Posts Tagged ‘Dieting’

Quick Holiday Eating Tips

It is said that you can gain as much as 10 pounds over the holiday season. That figure may be more exaggerated than the real, however many people I have encountered over the years report gaining as much as 5-7 pounds over the holidays.

In order to fight over-eating this holiday season, you must be [...]


The 3,500 Calorie Problem

Do you know how many calories there is in a pound of fat? It’s a whopping 3,500 calories. To put it into perspective, let’s say you are 50 lbs. overweight.  Multiply 3,500 to 50 and you get 175,000 calories. That’s 175,000 calories of blubbery fat you don’t need. Let’s look at it with another perspective.

If [...]


Weight Loss & Fitness Myth: Dieting Will Eliminate Fat

This is a big myth I fight to debunk everyday. The truth is that your body can’t tell the difference between you dramatically reducing your calories to lose weight with a diet or starvation.

Why It’s A Myth
The science behind it is simple: when you dramatically reduce your caloric intake, your body shifts into [...]