This is the follow-up to Consider the Source (August 2021) that I forgot to write. Sorry for the delay. In that early post I admonished people looking to YouTube for training and nutrition advice to consider whether they are part of the audience being advised. In other words, even correct information can be wrong for […]
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I’ve mentioned in a previous post – and in my eBook – that I don’t think fitness should involve daily math homework, that you shouldn’t spend the rest of your life opening your calorie tracker every time you eat. In the short term, however, it’s a good idea, and not just for those of
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If fat loss is your primary goal, figuring out total food intake is pretty simple. Let’s say you have a target weight of 180 lbs. Multiply that number by 10 to get total daily calories. That’s 1800. Next, prioritize protein (especially if you’re resistance training). A common recommendation is 1 gram per pound of the
This post will be brief because I’ve addressed this subject before. The criticism of this year’s SI Swimsuit Issue – at least the criticism coming from those in the health, fitness, or medical fields – is not a personal attack on Yumi Nu. It’s not about body-shaming. It’s not about “fat-phobia.” It’s not about aesthetics.
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Without doing a web search or heading to the kitchen, what is the single-serving size listed on the nutrion label for a package of: Chicken –breast (skinless, boneless) _____ oz.–thighs (skinless, boneless) _____ oz.Beef _____ oz.Pork _____ oz.Salmon (fresh) _____ oz.Tuna (fresh) _____ oz. If you’re someone who already pays attention to the portion sizes of
I’ve written in other posts and in Fit by 50 that I don’t believe fitness should involve doing math homework every time you eat. But if you’ve never tracked your calories or macros – ever – I do highly recommend it, at least in the short term. Most people discover that their daily sugar/carbohydrate intake
In a previous post, I cover-shamed Cosmopolitan magazine for encouraging everyone – women in particular – to think there’s such a thing as “healthy at any size,” and I pointed out a couple obvious reasons that is not the case. Here I want to talk briefly about the HAAS/Fat Acceptance Movement. First, it’s important to
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As I mentioned in Fit by 50, ketogenic diets have been all the rage for the past few years. I also wrote that if I had to choose one type of diet specifically for weight loss, it would be keto (or the higher protein version). Here I want to qualify that recommendation. The pros of
First, I want to make it clear that this is not about aesthetics. You don’t have to have a visible six-pack to be healthy. You can have a visible six-pack and still get cancer. So, there’s that. Second, this is not about “shaming.” Being obese doesn’t mean you don’t deserve basic respect. With that out
As with exercise, the best diet is the one you like; because the one you like is the one you’ll stick with. I discuss basic diet approaches in more detail in my eBook, so here I’ll keep it simple. Establish a caloric deficit. This means eating fewer calories than you expend, and that means tracking
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