Calories. IN equals OUT.

Calories. Calories are the end output of all the food that is consumed. Not only are they required to live but adding up too many of them can result in an unpleasant stomach bulge or muffin top over those too tight jeans of yours. A few things can be done to help avoid this, with some options being more pleasant than others. For one – a new pair of jeans a few sizes up can be purchased so there is room to grow into them – don’t forget elastic or spandex is a key ingredient here! Or simply less food could be eaten but that wouldn’t be very satisfying would it? Don’t forget the blood, sweat, and tears associated with hours of exercise – ruthless!

Traditionally nutritionists, dietitians, doctors, and scientists alike would tell you that maintaining your weight comes down to calories in equal calories out. As long as you’re in the negative weight can be lost but if you’re in the positive weight will be gained. And this is absolutely fine as long as you are meticulously counting your calories and not living your life because who wants to carry around a calculator, notebook, pencil or pen, and of course, a book to look up the amount of calories in every single piece of food on the earth? That’s right… you don’t!

The confusion around the amount of calories actually in the foods you eat can be overwhelming. This is due to the many methods of preparation (adding a little butter here and there can really add up), the actual serving size versus the serving size consumed, and all those accompaniments like ketchup, mayonnaise, etc… that the food is slathered, dipped, or drowned in.

Calories also fail to take into account the relative “healthiness” of the foods that can lead to other health problems down the road and with that being said it is easy to realize that Calories are more than in equals out.

Calories. Not a simple equation.