While watching a video of 1%er Peter Schiff at the Occupy Wall Street movement, I was reminded how few people seem to possess the skills necessary to have a calm, rational thought process about many topics. Politics is one of
Down With Shaving Cream
This is a new category here at DoingSPEED.com. It’s currently called Matt’s Musings, but that is subject to change. These posts won’t show up on our homepage as they are definitely not evidence-based weight loss content but rather are just
Anthony Colpo on MAD and Fat Loss
Anthony Colpo writes some great, evidence-based articles on his blog. His most recent, as of today, is a relatively quick piece about the supposed metabolic advantage of low carb diets, the real benefit to low carb diets, and a quick
How the Hell do I Break This Weight Loss Plateau?
Does this sound familiar? “I started a paleo/low carb/low fat/vegan diet and it worked for a while. Then, for some reason it stopped working. I hit a plateau and didn’t loose [sic] any weight for 6 weeks.” This is fairly
A Review of White Bean Extract for Weight Loss
These are the questions you should ask yourself when you want to know if a supplement is worth taking: Is it safe? Does it work? Do its effects justify its cost? (Modified for brevity from SPEED) I’ll first give you
Forks Over Knives Comes Real Close to Getting it Right
… and then they screw it all up. If I had to sum-up the general message of the movie, it would go something like this with where I agree in blue and where I disagree in red: Most Western diseases,
Dr. Oz – The Best Time of Day to Lose Weight
Dr. Oz had a segment called “The Best Time of Day to Lose Weight” where he discussed how the time of day you do certain behaviors can have an effect on their effectiveness. #1. Weighing yourself.
1(0) Thing(s) You Need to Know About Losing Weight – BBC Documentary
I stumbled upon a large portion of this documentary from the BBC, “10 Things You Need to Know About Losing Weight” a few nights ago. Medical journalist Michael Mosley investigates what science has actually proven to work for weight loss
Autonomy, Weight Loss, and Personal Trainers
“My name is Matt and I’m a personal trainer…” It’s hard to admit, to be completely honest, since most people associate the words “personal trainer” with “meathead who counts reps and yells Ronnie Coleman’s catch phrases.”
Healthy Shopping on a Budget – is Matt an extreme couponer?
Ever see the show Extreme Couponing? People buy a bunch of stuff and pay very little. Pretty cool. I’m not one of these people, but I do like to shop on the cheap food-wise, at least to a certain degree.