Weight loss is not a simple math equation. It is not just about calorie intake. There are numerous factors to consider when choosing the best food to eat.

1. Weight Loss Is Not A
Simple Math
Equation
By Paul Skiba
I remember sitting in a University nutrition class listening to the professor
explaining the concept of thermodynamics and caloric balance. It was a simple
math equation, if calories in is less than calories out your end result is weight loss.
Wow! I felt like I was just let in on the worlds most kept secret. I couldn't wait to
start working with clients and helping them lose weight. This was going to be
simple!
Fast forward about 3 years, I'm now managing a personal training department at a
big box gym and training multiple clients a day. I'm preaching the word of the
calorie counters and making up nutrition plans based on numbers. Results were
very poor! hmmm... Maybe we need to restrict calories more, ya that must be it! So
we increase that caloric deficit and nothing happens. This problem is consistent

2. across the board. Trainers are more concerned about number of calories instead
of quality of calories. OK time to rethink this strategy.
It finally hit me! The source of the calories is far more important than the absolute
number. Think about it. How can 1000 calories from pure sugar be the same as
1000 calories from pure broccoli? if you look at the numbers alone, you miss out
on the fact that there are numerous other factors to consider here. For example,
the pure sugar would result in a massive influx of glucose and resultant sugar
spike and insulin response. This would force the liver to increase its function and
store excess sugar as fat! The broccoli would also provide you with added fiber,
necessary nutrients, vitamins, anti­oxidants. These are things you would never
consider when looking at just the calories alone. You see where I'm coming from?!
It's not that simple. This is the problem that I had run into with my clients. At the
beginning of my career I was recommended low calorie diets based around whole
grains and not necessarily looking at the results the food has on your body (Sorry
guys!). There are numerous factors to consider. The quality of the food is
important, you have to look at the nutrient content; the vitamins, minerals,
carbohydrates, proteins, fats. You have to take into account the blood sugar
response that goes along with it and the resultant effect it has on your blood sugar!
Regulating your blood sugar is far more important than worrying about staying
within specific calories guidelines. Sudden rises in blood sugar will result in insulin
being secreted and excess glucose being store as... you guessed it, Fat! The very
thing you are trying to avoid. We need to get out of this flawed way of looking at
weight loss as a simple math equation and start treating it like what it really is...
stabilizing hormonal imbalances through the use of high quality nutrient dense
foods.
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