What is Intermittent Fasting? Put simply, intermittent fasting refers to a method of eating that only allows you to eat during specific times of the day. The exact times do not necessarily matter, but rather that you can only eat during that specific period. For example, you may choose to only eat at breakfast time […]
Author Archives: Brad Dieter
Despite there being more information available to mankind than in any other time in history, there is still a lot of confusion about what people should actually do to successfully lose weight Do they need to follow a specific diet? Do they need to follow a 90 day workout challenge? In fact…most of us have […]
The rise of the extreme diet More extreme is more extreme, not more effective. This is especially true with extreme diets. I’ve been in the nutrition game a while now, about 12 years, and have seen a lot. One of the most interesting things I’ve seen is that over the last several decades we are […]
What Does It Eating Healthy Actually Mean? “I just want to focus on eating healthy…” This is something we hear a lot, but what exactly does that mean? Well… the answer here is actually pretty contextual and depends a lot on who you are and where you are. Let’s dissect this a bit and talk […]
The Allure of Abs For some reason, the gold standard of being “fit” for the last several decades is having abs. Arms are cool… quads are ok… but abs… man… those are what dreams are made of. At least, that is what mainstream fitness has told us for decades. And… well… to be honest, I […]
How Many Steps a Day Do You Actually Need? 10k steps a day or bust. That is the motto. At least, that is what we are all told. 10k a day is ingrained in most of our brains. I mean heck, even FitBit devices have a feature that makes the band vibrate when you hit […]
The weeks leading up to the holidays can often be a mental challenge for individuals who are looking to improve their health and fitness, especially when it comes to nutrition for the holidays. There is often anxiety around holiday meals, parties, events, and travel. Higher calorie foods, alcohol, and lack of a consistent training schedule […]
Starvation Mode… more accurately referred to as Metabolic Adaptation is an often misunderstood concept with arguments being made whether it even exists. This series will flesh this concept out in depth. Here is part 1. What Is Starvation Mode? There is irrefutable evidence that in a caloric deficit the body loses weight. This weight loss […]
Food is simple, behavior is complicated. It is simple to tell people: to lose weight just lower your calorie intake. It is also simple that lowering your calorie intake is, in fact, the easiest way to lose weight. However, the act of lowering your calorie intake and sustaining that can be complicated, because human behavior […]