S5 EP26: When A Calorie Deficit Doesn’t Equal Fat Loss
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 5 October 2021
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Calories in, calories out. You’ve heard it before. But is it really the whole story? In today’s episode, Rachael and Kelsea discuss the concept of calories in and calories out, why it’s complex, and what happens when people rely on clickbait-style articles on nutrition and health and fitness. Listen in to hear what Rachael and Kelsea have to say about self-blame, heroes and villains, and how to improve your diet without focusing on restriction and elimination.
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:
- Self-blame and the diet industry
- Click-baity health and nutrition articles
- The carbohydrate insulin model
- How fat storage works
- The problem with blaming processed carbs
- Hunger cues
- Ignoring heroes to talk about villains
- Improving diets instead of focusing on elimination
- Why your body will always look different than other bodies, regardless of diet
- The 800-gram challenge
- The tools in your toolbox
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| 0:00.0 | I don't envy having to prove or disprove some of these studies with science behind it, but |
| 0:07.6 | I think that we can all really look at our individual experiences and say to ourselves, like, |
| 0:18.0 | what has worked for me in a living my best, happiest, healthiest life in my body? |
| 0:24.4 | Like what has worked, what hasn't worked? |
| 0:26.2 | And I would challenge everyone to really think about that, not from just a weight perspective, |
| 0:30.9 | but from a perspective of when did I feel my best? |
| 0:38.2 | The big question is this. |
| 0:42.0 | In a world of fake Instagram models and bad diets, how do real people achieve their |
| 0:49.1 | fitness goals? |
| 0:50.7 | We are an army of hardworking women, changing their lives through fitness and health. |
| 0:57.0 | Wherever you are at on your journey, we have the answers to how to make working out and eating well a part of your life. |
| 1:06.0 | Join us in changing the dialogue for women everywhere. |
| 1:14.3 | Welcome to the Thick Thighs Save Lives podcast. |
| 1:19.5 | Hello everyone and welcome back to the Thick Thigh Save Lives podcast. |
| 1:20.1 | I'm Kelsey. |
| 1:20.7 | Hey, Kelsey. |
| 1:21.6 | I'm Rachel. |
| 1:22.9 | Hey. |
| 1:23.9 | Oh, hey, girl. |
| 1:25.8 | Oh, nice and chip art today. |
| 1:29.8 | I was making up for the fact that I yawned 700 times. |
| 1:31.7 | Yes, that really brings a room down. |
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