Part of the "process" before I take someone on to work with them is to simply see where they are at. 

Now I don't have the exact stats in front of me, but I'm willing to bet around 70% of the time, I do get something like this on the application...

"I only eat around 1200 calories, but I still haven't lost a single pound!"

They immediately think it's something like their thyroid or perhaps their metabolism is "broken". 

Before jumping to conclusions, here are some things to consider...

👉 You could be "on point" with your calories, portions, or macros Monday through Friday, but overdoing it on the weekends (and not realizing it). 

👉 You might be "guesstimating" calories/portions. A few examples of serving size suggestions that are laughable are:

• Peanut butter 
• Ice cream
• Rice
• Cereal

👉  When cooking with oils (even healthy oils like extra virgin olive oil), you may be using more than you think

👉  Under-estimating restaurant food. Veggies at home are a lot different than veggies suffocating in oils/butters at restaurants. By the way, the Oriental Chicken salad at AppleBee's is 1,570 calories. 

👉  And I know all about binge and stress eating. I've been there. One thing I've learned is slipping up and having "some" cookies is quite different than slipping up and having 20 cookies. Many people are so caught up in their feelings they don't realize how much they ate during a stress-eating episode.

Just wanted to...

... give you food for thought. :) 

See what I did there?

So if you are tracking calories (or macros, or hand portions), then consider these things. It can be eye-opening.

By the way, for many - stress & emotional eating happens more than "once in a while".

That's why I help you overcome it here.

Later tater,

Mikey