Recommended Daily Calorie IntakeDon't rely on the number of calories needed per day to lose weight!Here's an example why recommended daily calorie intake has only a limited use in helping you lose weight. The number of calories needed per day is one factor that needs to be considered but there are other factors that are far more important. We will look at them here...
Recently a lady contacted me to say that she was unhappy with MultiSlim , our weight-loss pack. She purchased it about a month ago and had used it consistently for 3 weeks but did not see any change in her body. I must admit, I was quite shocked to receive the email because if people follow the recommendations as outlined in the MultiSlim booklet they generally get very good results. Anyway, I wrote back to her and said that I was sorry to hear that she hadn't got the results she was expecting and I said that at Body Concepts we pride ourselves on helping people achieve their weight-loss goal. That is why we offer SupportSlim. This is a weight-loss support system whereby if people purchase our products we want to ensure they get the best possible results by using them. As such, we recommend them sending through their current nutritional plan, exercise program and supplementation plan for review. This way we can offer any suggestions or tips to help them get results faster. The lady then sent through her current nutritional plan, exercise plan and supplementation plan. It was obvious that she was motivated because she had documented everything; I was very impressed! Unfortunately though, she had also made several mistakes... She was told by her personal trainer that she could lose weight if she relied purely on recommended daily calorie intake. So as long as she only consumed 1200 calories per day she thought she would still lose weight no matter what sort of food she ate. That was her first mistake... Recommended daily calorie intake is okay but if you are eating high sugar, high fat, high glycaemic index, and high glycaemic load foods like, biscuits, pikelets, waffles, crumpets, chocolate, pies, pasties, sausage rolls, cakes, etc. you will not get results- plain and simple! One reason why this approach will not work is because of the affect these foods have on your blood sugar level . Also, she was only having 3 meals a day on average rather than 5 or 6 meals a day . These larger meals make it difficult to maintain normal blood glucose levels , which will also make it very difficult to lose weight. The macronutrient profile of the meals also left a lot to be desired. She tended to have high carb, high fat and low protein meals, rather than a more balanced macronutrient profile . Of course, this stopped her weight-loss efforts in their tracks! Even if a person's intake of food is the correct number of calories needed to lose weight, with the incorrect proportion of macronutrients, weight loss will not occur! Then, when she determined her daily calorie exercise expenditures, they were grossly over-estimated compared to the number of calories needed per day. The bottom line is: She did not read the
MultiSlim booklet In actual fact, I have had people eating more food than their recommended daily calorie intake, in the right proportions, and they have lost weight very quickly without starving! Personal trainers must have a basic understanding of nutrition if they are serious about getting their clients the best possible results from their training. You see, exercise alone is only one piece of the 'jigsaw puzzle'. Nutrition and supplementation are other pieces of the puzzle that are just as important. If personal trainers don't educate their clients about the importance of correct nutrition and especially if they simply focus on recommended daily calorie intake or calories needed per day, then it is highly likely that their clients will get limited results at best! To follow this exact system yourself,
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