This week, and for the next 2-3 weeks, there’s going to be a lot of posts, emails, and marketing pushing different detoxes, diets, fitness challenges, and “New Year, New You” type programs to help you make this coming year your best year ever. The problem is, when we select a diet, challenge, or …
The expectation (and sometimes fear) of counting calories nearly always comes up in conversation with a new client or someone inquiring about working with me. Most are surprised when I say I do not require diligent food tracking and calorie counting, and then shocked to discover I won’t be giving them a food plan. My …
Recently I had the experience of visiting a local personal training studio and trying out a 21 day jump start. I thought it would be a great way to ‘try before I buy’ a gym that was close to me and to see what my peers were doing in business and for the local community. …
Obesity is associated with chronic, low-level inflammation. In some cases it can be hard to determine if obesity or inflammation came first, as each condition feeds upon the other. For the purpose of this brief article I will exclusively discuss inflammation’s role in obesity promotion. Inflammation can promote obesity through disrupting the body’s ability to regulate …
Different foods contain different concentrations of calories per set unit. For instance, you may have heard that fat is 9 calories per gram while protein and carbohydrate is 4 calories per gram. Insoluble fiber (what grandma called ‘roughage’) is a type of carbohydrate unabsorbed by the body, so it contributes no calories. When you look …
The media’s been all aflutter over a recent study that claims that low fat dieters actually lost more fat than low carb dieters during a study that was published in Cell Metabolism this month. The BBC, NPR and many other major news outlets quickly spread this news and social media was on fire about it …
I’ve been around the nutrition and fitness circles long enough to see several trends come and go…and come back again. Right now we are in what I believe to be the tail end of a phase that shuns calorie counting. My prediction is that in the next 5 years you will start seeing more and …
Chew, chew, chew, it is the thing to do! The benefits of chewing one’s food cannot be emphasized enough, simply because it is so damn simple yet so freaking hard! Chewing does three main things to increase satiety: it signals the lowering of ghrelin levels (a ‘hunger’ hormone) and boosts satisfaction hormones CCK and GLP-1*, basically sending …
We all have things which trip us up and set us off course from our goals. The most common difference between those who succeed and those who do not is simply that the successful ones pick themselves up and keep going. They do not allow a set-back or self-sabotage permanently derail them. When things are …
Here is a collection of recipes to get you through the weekend – each has been hand-selected to offer variety and support the Lean Living Lifestyle! Chicken Zucchini Enchilada Edit: Use Daiya cheese to keep it dairy-free and belly happy! De-Shelled Taco Salad Bowl by Jill Coleman of JillFit Physiques
