Nutrition is not all about weight loss or gain. Your cognition, eyesight, strength, cardio – all of these and more are affected by what you consume. People will be mindful of their nutrition for a plethora of reasons, but in today’s society, losing weight is often a major one.

The prevailing wisdom is that the equation for weight loss is simple, and summed up in a simple acronym: “CICO”. This stands for “Calories in = calories out”. In other words, in order to maintain weight, the number of calories you “burn” should be precisely equal to the number of calories you exert. If you burn less than you consume, you will gain weight, and if you burn more than you consume, you will lose it.

That is of course a massive over-simplification. The whole thing will involve calculating your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate, or how many calories your body consumes just to function normally, while at rest in a 24 hour period), as well as additional exertion (which will in turn be dependent on your personal level of fitness). Even then, while the maths will work, it should theoretically work consuming 2000 calories of sang-som while burning off precisely that amount…. obviously this doesn’t consider the myriad nutrients the various systems in your body need to function efficiently, and if you continued with that diet you wouldn’t be a well bunny.

Hemmingway’s is dedicated to helping you fuel with the right macro and micro nutrients, so that all systems work to their best possible potential.

But when we lose weight, where does it actually go? This question is considered carefully in the following TED talk. For the chemists, mathematicians and general geeks among us, it’s a must see 😀