I Only Had A Few Handfuls Throughout The Day

“I’m eating low calories but not seeing results”
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If you’re not tracking your “bites, licks and tastes” aka BLTs, they could be holding you back.
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🤪I’m not talking 1 M&M
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🍫I’m talking about the “little handful” of chocolate chips you have before dinner…and after dinner
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🥜Or the “little handful” of pretzels or chips from the free food at work,
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🍖Or the 2 chicken nuggets you ate off of your kids plates after lunch,
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🍿Or the popcorn you eat while standing in front of the fridge wondering what to make for dinner,
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☕️Or the iced latte you had from Sbux.
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👉🏻This “handful” is pretzels is actually an entire serving (15 pretzels) and 100 calories.
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😳Doing this a few times a day could put you 300-500 calories over what you “thought” you’re tracking and be keeping you actually at maintenance.
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💥Underestimating what were ACTUALLY taking in is one of the biggest issues I see as a coach. Remember: YOU might not track those calories but you bet your ass your body is.
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😎Yes weighing and measuring out portions DOES take time but it’s a LEARNING experience. 🙋🏼‍♀️Taking a few months to understand what a normal portion size is can save you months of frustration when you feel like you’re eating under maintenance but not making progress.
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So you find yourself mindlessly snacking sometimes?
Share or tag a friend who you want to see success & could use this reminder 👯‍♀️♥️