Calorie counting: a thing of the past?
Whether it’s disguised as points or eating windows, the ‘calories in vs calories out’ model forms the basis of most modern weight loss programs and diets.Most people these days are familiar with calorie tracking apps, calorie calculators and energy tracking devices. Some people even obsess over them in an arguably unhealthy fashionShould we really be focusing all of our efforts on weighing foods, checking calorie content and restricting ourselves to certain calorie intakes?In this podcast episode, Dr Matthea presents us with an alternative view to the diet industry’s ongoing obsession with calorie counting. She encourages us to look for the answers internally, instead of fixating our attention on external factors. In this episode, you will learn:The history of calorie countingThe key flaws of the ‘calories in vs calories out’ model3 reasons why The School of Sustainable Weight Loss avoids calorie countingWhy we should be listening to our bodies moreQuotes05:55 - “We see people perfectly following the calorie numbers and they’re not losing the expected amount of weight.”07:00 - “It doesn’t take into account you listening to your body.”08:41 - “It's a constant stress response because they're used to using something outside of themselves instead of listening to themselves.”13:27 - “It creates a lot of obsession and disordered eating, and it's just not a way to live long term.”14:00 - “If we're not able to consistently keep doing things or coming back to them, it is not the way forward long term.”Audio Stamps2:28 - Dr Matthea talks us through the history of where the calorie model come from4:20 - How to know if someone is subscribing to a calories in/calories out model and some of the flaws of this model6.50 - Dr Matthea explains three reasons why The School of Sustainable Weight Loss does not use the calorie counting model14:00 - Dr Matthea discusses how we can start to learn a new way of doing things and take a more long-term approach concerned with quality of food and listening to your body.15:41 - We learn about the importance of listening to yourself