Author: johnbarban
-
What controls your muscle and your bodyfat levels?
I was just chatting with a client the other day about weight loss and the challenges he is facing with it. It seemed that most of his issues with weight loss had to do with things like the social atmosphere at work, going out for lunch with his co-workers, eating dinner with his family and…
-
Building Muscle – Think “Water Balloon” Not “Brick”
I get questions about building and losing muscle a lot and I think most people simply aren’t picturing a muscle as it truly is. First of all there is a genetic predetermined amount of muscle you have that cannot be changed. This is set by the time you’re in your late teens. I’m referring to…
-
Are You Ashamed Of Eating In Front of People?
A friend of mine related a rather embarrassing but revealing story about eating habits the other day. She was telling us about a barbecue she has just attended, the host was a large woman (around 300 pounds), we’ll call her “Tracey” Anyway, Tracey wouldn’t eat much at dinner and weighed all of her food, and…
-
Nutrition and Exercise Balance – Where to Start?
As you can see from my last post I just finished a 24 hour fast. Fasting might sound like a contradiction especially considering I am writing about “Balance” today. But it’s quite the opposite. From all the research I’ve looked at over the years and coming back from the SENS conference on anti aging I’ve…
-
24 Hour Weight Loss Experiment
This is a follow up to my 72 hour weight loss experiment that I did about a month ago. during my 72 hour experiment I simply fasted for 72 hours. I ended up dropping from 217 pounds to about 206 over the course of 72 hours. A few days after resuming regular eating I normalized…