I like my food like I like my music...with the volume allll the way up 🎧 🔊 🥗🥒
TBH when you’re eating in a calorie deficit to try to lose fat, you’re going to be hungry.
Sometimes it’s uncomfortable, but it comes with the territory 🤷🏼♀️
Making sure you go through a slow cut (decreasing cals slowly overtime) and not going too low (where your ravenously hungry 24/7) is huge here. If you feel like you are starving on another level through your cut, odds are your calories are waaaaaay too low. (please dm me if this is you!)
Losing fat is HARD WORK for your body. To burn through every calorie you’ve eaten, then reaching into your fat storages for extra energy...that’s not easy ⚡️
But there are definitely tools you can use to help make your cut as smooth as possible, one of them being VOLUME FOODS! 🙌🏼🍉
Volume food isn’t going to cure your hunger, but it helps you feel fuller longer. Which in turn solves a lot of hanger related problems when you’re dieting, speaking from experience lol
“What is a ‘volume’ food?”
Volume food: fills you up more quickly with fewer calories. Small amount of nutrients per portion, usually high water content. Think lettuce, watermelon, celery, cucumbers for starters 🥬🥗🥒
Calorie dense food: high calorie foods, not filled with water. For these think more of avocados, nuts, nut butters, etc. These aren’t “unhealthy” but not a lot of bang for your buck calorically🥑🥜🧀
“Why would I eat higher volume food if it’s less calorie dense?”
Larger portions, you can eat more meals more often, helps fight hunger. When you’re in a true deficit you WILL be hungry. It is what it is. But eating the max amount of food for your macros? #nocomplaints 🙌🏼
“When should I eat volume food?”
Literally ANYTIME. My go to is to add a salad or serving of veggies with every meal and snack on veggies throughout the day.
“Who should eat high volume food?”
Anyone, ideally those who are in a deficit. If you’re in a surplus you shouldn’t be suffering with hunger or needing extra volume in your meals, it could make it even harder to get in your daily macros.
What’s your favorite volume food? 🤓 #teamcucumbers 🥒🥒🥒
I like my food like I like my music...with the volume allll the way up 🎧 🔊 🥗🥒