Month: February 2010
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‘Most’ People Don’t Get the Results They Want
Doing what ‘most’ people do will only get you what ‘most’ people have. This is true for anything in your life. If you want to lose weight, you cannot use most people as a model to follow because most people aren’t losing weight. Same goes for financial success, satisfaction with your job or social life…
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Who Controls Your Food Intake?
A weird thing keeps happening to me and my friend (who also happens to pay attention to calories in vs out) at some of the local coffee shops that we frequent. I routinely get served MORE food than I order. As many of you know my only rule for weight loss is calories in vs…
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Eat Less Calories to Lose Weight
The Claim: The only scientifically repeatable and proven way to lose body fat is to eat less calories than you burn Answer: FACT Eating less calories than you burn is the only proven way to lose bodyfat. It does not matter when you eat those calories, or what kind of calories they are, as long…
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Calorie Burning Foods
The Claim: Certain foods cause you to burn more calories digesting them than others Answer: FACT Protein actually has a slightly higher thermic effect than carbs or fat. In other words it takes a bit more energy to digest and metabolize protein. But this effect is minimal and will never help you actually lose body…
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Working Your Abs For a Flat Stomach
The Claim: Working out your abs will give you a flat stomach Answer: FACTOID Your ab muscles are just like every other muscle in your body…that means training them can only make them bigger and stronger. Working on your abdominal muscles doesn’t flatten your stomach or help reduce the fat in that area, it just…