Why make fitness more complicated? We’ve already established that weight loss is not all that simple, right? If you don’t agree, please chime in and tell us why. Not everyone is out to lose weight, so let me back up
"I haven't lost any weight but I think I have gained some muscle. Since muscle weighs more than fat I have probably lost a good amount of fat even though the scale has not changed"
The above is a common thought/statement made by a number of clients as well as a number of fitness professionals. The question is; Is it true? There are a couple of parts to the statement, but overall the above statement
Weight Loss is NOT Simple!!
Weight management is often presented in the following way; Intake of calories – energy expenditure = X (maintain, gain, or lose weight) Based on this equation, to lose weight you need to decrease intake and/or increase expenditure. Let me illustrate
Carbs & Exercise?
First, a bit of background information is needed, so that certain aspects of this post make sense. This information was presented to other fitness professionals so there is a bit more jargon than usual and there will be wording that
Out of My Inbox: Vitamins
Sometimes we get email from our coaching clients that could help the rest of you out. So, with their permission, they get put on the blog for all to enjoy. This one happens to be about how a multivitamin fits
Think Rationally – Lose More Weight
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
How Often Should I Check My Weight?
Checking your weight is one type of self-monitoring, which falls under the umbrella of Self-Regulation theory of behavior (Bandura). Other common self-monitoring variables include tracking daily calorie intake, activity levels, blood pressure, and sleep patterns. The question at hand is
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
Missing the Big Picture
People are overweight or obese and looking for help. If they weren’t, I’d still be teaching guitar lessons. We’ve got some brilliant minds in our industry discussing whether people should eat a low carb whole food diet or a high