If you repeatedly spin around in a room shooting a machine gun while hoping to hit a target, you’re probably eventually going to hit the bullseye…ONCE. But that doesn’t mean it is the best strategy. That is how I think about 30-day, 6-week, or even 3-month fat-loss challenges. It might work for one person, but.. Read more →
I think that intermittent fasting is simply a way to control overall calorie intake of the course of a day or week (depending on whether you were to use the 16:8 or alternate day fasting). Some people happen to find it more convenient to eat this way which allows them to be more nutritionally compliant.. Read more →
Something to keep in mind that as you get leaner and leaner your ability to measure or quantify change will decrease. Progress will start to show up more qualitatively and less quantitatively so it’s important to learn to accept the limitations of numbers as your be-all-end-all barometer of progress. For example, improvements in vascularity don’t.. Read more →
There is no way to target fat loss to a localized region of the body. More specifically, there are no magic exercises, diets, or supplements that are going to somehow target belly fat, butt fat, thigh fat, or your “get no love” handles. The key, as boring as it sounds, is a consistent diet with.. Read more →
We have often suggested that setting your caloric intake at 10-12 X body weight (in pounds) is a reasonable place to start for a fat-loss diet. However, if you’re already eating below that figure and not losing fat then your metabolism is likely depressed to some extent (probably as a result of your diet) and.. Read more →
I believe that being an emotional eater is not really someone we ARE, but that emotional eating is something that we DO. And since emotional eating is not a part of us but simply a behavior, we can choose to change that behavior. This is freeing in that it means that feeling an emotion does.. Read more →