As you embark on your fat-loss journey, you need to be mentally and emotionally prepared to do the work required, yet still be mature enough to accept there may be frustration along the way as well. Fat loss is a journey with peaks and valleys, not a linear phenomenon.
Several years ago, when I was a fledgling in the fitness world, I first heard Charles Poliquin mention Biosignature Modulation at a seminar and I was completely blown away by the concept. If you’re unfamiliar with the idea, Charles explained that he’d done caliper measurements on 12 skinfold sites with loads of athletes and discovered.. Read more →
The hormone grehlin rises in anticipation of meals, making us hungry, and then falls after we’ve eaten. However, grehlin actually gets entrained to your typical meal schedule and it will cause hunger in anticipation of a time when you would normally eat. If you’re used to eating more frequently than you currently do (or you’re.. Read more →
There is a price to pay for getting in shape. It’s not free. It has a cost associated with it; whether that’s not being able to eat 8 cookies whenever you THINK your body is specifically telling you it needs cookies (it’s not by the way), or having to get to the gym when you.. Read more →
When it comes to *fat loss*, the type of food is secondary to the amount of food (and thus the amount of calories consumed at the end of the day). Many restrained eaters (ie. those with very tight dietary boundaries; good vs bad food lists, etc.) often actually underestimate the amount of calories in their.. Read more →
Transformation is a process, but even the biggest transformation starts off as a small transformation; it just became big over time. The greatest transformations start on the inside where no one else can see. The change always starts on the inside first, so don’t underestimate the importance of small changes or small victories in your.. Read more →