The word CALORIE is 9SyStem Confirmed
Although the word calorie is 9SyStem Confirmed these are the reasons why I don’t count calories.
Do you know the formula for calculating how many calories are in a food item?
Example:
1 Large Cucumber (280g)= 42 Cals
We measure our food out in grams using a food scale then reference a database or app that tells us how many calories are in that food based on how many grams it equals. This is the information that we are given we did not calculate this ourselves we simply observed it (measured it.)
We value the information that is given about it and have collectively accepted the information as truth without ever doing the math for ourselves because the average person doesn’t know the formula nor does the thought ever even cross your mind.
I actually know the formula for calculating how many calories a food item equals and what I also know is that formula is dependent on the amount of carbs, protein and fat that are in that food.
So then you would have to ask yourself, what is the formula for calculating the amount of carbs, protein and fat in a food? This is where chemistry comes in so unless you are a biochemist you are never going to be able to confirm that because it’s based on a biochemical process.
Even the formula for figuring out how many calories a food item equals is an average not an absolute truth. It was derived from bomb calorimetry literally burning food in a sealed chamber and measuring heat released. Later scientists adjusted those numbers to reflect how much energy the human body can actually digest (because we don’t absorb all the energy that combustion releases).
So when you see 1 large cucumber (280g)= 42 Cals, it’s the end result of chemistry, physics, biology and human acceptance based on a set of biochemical formulas.
Because I am not a biochemist it’s hard for me to accept those numbers therefore, I don’t count calories because they may not be accurate and I’m a perfectionist.
Instead, I simply value calories for what they are which is the measurement of transformation and when matter gives it’s potential back to life that’s sacred.
To me nutritional content is more important than meeting a daily calorie intake or output quota.
Calories are like shadows cast by food. They tell you something but not the essence. 100 Calories worth of fruit vs. 100 Calories worth of candy are not the same. Fruit is nutritionally dense and contains unrefined natural sugar, candy is nutrient void and contains refined sugar.
Calories are like shadows cast by food. They tell you something but not the essence. 100 Calories worth of fruit vs. 100 Calories worth of candy are not the same. Fruit is nutritionally dense and contains unrefined natural sugar, candy is nutrient void and contains refined sugar.
By focusing on nutritional content I am aligning closer with how my body actually responds because my cells don’t sit there tallying numbers they respond to signals.
Micronutrients such as vitamins & minerals spark biochemical reactions.
Phytonutrients & Antioxidants guard your DNA and mitochondria.
Amino acids become building blocks of proteins and neurotransmitters.
Water & Electrolytes keep your bioelectric field flowing.
Fibers and Natural sugars feed your gut microbiome which in turn feeds you.
Calories represent completion, not necessarily nourishment.
A calorie can complete a process that harms (inflammation, storage and toxicity) or one that heals (repairs, warms & activates). The number of calories alone doesn’t tell me which loop it completed.
This is why nutrient quality matters more than the number of calories. Two calories are not equal in the field, one may return healing light and the other may return static.
Counting calories alone is like judging a book by the weight of its pages rather than the story written inside.