The short answer is: It depends. It depends on your lifestyle, your goals, and your own personal metabolic response. Have I confused you enough? I know low carb diets are all of the rage right now and you may have heard a lot about the Ketogenic diet. I do believe that nutritional program does have ... read more >
"Lose up to 20 pounds in 6 weeks! Guaranteed!!" "I've been eating clean and exercising six days per week for a week and I've only lost 3 pounds!" "I've gained 5 pounds since last week! I'm giving up on healthy eating and exercise!!" Do any of these sound familiar? If so, then you're not alone. ... read more >
Transformation Programs are popping up all over the place. Lose 20 pounds in 6 Weeks! Lose 50 pounds in 3 months! WEIGHT LOSS WILL HAPPEN FAST! FAST! FAST! Do these programs work? Yes they do which is why people love them. We're all enticed by the pictures of the Before picture of the miserable looking ... read more >
Much like the caterpillar becoming a butterfly, the process Lifestyle Transformation is not beautiful. It’s ugly, messy, and hard to see how this ugly process will amount to something beautiful. For this reason I hate posts on social media that tell you to, “ THINK POSITIVE” because by golly if you think positive, then positive ... read more >
Disclaimer: These Are Guidelines and Not Rules Metabolism is the sum of the reactions in YOUR body and so everyone's metabolism is different. People who are older have different metabolisms from those who are younger. Stressed out people have different metabolisms than people who may not be as stressed out. I like to think of ... read more >
Success is 80% Planning and 20% Execution If you want to drop body fat (Not Lose weight which means you're losing water, glycogen (temporary drops) and muscle mass (which leads to lower metabolism and also droopy body parts) then you need to get your plan together so that you can execute and be successful. Here ... read more >
I am so high maintenance that I get my Girl Scout Cookies delivered from the East Coast! I haven't seen any Girl Scouts selling cookies here in the Bay Area so I went to my East Coast troop connection and got my cookies sent to me! Anything to help empower girls right??? I'm not afraid ... read more >
You may have seen the New York Times article that talks about what happened to contestants after they left the Biggest Loser. Nearly all of the contestants regained the weight and some are even heavier now. The typical response would be, "Of course they did. They probably started eating junk again and aren't working out ... read more >
One of the rules I have for my life is NO DIETING. When I think about when I was at my best and also feeling good, I wasn't dieting. I was eating well and exercising but I wasn't dieting or restricting. Diets do strange things to people: Diets make people cranky, depressed, and can contribute ... read more >
What's better for sustained Fat Loss? Eating a Meal Plan with a designated free meal or Flexible Dieting (If it Fits Your Macros as it's called in some gym circles) I've done both and in my opinion, what works for sustainable Fat Loss is Flexible Dieting or you may have heard it called If It ... read more >