by Tracey | Feb 29, 2012 | Blog, Weight Loss
The diet and weight loss industry is huge and growing every day. People want to lose weight, get thinner, look better and be healthier. They are bombarded constantly with news of America’s “obesity epidemic” and pictures of young, small-boned women modeling the latest...
by Tracey | Dec 1, 2011 | Blog, Weight Loss
Here’s some food for thought. I was reading over the American College of Sports Medicine’s recommendations for consumption of carbohydrate, protein and fat and was surprised to learn they really push the consumption of carbohydrates over other nutrients for athletic...
by Tracey | Nov 17, 2011 | Blog, Healthy Recipes, Weight Loss
INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup non-fat cottage cheese 1/2 cup oats 2 eggs pinch of cinnamon honey (according to your taste) coconut oil for greasing the pan (you can go with butter for added decadence or...
by Rudi | Jun 29, 2011 | Blog, Weight Loss
In simple arithmetic terms, what is someone trying to do when they’re trying to lose weight? They’re trying to create a difference between energy coming into the body (as food) and energy being burned (energy expenditure). To lose weight you need less energy...
by Rudi | Jun 7, 2011 | Blog, Weight Loss
Losing weight implies a subtraction of some kind – you want to subtract body weight (preferably body fat) – and there are several different ways to go about it; one is through diet which means subtracting calories from your food intake. That’s what...
by Rudi | Feb 16, 2011 | Blog, Weight Loss
Losing weight is possible on almost any plan that involves restricted calories, at least in the short term. One big problem is the definition of “weight”. The weight you lose can be from a variety of sources – muscle tissue, fluids or fat. When weight loss is...