ARE YOU SPENDING OR SAVING?

ARE YOU SPENDING OR SAVING?

Managing your nutrition is like how you manage your finances - know how much your earn to know how much you can spend.

The more money you earn and the less money you spend, the more you save.

Now take that came concept and apply to nutrition. The more we earn through movement and the less we consume through food, the more you save.

For example: You earn 2,000 calories through movement (i.e. exercise and walking) and you spend 2,000 calories from eating then your calculation is at zero. You sustain your current position. But if you spend more (eat more) than what you earn (move) then your calculation is at a surplus. Over time this is how fat gain happens (unless you are specifically working towards a specific goal). With the complete opposite if you earn more (movement) than what you spend (eat) you are now in a deficit.

Whether you are looking at being in a deficit or surplus tracking will allow you to have an idea of what’s coming in and what’s going out.

This is why it’s important to keep track of both your caloric intake and expenditure (with respect to your Basal Metabolic Rate and physical activities), in order to achieve your goals more efficiently.

The ultimate goal would be that over time you understand how much you are spending and earning so you dont have to track your food long term.

If you are in need of learning how to track and what to track, reach out and work with our nutrition accountability team.