6 Sneaky Calorie Sources Ruining Your Progress

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So you have been following *insert any diet here* for 4 weeks now but nothing happened. No weight loss. Nada. Zilch.

Now you are thinking to yourself:

“I think I am… special… I can’t lose weight on 1,200 calories. I bet I am diet-resistant.”

Yup, you are special. Like everyone else who eats more calories than they think. It’s been proven to hell and back that people are notoriously bad at estimating calorie intake:

Discrepancy between self-reported and actual caloric intake and exercise in obese subjects - PubMed

One reason for that is that we tend to leave things out — a bite, a sip, a glass, a handful… a something of something. That said, here are 6 sneaky calorie sources that may be adding a hill of calories to your diet:

1. Oil & Cooking Sprays

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The tablespoon of olive oil that you cook with. Another tablespoon of “healthy” coconut oil that you throw on your salad. They all add up.