Author: johnbarban

  • Exercise For Weight Loss – When Does it Matter?

    Exercise For Weight Loss – When Does it Matter?

    I was talking to a buddy of mine who competes in bodybuilding the other day. We were discussing contest preparation and how he uses diet and exercise for weight loss. He said he takes about 14-16 weeks to get ready for a show. He starts at around 2200 calories per day and finishes around 1600…

  • Eat More Cake Van

    Eat More Cake Van

    I was sitting with my buddy working on the new weight loss program and this is a picture of a van that drove by How ironic! Well this is about as blatant and in your face as food marketing can get, this might actually be the best van I’ve ever seen. The moral to this…

  • Weight Loss – Every Little Bit Counts

    Weight Loss – Every Little Bit Counts

    So how do you  lose weight? Simple, you need to create an energy deficit. In other words, consume less energy than you spend and you’re body has no choice but to burn some bodyfat (after all that’s what it’s there for in the first place). So how do you create an energy deficit? 1) The…

  • What Will YOU Do About Your Body?

    What Will YOU Do About Your Body?

    The diet and fitness industry is hardly at a loss for words. Browsing the interwebs (or is it the world wide net…) will bring up thousands of pages of information, tips, and endless ‘must do’ and ‘never do’ lists. Within 5 minutes of searching you could easily come up with dozens of ‘rules‘ of fitness…

  • Overeating Causes Overeating

    Overeating Causes Overeating

    I’m in New York for a conference and I’ve been eating more food than I would normally have if I weren’t away at an event. There are open bar dinner and cocktail parties with free food. Free chocolates all over the trade show floor. And a constant invite to go out and have breakfast, brunch,…