right – you will likely lose weight, most of it being muscle.
Let’s say you burn about 2000 calories day. If your food program consisted of 1800 calories a day, you should lose weight, right?!?
If the average cookie is 250 calories, do you really think your diet can consist of 6 cookies a day and you’ll still lose weight? Come on people … it’s not that simple!
First off, let’s look at our basic macronutrients:
