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Lately, I’ve found myself in coincidental circumstances regarding the topic of counting calories. Specifically focused on the angle that counting calories is wrong because the numbers aren’t factual. To be clear, I appreciate voices of reason and accuracy in the scientific community. …
(Listen to the audio version of this on iTunes or Google Play.) I found myself sitting on curbside bound couches that smelled of urine and bourbon explaining what I do for a living. I still can’t come up with a 10 second tagline to …
My feed and inbox were inundated with concerns about “The Biggest Loser” article published by The New York Times. On one hand, I think it’s great people are paying attention to the complexities of obesity and weight loss. On the other hand, I …
Gary Taubes’ bestselling book, Good Calories, Bad Calories, starts off with the story of William Banting. Banting tells his tale in his late 1800s release titled Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public. It started as a pamphlet and turned into a best-selling …
One positive thing that has come out of discussions on topics like “metabolic damage” and “starvation mode” is people are learning (even though they are often misguided) that eating for your energy needs is necessary for an optimal metabolic rate. On the …
The following material is featured in Starve Mode and The Fat Loss Troubleshoot. Disclaimer: Before taking part in any diet program, consult with your doctor or state board-licensed nutritionist. This information should in no way replace the information provided to you by your …
I recently put up this article and had a great conversation about the issue of weight bias, sizeism, and more on the Fitcast – Pulse. I encourage you to download and check out the new episodes. I admit I am close to hitting …
This article has been recently updated with some additional information. Enjoy. You may think your life is a never ending fat loss journey. The truth is if you understand maintenance, fat loss should be a simple and short process. If you can learn how to …
All learning has an emotional base. – Plato You wouldn’t think the acts of dieting and losing weight would bring heavy emotions and questions to the table. After all, it is just “eat less, move more” right? The tricky thing is you need to …
Want to listen to The Diet Stand Still in audio? This is a BlogCast! Download this episode on iTunes. Dieting Question: Is it possible to diet down 8 pounds and then gain 8 pounds right back and be in a stand still? …
There are all types of myths regarding aging and weight loss ranging from the dreaded “freshman 15” to the saying, “If only I could eat the way I used to when I was 20.” This isn’t only done with dieting; many of my …
Maintenance is when you have moved from a negative or surplus calorie zone into a neutral zone. In other words, you aren’t gaining or losing on any large or noticeable scale—you are at maintenance. Technically it isn’t possible to always land at …
I have been meaning to do a follow-up to my original article for some time now. The delay has simply been due to having other things on my plate I felt were more important. However, nothing lights a fire under me like people talking smack …
[Disclaimer: It is sad I need one, but obviously people can’t read. This post is a mathematical example of how practically impossible and unsafe it is to lose 10 pound of pure fat in 10 days. Please read what I wrote before leaving your …
Really quickly let me say (and I state this in the video) that I really like TRX Trainers and if you can get one, that’s great. However, cost is an issue for a lot of people, especially right now. I already reviewed …
There are few (and I mean few) materials I consider to be essential in the world of body composition. Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle by Tom Venuto is essential. Sometimes when something is essential we just assume it is understood by …
Ponder, if you will, a few phrases: “Create your deficit with exercise.” “Train hard, to eat more and lose fat!” “These fat loss workouts will fuel your metabolic fire so you can eat more food while still dropping the fat!” “Diets slow …
Knowing what is possible and striving to be brave shouldn’t make us throw common sense out the window, but often we do. Sometimes we even celebrate it. We celebrate training until we puke, injuries gained in the struggle to get stronger, and how far we can push …
On my old blog, I posted a video on the topic of body fat percentage that is still incredibly popular to this day. However, problems some people had with it were: a) It is a video, not a blog post b) It is …
There are two ways most people think when it comes to eating. 1. On a diet2. Off a diet Being on a diet can mean various things and is usually related to the latest guru or eating fad. Being off a diet usually means that …