It’s a question that comes up from new Precision Nutrition Coaching clients all the time:
“I’ve been tracking my calories in and calories out religiously… but I’m not losing as much weight as I should. Why isn’t this working?!?”
Yes, conventional wisdom states that reducing your calorie intake (or increasing the amount you burn) by 500 calories a day should lead to about 1 pound of fat loss per week. (Math: 500 calories a day x 7 days = 3500 calories a week = 1 pound.)
But that conventional wisdom is wrong. As discussed in this article all about the myth of metabolic damage, your metabolism is adaptive. As you eat less, your metabolism slows, throwing off common assumptions about calorie balance.
This excellent weight loss calculator—based on the NIH Body Weight Planner and adapted from research collected at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases—takes into account the adaptive nature of metabolism and gives more accurate information on how hard you’ll have to work (and how long it may take) to reach your goals.
(Keep reading below to learn why it’s more advanced than many others.)

Note: If you have questions about how to use the calculator watch the video above.

To understand why this calculator is so helpful, let’s use an example client: Vanessa. She’s 40 years old, 5’ 6” tall, weighs 185 pounds, has a very low level of activity at work, and a moderate level of activity outside of work.
Based on this information, the calculator has determined that she needs around 2,445 calories per day to maintain her weight.
Let’s say Vanessa would like to lose 40 pounds in a sustainable way over the course of the next year, without doing much additional exercise.
The calculator suggests she’ll need to reduce her food intake to around 1,770 calories per day. (That’s 675 calories fewer than required for maintenance.)
If you do conventional calorie math, these numbers don’t make sense.
A daily calorie deficit of 675 calories would lead to a deficit of 246,375 calories over a full year. (Math: 675 calorie deficit x 365 days = 246,375 calories.)
This would, theoretically, lead to a 70-pound weight loss for Vanessa. (Math: 246,375 calorie deficit / 3,500 calories in 1 pound of weight = 70 pounds lost.)
But the body doesn’t work that way. Instead, Vanessa would lose only about 40 pounds. (Which is still awesome, obviously.)
Why this very large disparity?
As mentioned above, your metabolism adjusts as you eat less and lose weight. And conventional math doesn’t take this complex nature of human metabolism into account.
That’s why it’s important to make sure your expectations about weight loss and body change are in line with how your body actually works.
This calculator helps with that. It makes easier to set appropriate behavior goals, and gives you a more realistic view of what you potential progress could look like.
But here’s what it can’t do: Predict all the other factors that affect your ability to lose weight. It doesn’t take into account your unique food preferences, lifestyle, or abilities.
So while meticulously tracking calories can be a viable approach to weight loss for some, our experience coaching more than 100,000 clients says there are easier, more successful approaches to losing weight and keeping it off.
That’s why at Precision Nutrition we coach the whole person, addressing all the factors that lead to sustainable and life-changing results.
From learning to eyeball portion sizes and better gauge hunger, to improving sleep and managing stress, to finding easier ways to make time for exercise, we help every client build the array of skills they need to get in the best shape of their lives… no math required.

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Egg plus avocado Toast

CREAMY BOW TIE PASTA SALAD

Lemony hummus instead of mayo for the dressing along with a squeeze of tabasco makes for the creamiest + easiest sauce. DELISH! by @thedishonhealthy ~ Ingredients * 1 bag of gluten-free pasta of your choice. I used bow tie pasta, also known as “farfalle” but you can use any shape you like * 1 pint of cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced in half * 2 small garlic cloves, finely minced * 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil for the pasta water * 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil to roast the broccoli * pinch of sea salt * pinch of ground black pepper * 1 cup of roasted, pre-steamed broccoli * 2 cans of lemon tuna (I always buy the low-mercury varieties) * red pepper flakes (optional) * a sprinkle of sumac (optional) Hummus Picante Dressing * 8 tbsp of hummus for every 4 bowls of the pasta (2 tbsp per bowl) * 1 tbsp of Tabasco or Frank’s Red Hot Sauce * A dash of chili olive oil (optional) Instructions 1. Follow cooking instructions on the pasta of your choice. I like to add sea salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the water I cook the pasta in. Gluten-Free pasta (especially if it’s corn or brown rice-based) can get pretty sticky, so the extra virgin olive oil keeps it from clumping together as it cooks. 2. While the pasta boils, let’s roast the broccoli with a dash of olive oil, sea salt and pepper! I cut it into individual florets and place them in a baking tray, at 400F for 20-25 mins and toss them half way through. If you’d like, you can roast the tomatoes there, too. 3. Drain the pasta and transfer to a large bowl or platter. Allow it to cool down. I always add the hummus and picante dressing in first, and toss well to coat evenly. Then I mix in the veggies and tuna. I toss again and refrigerate prior to serving. It’s always better to shake/toss than to stir with a spoon.

Source: By @calories.hub

5 Gnocchi dishes to try out this weekend!

. Dish 1 : Pesto Stuffed Gnocchi: Potatoes + your choice of flour + olive oil + salt, pepper + dairy free pesto. . Dish 2 : Pizza Stuffed Gnocchi: Potatoes + your choice of flour + olive oil + sea salt + sauce + dairy mozzarella shreds. . Dish 3 : Crispy Cauliflower Gnocchi: Frozen cauliflower rice + your choice of flour + olive oil + salt. . Dish 4 : Pesto Stuffed Pumpkin Gnocchi: Pumpkin mash + potato + your choice of flour + tapioca starch + olive oil + dairy free pesto . Dish 5 : Crispy Chickpea Gnocchi: Chickpea flour + potatoes + tapioca flour + avocado oil. . Dish 6 : Sweet Pea Gnocchi with Arugala Walnut Pesto: Arugala + walnut pieces + veggie broth + nutritional yeast + frozen peas + dairy free butter + sea salt. .

Source: By @thevegansara

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