over-eating healthy food

Over eating, we all do it.

It might be that you had a big Sunday lunch that left you comatose on the lounge room floor wondering why you went back for 3rds on the cheesecake.

Or a movie marathon snack binge that looks like an aisle 5 crime scene when you’re finished.

Or maybe you chased fish and chips with the kids down with an ice-cream thats trying to decide whether or not it wants to stay down.

Yeh, it’s uncomfortable, but did you know overeating isn’t always that extreme and in fact it is VERY easy to do.

You may have heard the saying “you can’t out train a bad diet” which is true, however if your idea of a bad diet is take-away, chocolate and deep-fried food, think again.

As most of us know, in order to lose weight, we must be eating in an overall calorie deficit, meaning we’re burning more calories than we consume in a day/ week.

But have you had the experience of feeling like you’re doing all the things right like eating healthy and exercising without seeing any results!?

This is because it is very normal and easy for people to overestimate how active they are, and under estimate their food intake.

Here’s why:

In the gym, burning 100 calories (on average) looks like this:

• 15 minutes of stair climbing

• 5-7 minutes of running (not jogging)

• 80 burpees

• 10 minutes of vigorous non-stop push ups

In food, 100 calories on average looks like this:

• 1 medium sized apple

• 1 mini fredo frog

• 1 tbsp peanut butter

• 1/3 avocado

• 15 almonds

Regardless of whether you’re eating 100 extra calories of freddo frogs or apples a day, over the week that adds up to 700 calories of extra food (nearly half a days worth for the average person trying to lose weight).

Throw in a couple of vino’s, a ‘cheat’ meal and your kids leftovers and you can bump that up to an entire days worth of extra food per week.

So you see how easy it is, that despite your best efforts if you’re not seeing results, it’s likely you’re over eating.

So how do we fix this?

By understanding calorie balance and the nutrient and caloric density of food to enable you to make the right choices for you and your goals. 

The first thing I recommend you do - is ditch the cheat meal if you’re still having one. ‘Cheat’ by it’s very definition implies you’re doing something wrong or sinful which places food into the category of ‘good’ or ‘bad’.

There are no good or bad foods, just whole foods and soul foods - and you can absolutely be eating a combination of BOTH EVERYDAY and achieve your body and lifestyle goals.

This is exactly what I teach you inside my EAT to Lose Weight program, because I want you to achieve the body of your dreams while still eating foods you LOVE, creating ultimate lifestyle balance.

You can click here to learn more and I hope to see you in there so we can accelerate your weight-loss goals together!

P.S EAT to Lose Weight is lifetime access, includes an online recipe hub, personalised nutrition plan, meal plans and follow, lifestyle guides and online coaching to see you achieve your best body and lifestyle ever!