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CICO and Other Half-Truths.
Calories-in-calories-out is far from a perfect system.
Someone I follow online just posted a then-and-now picture of themselves celebrating that they had lost 20 pounds during quarantine. Hold for applause.
To her this was a radical transformation. One that left her with wisdom worth sharing. It was this presumed wisdom that stopped me in my tracks — or my scroll if we’re being literal.
The poster started by stating that she was uncomfortable sharing her photos — though she never elaborated on why, which might have been interesting. She spoke about the challenges of the pandemic and how she’d used this time to invest in herself. The poster then implored everyone reading her post to make one healthy choice a day. She said that change is a waterfall. It was all quite lovely until she capped it with: CICO works, period.
Then she plugged her trainer. As one does.
CICO is a method for weight loss, it’s an acronym for calories-in-calories-out. Let me begin this piece by saying that there is nothing wrong with changing or desiring to change your body. It’s your body. Whatever you feel is best for it, is best for it. However, that comes with a major caveat: Do no harm.
