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Cannot squeeze in a longer gym workout into your busy days? Burn more calories in your exercise time to reach your weight loss goals faster. This post from PopSugar Fitness lists four tips for the best workout in the time you currently spend at the gym. One of the most disappointing feelings is going to a class or the gym and feeling like you didn't get your best workout. Why ... Continue Reading
A small but increasingly vocal group of doctors is challenging the medical and nutritional orthodoxy around high fat diet, sugar, carbohydrates and calories. This post from The New York Times features an unconventional cardiologist who includes a high fat diet in heart health advice.Every morning, British cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra stirs one tablespoon of butter and one ... Continue Reading
So much time, money, and, well, energy are put into burning off all that food. But does all that over exercising really make a difference? This post from The Daily Beast probes the apparent reasons for the significant increase in obesity rates in the last 35 years. We eat too much. Period. And because we eat too much, we try to cancel the ‘calories in’ with ‘calories out’ ... Continue Reading
Do they really think that people can follow a series of rigid 21-day diets their entire lives? I was a prisoner of this mentality for many years, and I see it all around me today. People feel guilt, obsession, and even shame from breaking diet rules. This is an actual tweet I read from a reputable health site recently: "No sweets, no cakes, no white bread, no chips, no fast ... Continue Reading
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Counting calories is downright defeating and depleting. When you focus on what is wrong (needing to lose weight), and what you can’t have (food), you will feel like you are crucifying yourself. This approach is likely to backfire and cause emotional bingeing. After you go overboard, then you will be drowning in shame. Your body responds best with positive vibes and ... Continue Reading
