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It’s NOT about Insulin!

Insulin levels do NOT directly affect the ability to lose fat in overweight, obese, unhealthy, or older humans. Insulin being THE hormone that determines what happens with weight is popular lately, due to the resurgence of the Keto diet. Is

Jeff Thiboutot M.Ed.,M.S., C.H.E.S., C.N. May 3, 2019May 10, 2019 diet, fat loss, nutrition, Other Musings Read more

The ONE Thing I Wish Everyone Working On Weight Loss Would Accept

There is no doubt that many people struggle to reach and maintain a healthy weight. There are many real and challenging reasons for this. However, unless one basic fact about weight management is fully embraced these real and modifiable reasons

Jeff Thiboutot M.Ed.,M.S., C.H.E.S., C.N. April 28, 2018April 28, 2018 fat loss, Other Musings Read more

Clean Eating; What is It? It Certainly is NOT Magical for Weight Loss

GOAL: Let’s make 2017 a year that you use evidence-based tools and methods, which means they are much more likely to be worth your time, money and effort, to reach and maintain a healthy weight If you are considering follow

Jeff Thiboutot M.Ed.,M.S., C.H.E.S., C.N. January 12, 2017January 18, 2017 fat loss, health, Other Musings, weight loss Read more

Feedback Wanted – How Much Weight Have People Gained the Past Few Decades?

Matt and I are currently working on updating the What is a Healthy Weight? chapter. In the current chapter we state; “The actual average change in bodyweight for the majority of people during this “epidemic” has been about 6 to

Jeff Thiboutot M.Ed.,M.S., C.H.E.S., C.N. June 28, 2014January 18, 2017 fat loss, health Read more

"It's Functional Training"- Usually what a trainer says to you so you will perform circus tricks

Functional training along with core/stability training are common buzz words in the personal training/fitness industry. Regrettably, like many things in this industry (do I sound jaded?), it sounds good but how it is usually applied is silly. Additionally, there is

Jeff Thiboutot M.Ed.,M.S., C.H.E.S., C.N. September 22, 2012January 18, 2017 exercise, fat loss, health Read more

Cold Thermogenesis: As much as I can handle

A while back we got a comment from Robin: “I would appreciate you guys weighing in with your opinions and/or evidence regarding cold thermogenesis. CT as it’s called seems to be all the rage on Sisson’s Primal site these days.

Matt Schoeneberger MS, CES August 6, 2012January 18, 2017 fat loss Read more

Food Intake and Cortisol Levels

There is substantial evidence that elevated levels of cortisol on a regular basis is not good for overall well being (Sapolsky; Talbot). Additionally, chronic stress and subsequent elevated cortisol levels can increase a person’s appetite for “comfort” foods, which can

Jeff Thiboutot M.Ed.,M.S., C.H.E.S., C.N. June 4, 2012January 18, 2017 diet, fat loss, health Read more

Eating More Often Does NOT Speed Up Your Metabolism!

Eating more often, say 6 meals instead of 3, does NOT increase how many calories your body will burn in a day. Therefore you will NOT lose more weight by eating more often! If you eat 1,500 calories a day,

Jeff Thiboutot M.Ed.,M.S., C.H.E.S., C.N. May 11, 2012January 18, 2017 diet, fat loss Read more

Dr Oz Loses More Respect! Part 1 – Green Coffee Bean Extract

I happened to watch a recent episode of Dr Oz, something I don’t typically do. But, when I was flipping through the channels I saw that Dr Oz was going to be talking about some new breakthrough weight loss supplement

Jeff Thiboutot M.Ed.,M.S., C.H.E.S., C.N. May 6, 2012January 18, 2017 fat loss Read more

Simplification: It's catching on!

If you read my recent post about un-complicating fitness, you weren’t alone. Apparently it has set the fitness blogging world on fire! Anthony Colpo must read DoingSPEED.com. Steve Kamb must read DoingSPEED.com. I’m just being silly, of course. I doubt

Matt Schoeneberger MS, CES May 3, 2012January 18, 2017 fat loss Read more
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  • Home
  • The Project
  • The Book
    • About the Authors
    • Acknowledgements
    • Table of Contents
    • Introduction – The Big Picture
    • Chapter 1 – The Most Important Thing
    • Chapter 2 – What is a Healthy Weight?
    • Chapter 3 – Weight Loss 101: Clarifying the Basics
    • Chapter 8 – Getting a Handle on Food Cravings
    • Chapter 10 – Get Some ZZZZZs
    • Chapter 16 – How Many Calories Do You Burn?
    • Appendix A – What is a Healthy Weight? – Chart
    • Calculators – BMI, BMR, etc
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