Weight Loss

This past weekend was my Thanksgiving (I live in Canada). And, Thanksgiving in Canada is a lot like Thanksgiving in the US… it involves a LOT of eating. So for fun, I decided to track my weight over this joyous occasion eating festivities. It started Friday morning at 174 pounds. I spent the day doing dinner prep (it was our turn to host Thanksgiving dinner). I did … [Read more...] about Weekend Weight Experiment

It’s been a while since I really felt ‘right’ about my lifting. For the longest time, I thought that I simply didn’t care as much as I used to, but now I’m sure that I still care. In fact, the problem wasn’t one of caring, but of belief. I didn’t believe that lifting needed to be what it seems to have turned into… I started lifting weights in high school for a number of … [Read more...] about Creating Weakness

Part of the large part of the etiology of weight gain is an incredibly strong feedback loop. And I’m not talking about insulin or leptin or some other hormone. No, I’m talking about something MUCH stronger. But before we go any further, lets clarify what I mean by etiology. Etiology is basically the study of why something occurs, and in my opinion the only thing more … [Read more...] about Weight Gain Loops

I can explain all the science you need to know about why carbs make you fat... And I will do it three words. Ready? Here we go... CARBS. ARE. AWESOME. Seriously, this is the MAIN problem with carbohydrates. It's why cutting carbs from you diet works.  It's why paying attention to the amount of carbs you eat works and it's why for the most part carbs ARE responsible for … [Read more...] about Why Carbs Make Us Fat

I’ve never really understood the concept of ‘meal skipping’. To me, It’s a very funny way to describe ‘not eating’, since you're not really skipping a meal if you weren’t planning on eating a meal in the first place. In fact, when you stop to think about it ‘meal skipping’ is what you call it when someone isn’t eating when YOU think they should be eating. So essentially, … [Read more...] about Meal Skipping