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Bullshit Fat Loss Site Also A Scam

24. December 2008

The very same assholes who’s site I wrote about in Bullshit Fat Loss Claims tried to comment spam that post. They wrote, “Hi, thanks for sharing that post. I have just found your site and You have a new subscriber(me). By the way I’ve been blogging about my own weight loss and weight loss diet [...]

Bullshit Fat Loss Claims

22. December 2008

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Over the past couple of weeks there have been a few attempts to comment spam some of the articles on this site with links to a web site claiming you can lose “30 pounds in 30 days without diet or exercise” by taking products they sell. Of course, this is complete and utter bullshit. For [...]

Writing It Down

1. December 2008

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Over the past 16 years I’ve trained hundreds of people one-on-one and have probably advised thousands through phone and internet discussions. Regardless of the goal, one factor that has consistently made a huge difference in results has been whether the client kept accurate records of their daily food intake, and if they were a long-distance [...]

N.O. Supplements? No Way!

25. October 2008

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This article is published here with the permission of the author, Ellen Coleman, RD, MA, MPH Supplements that allegedly increase nitric oxide (NO) levels within the body are being heavily marketed to build muscles. “Nitric oxide” supplements supposedly: 1) promote an extended “muscle pump;” 2) signal muscle growth and speed recovery; and 3) increase muscle [...]

Recent Study Shows Low Carb Diets More Effective Than Low Fat Diets Long Term

28. July 2008

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A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed better fat loss over the long run with low-carb and “Mediterranean” diets than a low-fat diet (Shai I, Schwarzfuchs D, Henkin Y, Shahar DR, Witkow S, Greenberg I, Golan R, Fraser D, Bolotin A, Vardi H, Tangi-Rozental O, Zuk-Ramot R, Sarusi B, Brickner D, [...]

Calculating the Daily Calorie Deficit For Maximum Fat Loss

3. June 2008

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In books and articles on fat loss it is common to see arbitrary recommendations for daily calorie intake or deficit, such as 1,200 calories per day for women and 1,500 calories per day for men, or a deficit of 500 to 1000 calories per day to lose 1 to 2 pounds of fat per week. [...]

Estimating Daily Calorie Expenditure

1. June 2008

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Whether you’re trying to maintain your current bodyweight, gain muscle or lose fat, it is necessary to estimate daily calorie expenditure as a starting point for determining the calorie intake appropriate to your goals. The key words here are estimate and starting point. No formula or method of measurement is perfect. No matter how good [...]

Basic Guidelines for Fat Loss

1. June 2008

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This is meant as a set of basic guidelines for fat loss, and is nowhere near a complete discussion of the topic. More advanced, detailed guidelines will be posted in future articles as well as an upcoming book. While numerous factors affect fat gain and loss, by far the most important is energy balance – [...]