Since 2007, I have lost over 12 stone (76 kg) without dieting. I often get asked how I lost weight, so here is my story… As a child and then into my teens I was always very skinny and acutely conscious of that fact. After I joined the army at age 16 I started to put on wei...
If one is dieting to lose body fat, they may also want to aim at the higher end of the range as protein requirements increase during periods of caloric restriction. On the flip side, when eating more calories to put on weight, you will need less protein as the extra calories will help ...
It is possible to lose 20 lbs. of bodyfat in 30 days by optimizing any of three factors: exercise, diet, or drug/supplement regimen. I’ve seen the elite implementation of all three in working with professional athletes. In this post, we’ll explore what I refer to as...
“Oh, well, you know, we’ll just take him to a nutritionist and they can teach him everything he needs to know because we don’t know everything.”
How will your life be better if you lose the weight? "Towards Pleasure" "Away From Pain" Similarly, you may want to create a compelling negative picture for yourself. Some Simple Eating Adjustments That Will Boost Your Motivation very important ...
1. You don't know why you're dieting "When my patients come to me and say they need to lose weight, my first question is: Why?" says Dr. Arya Sharma, chair for Cardiovascular Obesity Research and Management at the University of Alberta. This is a good question to ask yourself if...
During this time the quality of energy consumed must be high for healthy growth. What is worrying is the trend for many teens to skip meals to keep their weight down. They could be setting themselves up for long term health problems as well as stunted growth. We have a page dedicat...
and so were a lot of her friends. Some of them weren’t even overweight. They went on all sorts of fad diets and regularly talked about diet plans and how much weight they’d gained or lost. By the time I was a teenager, I thought dieting and wanting to lose weight was pretty norm...
But yet, they have all caused people to successfully lose fat. What the hell? How can that be? If the only requirement for fat loss is a caloric deficit, and all of these diets have nothing to do with a caloric deficit, then how do they work? Obviously I must be wrong about all ...
Another option is adding just a splash of 100% fruit juice or enough to add flavoring without adding too much sugar or too many calories. Get creative! Naturally flavored sparkling waters. Nowadays, you can find cans of fizzy sparkling water. Look for those that are flavored with fruit ...