Calorie Counting Is Surprisingly Flawed
Calorie counts can be imprecise
Numbers you see on food labels can be lower or higher than indicated - The FDA permits inaccuracies of up to 20%.
How you prepare food changes its calorie load
Once food is cooked, or chopped, or blended, the amount of energy available for digestion and absorption changes.
We don’t absorb all the calories the same
Our bodies all digest food different depending on our metabolic rate and gut bacteria. Some calories even pass through us undigested.
Counting calories is an EXTERNAL reference we use to control what we put into our bodies when we don’t trust our own bodies to tell us when they’re hungry / not hungry.
The solution: Developing the skills to listen to your body and learn your own internal hunger / fullness cues as well as a basic understanding of nutrition is all you need to eat well.
Bonus: You’ll save SO much time, energy, and mental sanity not having to calculate and input every single little thing, phew.
If you’re looking for a safe space where you can learn how to let go of dieting for good, enjoy food without guilt, and turn exercise into something you love to do rather than something you “have” to do, submit a client application to get in contact with me! I work with clients virtually all over the world helping those who are frustrated with dieting and want to change their relationship with food and themselves.
Hi, I’m Azul Corajoria, an Integrative Health Coach, Personal Trainer & Yoga Instructor. I support my clients in making step-by-step changes so that they can live a healthy and balanced life. By recognizing the interdependent roles of mindset, nutrition, and movement I educate and hold my clients accountable for achieving their health goals through lifestyle and behavior adjustments with an emphasis on self-care. Together, we navigate the contradictory world of nutrition through intuitive eating, practice mindful movement, and implement small mindset and lifestyle shifts that empower them to be their best selves in the easiest way possible.
