Diets don’t work, but changing your eating patterns might. Feel the difference? Besides basic Sports Nutrition, this is a little out-of-scope for a personal trainer. No, I don’t recommend or sell supplements. If your trainer does, run.
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Some time ago I saw a coach use the acronym MEDS, Meditation (or Mindfulness), Exercise, Diet and Sleep as a device to remind us about some good ways to improve our wellbeing. I loved it so much I stole it. Now, however, I want to reimagine it and really make it mine. Henceforth, MEDS will be Movement, Eating, Dhyana and Sleep.
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In order to beat this system, you have to be fast! (See what I did there?) Intermittently fast. Our bodies pretty much ignore missing a meal or two, or even days without eating. So yes, the best way to reduce caloric intake is, surprise! Just don’t eat. Not eating is actually easier than eating just a little.
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We’ve talked about MEDS for wellbeing: Meditation, Diet, Exercise and Sleep. It’s nice when Science crosses them over. Clearly, you can’t eat while you’re sleeping, usually (Or Can You?) But that’s not all.
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Are you looking for a simple and effective way to improve your health? Look no further than the humble fiber. Yes, that’s right, fiber! While it may not sound glamorous, incorporating a high fiber diet into your daily routine can do wonders for your overall well-being. Let’s explore the incredible health benefits of a high
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I said as much in my post about Changing Body Composition. Science confirms it. This dude wrote a whole book about it. Tolja! In “Hooked,” Michael Moss explores how no addictive drug can fire up the reward circuitry in our brains as rapidly as our favorite foods. — Read on www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/well/eat/hooked-junk-food.html The other thing about
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although these drugs may give you a leg-up on resistant weight loss, unless you change your lifestyle, you will gain it all back. It’s the same with extreme dieting, and with bariatric surgery. Your body is a perfect reflection of what you do with it: your movement patterns and your eating patterns. Change the patterns, change the body
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If people ask me about work-out supplements, unlike people trying to sell you something, I’ll tell you that caffeine and creatine are the only substances scientifically shown to improve athletic performance. In moderation. Don’t blow-out your adrenals on energy drinks. So, I’m very happy to find that someone is researching this. It turns out, it
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Why Do We Eat? Sounds silly, I know. Unsurprisingly, because we’re hungry. Is that really true? It’s important to know, because, it has a lot to do with our energy balance, and therefore our body composition, and therefore our health. For us, the second question is the most profound. Why Do We Eat, For Real?
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As I’ve said before, I’ve never personally struggled with serious weight loss — just minor skirmishes. I’ve got this middle-aged marsupial pouch on my belly that is nearly impossible to shake. It’s not a big problem. At the time of this writing I’m taking a nutrition class towards my Health and Wellness Coaching certificate. The
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[Insert picture of woman laughing alone with salad.] I’m one of those genetically blessed people who never worries too much about being overweight. Don’t hate me. Because it weighs so much on many minds (Folks!), I’ve read a lot of science on the subject, beyond my studies as a Wellness Coach and a Personal Trainer.
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