Posts tagged Macronutrients
Liquid Calories and Fat Gain
Liquid Calories and Fat Gain

I was twelve years old when I read in one of my favorite magazines that short people, specifically women, shouldn’t drink juice because it makes you fat. At 29 years old I am five feet tall, so I was even smaller then. I was confused because there wan’t an explanation as to WHY it “makes you fat” or WHY specifically short people should be careful, but out of fear I didn’t drink juice for a very long time. 

It is statements like those that mislead people into crazy, restrictive diets and present feelings of utter confusion when it comes to nutrition. It is statements like those that drive me to make nutrition and fitness as simple as possible for people so they can be educated and reach their goals. 

Juice doesn’t make you fat. Fruit doesn’t make you fat. Sugar doesn’t make you fat. There is no food on its own that inherently makes you fat; continuously overeating in calories in comparison to what your body burns daily is what leads to fat gain …

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Exercise, Fitness, Fitness Program, Health, Home Workouts, Online TrainingChloe BosleyInsideOut Fitness & WellbeingFitness Motivation, fitness, Nutrition, Health, Calories, Macronutrients, Calorie Calculator, Personal Trainer, Online Training, Portland, Portland Personal TrainerComment
EATING “HEALTHY” DOESN’T ALWAYS EQUATE TO FAT LOSS
EATING “HEALTHY” DOESN’T ALWAYS EQUATE TO FAT LOSS

I would be lying if I said I always knew that fat gain and fat loss were determined by the amount of calories we consumed, not just the kind of food we ate. Growing up I knew that highly processed food was generally higher in calories compared to whole, nutrient dense options, but I didn’t know much about calories beyond that. I assumed eating “healthy” food helped you …

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Online Training, Home Workouts, Health, Fitness Program, Fitness, Exercise, NutritionChloe BosleyInsideOut Fitness & WellbeingFitness, Fitness Motivation, Heath, Nutrition, Calories, Macronutrients, Healthy Food, Calorie Calculator, Portland Personal TrainerComment
6 TIPS TO SNACK MORE MINDFULLY
6 TIPS TO SNACK MORE MINDFULLY

Whether or not you have fat loss as a goal, snacking more mindfully is beneficial for everyone’s health. For fat loss goals, we need to be sure we are in a calorie deficit. This means that the energy consumed (calories) is less than the energy we expend through daily living and exercise. This doesn’t mean that snacking is off limits! …

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Nutrition, Home Workouts, Health, Fitness Program, Fitness, ExerciseChloe Bosleyfitness, Fitness Motivation, Health, Nutrition, Macronutrients, Personal Trainer, Online Training, Portland, Portland Personal Trainer, Healthy FoodComment