Estimating Energy Expenditure Creates Your Initial Calorie Recommendations
Your estimated average daily energy expenditure (expected calories
burned) is a calculation taken from your personal statistics and a
complete week’s view of your typical daily activities. This daily
average of calories burned is then used to create your starting
suggested calorie intake that will allow you to reach your goal on the
date you desire. Calorie intake or burn numbers are not required to be
100% accurate, NOR is there ANY method that can establish this
accuracy. Accurate calorie changes to keep you on track to your goal
are dictated as necessary by your weekly fat/weight changes &
ongoing trend.
Your Measurement Inputs & Goal Date Determine the Ongoing Accurate Program Feedback
Your measurement/weight changes from the beginning of your program are
mapped to your goal date at each entry, creating feedback in your
program as in the example below:
“According to your weight change, you lost ½ LB this period. Your goal
was to lose 1LB; therefore, during this measurement period you consumed
~250 fewer calories per day than you burned. Based on your weight
change since the beginning of your current program, you have consumed
an average of 400 fewer calories per day than you burned. To reach your
goal by the date you set, you now need to consume 600 fewer calories
than you burn per day, or change your goal date”.
As you can see from the above hypothetical scenario, there is no
mention of how many calories you burned or consumed, only what you
ABSOLUTELY need to do based on a TRUE number: your measurement/weight
change tied to the laws of energy. After 2-3 weeks of participating
with the program there is no room for error. This is because the
calorie deficit recommendation is always based on your weight trend
since the beginning of your current program, not the single
week-to-week input (i.e. updated weight is always mapped to your
starting weight). Using the “since beginning” weight establishes a
true trend, thus eliminating any daily fluid fluctuation issues.
Summary
No matter how you determine your estimated calorie burn and recorded
calorie intake, those numbers will always be subject to human error,
and so will your estimated calculated deficit. Your ACTUAL
deficit is a true number based on a body measurement change used within
the indisputable laws of energy – so there’s no room for error. The
amount of your ACTUAL deficit is solely responsible for your rate of
weight/fat loss – the greater the ACTUAL deficit, the faster the
weight/fat loss. The change in your weight or body measurements is the
answer to your true calorie balance, not your food log or energy
expenditure estimates.
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