Nutrition & Weight Loss

How to define the word ‘diet’

February 3, 2010

Word on the street is that you don’t burn many calories when you sit down all day long. As we get older, we trend towards less exercise and more sitting. Unsurprisingly, our body starts growing like it did during adolescence—but wider instead of taller. Combine that with all the food we eat and the obesity [...]

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Eating When You Sit on Your Butt All Day

October 1, 2009

Do you ever wonder how much food you need? I do. All the time. And a lot of times I want more than I need. But how do you really know how much food you need?

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A simple, relatively healthy meal

July 27, 2009

Tonight I have a simple, healthy, and additive-free recipe for dinner: dark chicken meat 1/2 cup olive oil 1 cup water juice of 3 lemons 3 potatoes cut like French Fries 1 head of garlic oregano cooked @ 350 for about 1.25 hours I’ll eat it slowly and think of the nourishment it is providing. [...]

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You are CEO of Your Body

June 2, 2009

It’s easy to complain about how things are run at work, in the country, even in your home. But before criticizing others, we should take a hard look at how we manage the one thing we have total control over (unless you’re in prison)–what we take in to our body. Here’s a list of food [...]

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Losing Weight is as Hard as Gaining

April 30, 2009

In 2004, I had a weight problem. I consulted coaches, the Internet, bought expensive supplements from GNC, modified my training, ate more food, nothing seemed to work. Until I heard about Super Squats: How to Gain 30 Pounds of Muscle in 6 Weeks. I gained about 20 in under 4 weeks. It wasn’t easy. You [...]

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Debunking the Cardio Weight Loss Myth Again and Again

March 14, 2009

An article in the March 9th issue of Reader’s Digest caught my eye—”Weights for Your Waist—and Your Heart. It says what strength trainers have known for a long time but the general public is slow to catch onto: weights help you lose weight better than cardio. Of course, if you’re a scientist reading these studies [...]

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The Anti-Snacking Diet

March 5, 2009

You know how difficult it is to resist the lure of fresh donuts when that smell wafts its way into your cubicle. Or when the coworkers walks by smiling with an offering of candies or another sugary treat. I’ve gotten sick to my stomach, on occasion, from over indulging thanks to someone’s generosity. But it [...]

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