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The Calories are Hiding Everywhere!
One of the hardest parts about losing weight is that we and our fellow human beings are notoriously inaccurate at estimating how many calories we consume or burn. One of the reasons that we have such...
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What about your diet?
I have recently read a weight loss related article in the New York Times by Mark Bittman called “Is a Calorie a Calorie?“. It describes a book called “Why Calories Count“ by Marion Nestle and Malden...
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Surviving The Holidays
Hello counter revolutionaries! For those of our Christian and Jewish friends out there, the holidays of Passover and Easter are coming up this weekend. This means sitting around a table with family...
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Why You Can’t Be Trusted
There is an essential principle in the world of weight loss that is essential to helping you understand why people are unsuccessful at losing weight. I often hear people tell me that they “watch what...
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The Future of American Obesity
After reading my post below entitled “How bad is the obesity epidemic” you are well aware of the astronomic increase in the waistlines of Americans over the past 20+ years. It shouldn’t surprise you...
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Eat what you like and still lose weight
Click here to see a youtube video titled “Eat What You Want and Still Lose Weight” The law of conservation of energy states that the energy in a system will remain constant over time. Energy cannot be...
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What Does 200 Calories Look Like?
My lovely wife forwarded this to me last night and it was too good to not pass on to you. I wanted to add the following pictures which are selection from that post which is at...
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The Vitamin Myth
I came across a very interesting article recently that sheds light on the multi-billion dollar vitamin and supplement industry. Years of clever marketing have manipulated our ability to understand or...
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Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets
I’m not sure if this is a bad thing, but my palate has never fully grown up. I learned this a few weeks ago at a wedding when I found myself jealous of the chicken nuggets and french fries my kids were...
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The ‘Magic’ of Whole Grains
An interesting fact of life is that when you’re eating a bowl of cereal, the nonsense on the box becomes some of the most interesting reading material you can find. I’m not sure why this is. The...
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Garlicky Grilled Tilapia With Couscous
Source: realsimple.com The beauty of fish is the protein. Getting enough protein in our current cultural food environment is extremely difficult and fish is one of the best sources. If you want more...
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Quinoa “Fried Rice”
I was trolling my favorite recipe site skinnytaste.com to find a gluten-free recipe since that is all the rage. I figured it would be good for all our Jewish friends who will be leaven-free for the...
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Skinny Fat
I came across an interesting phrase that my sister-in-law used recently. She referred to some of her friends as “skinny fat”. The term, she explained, referred to people who were a healthy weight but...
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Mediterranean Tuna Salad
My ongoing and epic saga to to cut carbs and increase protein continues of late. I have previously discussed why low carb diets are effective (Maybe A Calorie Isnt. Just a Calorie) and why getting...
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Why You Can’t Be Trusted
There is a principle in the world of weight loss that is essential to helping you understand why people are unsuccessful at losing weight. Human beings are extremely inaccurate in estimating their...
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Orange Chicken Fingers
Being the father of four kids (one of them an extremely picky eater) I know how hard it is to find foods that everyone will eat. I can say that I know from experience but my knowledge is second hand...
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In Response to the Voice
You know that voice in your head, the annoying one, that stands in the way of all your successes. It’s the one that tells you all the reasons you can’t, won’t, or shouldn’t. We all have it so I’m...
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The Secret of Green Coffee Bean Extract
There’s been a new craze sweeping the weight loss world of late. It has all the makings of a huge hit. It has been seen on the shelves at Starbucks and it’s all over the internet. Drum roll please…...
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Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken
This is a super easy, crazy yummy, and very healthy recipe that utilizes the slow cooker which is far from a crock (see what I did there). This comes from justataste.com You can skip the takeout...
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Butternut Squash and Barley Salad
Last’s weeks post (Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken) was so popular that I figured I’d post another one of my wife’s favorite recipes. This one I really love when she makes. The egg is optional. If...
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