The topic that I have fielded the most questions and conversations about over the past few weeks has been regarding weight loss. Maybe because I’m skinny (I like to call it lean). Maybe because I used to be the fat kid (or ‘husky’ as I was told when I was younger). I heard the word husky so much I thought it was a brand of clothing. When we would go school shopping, we would always look for the ‘husky’ jeans. When school would start up and everyone was checking out each other’s school digs, I would brag that I wore ‘huskies.’ In my mind it was as popular as Bugle Boy, Vuarnet France, and Jams.
Just like the brands of the 80s are out of business, so is the 80’s ideal weight equation of calories in + calories out = ability to wear acid washed tight-rolled jeans.
Calorie expenditure minus calorie intake is good in theory for weight loss but in today’s world of massive toxicities, inflammatory lifestyles, and emotional roller coasters, it just doesn’t work anymore. Maybe it never did. The past 40 years, the nation has gone low fat, no fat, light calorie, and no calorie and for the first time in history of the US, the number of obese people outnumber the overweight.
Let’s get past the dumbed down, calorie counting, weight loss formula and take a look at some areas of your weight loss journey that aren’t addressed.