Monthly Archive:: February 2016

I see products or articles on the internet all the time claiming that they can “increase your metabolism”.  To be perfectly blunt, they’re all a scam. (Usually it’s a pill that someone is trying to get you to buy… or a particular food they’re ...Read More

Almost any serious weight-loss regiment advocates for fairly high protein levels. Protein is a critical component both as a tool for helping to lose weight, as well as for keeping the weight off once you reach your goals. Protein. Protein. Protein!! In fact, if ...Read More

Anyone who’s done any significant amount of cardio for weight loss knows that it comes with diminishing returns.  The more you do cardio, the less effective it is for weight loss / fat burn. You read that right. The MORE cardio you do, the ...Read More

Fundamentally speaking, burning fat is all about creating a caloric deficit. You eat less food than your body requires, thus forcing your body to make up the difference by getting energy from fat reserves. This isn’t a theory. It’s the first law of thermodynamics. ...Read More

Some diets will let you subtract fiber from the total amount of carbs you consume each day (effectively letting you eat more carbs, because, as the diets say, “carbs from fiber don’t count”). Other diets say “no way” to this practice. So which one ...Read More

I love my cheat meals. I’m a big believer in the idea that if you do the right thing 95% of the time, you can get away with doing the wrong thing 5% of the time.  There are 21 meals in a week, so ...Read More