“How is a free meal exactly free, if you have to calculate and tabulate the calorie totals? In my opinion, free meals should be just that. Free. A time where you take a mental (and physical) break from x amount of protein, y amount of carbs, and z amount of fat. Years ago, I would.. Read more →
I had a friend once that, whenever I walked into his house, would ask me if I wanted a beer and then proceed to open one for me regardless of my answer. Even if I stated that I didn’t want the beer, he’d place the open beer on the table and say something like “you.. Read more →
So here’s something that goes hand in hand with the “I’ll start my diet on Monday” phenomenon… A lot of people go out and treat their weekend prior to beginning a diet as a “last supper” where they eat everything in sight and typically do so in painfully large quantities. Don’t do that. Rather, consider.. Read more →
If you end up in a situation where you can’t control WHAT you eat, your main focus should be HOW MUCH you eat. In the context of fat loss, the quantity you eat is of more importance that the quality of what you eat. In circumstances where you can’t necessarily control the type of food,.. Read more →
If you’re not losing fat in a reasonable deficit with a reasonable amount of activity, GET OUT OF THE DEFICIT! Cutting more food, dropping more carbs, doing more cardio, and becoming even more “hardcore” may allow you to drop a couple more pounds of fat in the short term, but you’re ultimately only going to.. Read more →
Cellulite has been estimated to affect 85-98% of all post-pubertal females. It is essentially fat pressed up against the connective tissue on the underside of your skin. According to the Mayo Clinic: “Cellulite is caused by fibrous connective cords that tether the skin to the underlying muscle, with the fat lying between. As the fat.. Read more →