The old advice to restrict the amount of fat and meat you consume (mostly because meat also contained fat) is slowly but surely being challenged by an ever-increasing amount of research. A new study confirmed many of the recommendations we’ve been giving for a while. Read about how much protein you should consume with each meal and how it will benefit you.
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We all want easy fixes for weight loss, because as I’ve said many times, losing weight is hard. While there is no magic pill you can take, there are all kinds of foods you can add to your diet that will give you an edge. Learn what foods increase your fat burning potential so you can create a delicious diet plan that you can stick with.
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This is a bit of a touchy subject that depends a lot on personality. I’ve personally found that daily weigh-ins help me stay more focused and disciplined throughout the week versus weighing in weekly, but I’ve also had clients that get so anxious about daily weigh-ins that it causes them to spin out and comfort eat to manage the stress. While body weight isn’t a perfect measure of body fat percentage, it is one of the easiest ways to track your trends (whether positive or negative) over time, but should you check this trend every day or every week?
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American portion sizes have been steadily rising over the past few decades along with our waistlines. It’s human nature (and natural for any animal) to eat more when more is placed in front of you. In response to the rising obesity crisis, many food manufacturers have turned to micro-packaging to reduce portion sizes and help us control our appetites, but do these (typically) 100-calorie snack packs actually lead to reduced consumption?
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