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The butcher, the baker, the candle stick maker

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It's cottage time again, which means I'm hiding out up in Northern Ontario.I'm spending my days playing with my wife and daughter (she's only one, but man does she love the water), and I'm spending my evenings working on some very exciting new Eat Stop Eat projects.During the day I have a great routine. I get up early and make breakfast for the family. After breakfast we head … [Read more...] about The butcher, the baker, the candle stick maker

Why Traditional Diet and Exercise are Mediocre at Best

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Traditional diets and exercise plans are mediocre at best when it comes to helping us lose weight. But don't blame the diets, and don't blame the exercise either.After all, it's our extremely poor ability to estimate how many calories we burn and how many calories we eat that is their downfall.Take this study as an example. Women exercised on a treadmill until they burned a set … [Read more...] about Why Traditional Diet and Exercise are Mediocre at Best

The Fourth Macronutrient

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It's Wednesday and I'm already looking forward to the weekend. I have spent almost all of my morning answering e-mail questions that did nothing but reaffirm my belief that obsessive compulsive eating is continuing to dig its claws into the North American "healthy lifestyle" (the opposite of what I suggest in Eat Stop Eat). I received two different emails about two very … [Read more...] about The Fourth Macronutrient

Creating my own Mobile Gym

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It is finally summer in Canada.This means it is time for me to move my workouts outside. Starting this week, the majority of my workouts will be done outdoors, with wife and baby. This way I get a little more family time, and a big long break from the crowded gym.I'm still going to hit the gym once, maybe twice a week to do some shoulders training, (I'm trying to get my … [Read more...] about Creating my own Mobile Gym