Tag: Weight Loss
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Weight Loss and Fitness Facts vs Factoids
The health/fitness and diet industry is based almost completely on factoids and half truths. Today I’m issuing you a test to see if you can tell fact from fiction. But first we have to define what a ‘factoid’ is. A factoid is a questionable or spurious—unverified, incorrect, or fabricated—statement formed and asserted as a fact, but with…
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Nutrition Education – Won’t Help You Lose Weight
On yesterdays post James mentioned that he might want to go to college to study nutrition because he enjoys learning about it. The important thing James said was that he “enjoys learning about it”. This is probably the only reason to ever study nutrition. As of 2010 north american (and most industrialized countries) are experiencing…
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BMR Calculators and the Activity Factor for Weight Loss
Jonathan brought up a good question yesterday about BMR calculators and the activity factor that some BMR calculators add on. BMR calculators are based on various known assumptions and measurements about your lean body mass and how many calories your lean body mass will burn. These calculators usually need your height and weight and sometimes…
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Super Bowl Eat a Thon
Today is one of the biggest eating days in north america. It’s the super bowl celebration Eat-a-Thon. I’m going to one our favorite local sports bars with some buddies where we will indulge on all you can eat chicken wings, pizza, nacho’s, beer, and all other forms of sports bar/pub food. Tomorrow and Tuesday will…
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Counting Calories For Weight Loss – Overestimate to be Sure
A comment I received from Kenneth in an earlier post brought up a very good point about calorie counting. Kenneth brought to my attention a new study done at tufts university that analyzed some commercially available foods (from restaurants and grocery stores) and compared how many calories that were stated on the label vs how…