I love diet hacks - simple ways to eat less that kind of make you feel like you are cheating the system. So here is a really simple diet hack for you that works for breakfast. Now, I'm not going to go into the whole Breakfast vs. No Breakfast argument because, well...it's silly and a waste of time. Instead I'd like to suggest the following: BEFORE you have breakfast, … [Read more...] about Breakfast Diet Hack
Weight Loss
When losing fat doesn’t work
It's time for another crazy Pilon Analogy. Picture in your mind a 6 foot tall piece of marble - it is 3 feet in diameter...the closest thing to a perfect cylinder you will ever see. It's a beautiful piece of rock, polished to perfection - not a single dent, crack or crevice. Now wrap your piece of marble in a giant blanket - and what do you get? (Other than … [Read more...] about When losing fat doesn’t work
Why I Hate ‘New, Unique’ Weight Loss Tips
This post is 100% inspired by a blog post I found on Forbes.com It was written by J.D. Roth of GetRichSlowly.org. To say it resonated with me would be an understatement. His views on money mirrored my views on weight loss so closely that I've decided to 'commentary' on his post here on my blog. Below you will find J.D.'s original article, with my comments in … [Read more...] about Why I Hate ‘New, Unique’ Weight Loss Tips
Muscle Metabolism
Here's a great comment by 'Gokul' to explore some of the facts behind muscle and metabolism. My comments in RED I think you are wrong Brad. Take 2 hypothetical males of the same height and frame size. 1st guy(thin) weighs 60kgs (132 pounds) and has 6% body fat. 2nd guy(muscular) weighs 80 kgs (176 pounds) and has 6% body fat. Now according to Katch mc ardle’s … [Read more...] about Muscle Metabolism
The Food in Front of You
It's Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend, so today's post will be short. Tonight I'll be baking and prepping a large, large amount of food. In planning for this momentous occasion I'm reminded of why Eat Stop Eat works so well. Quite simply - The amount of food people consume at a meal is determined to a large extent by the amount of food placed on the plate in front of … [Read more...] about The Food in Front of You