Posts in the Category "Nutrition"


Counting Calories On Free Meals

“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 →


The “Last Supper” Phenomenon

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 →


Planning For The Weekend

If you don’t plan your food going into your weekend you’ll be subject to the plans the weekend has for your food. More often than not that means eating what, when, and how much you feel like in the moment. If you want to remain on plan, plan for it.


When You Can’t Control WHAT You Eat

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 →


Tips for Peanut Butter (and you get to lick the spoon)

Great tip today from Coach Steph over at Curls & Whey Training. If your plan is to eat a specific amount of peanut butter or almond butter, put the jar on your scale and then scoop away until the desired quantity has been taken out of the jar. Then you can lick the spoon guilt free… Read more →