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Everyone knows what a budget is. How is a budget relevant to weight loss?🤷♀️
Let's talk about budget in the financial sense. The dictionary defines budget as: a quantity available for a particular purpose. Some synonyms for budget are:
-Lay out
-Map out
-Plan
-Prepare
-Strategize
When it comes to our financial budget, it's simple, we need to stay within the amount of money we have. If we don't, and we spend like a "drunken sailor", we end up in bad shape. We could: lose our house, have no food, our car would get reposessed, we couldn't afford health insurance. You get the idea. By living outside our financial budget we would face bad consequences.
Our macro budget works the same way. Everyday we have a set amount to spend on food. This is our macros/calories for the day. We can choose to stay within that budget and reap the benefits. Or we can spend our macros like a "drunken sailor" and end up dealing with bad consequences. Some of the consequences of overeating our daily budget might be:
-Low Energy
-Weight Gain
-Poor Self Esteem
-Disease/Sickness
-Clothes don't fit
-Poor Sleep Quality
-Low Hormones/Sex Drive
Begin to look at your daily food intake as a budget to work within. It isn't meant to be restrictive, but rather to allow you the freedom to live life without certain consequences. Just like you wouldn't be surprised to look in your bank account and see a zero balance after having gone on a spending spree. In turn, you can't expect to look in the mirror and like what you see if you have been constantly "overspending" your food.
Come up with a macro/calorie budget, the same as you would for your finances. The right budget and proper planning will yield success!
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