Saw this on another fitness-related blog and had to post it. Only a few words, but they carry a very big message. 2 days can erase 5! I hope the message there is clear - weekends can kill your fat loss. And another important point while I'm at it: Nibbles and extras can also ruin your fat loss. In isolation they might not mean much and can be classified as 'little', but little + little + little is no longer little. In the end, these little nibbles here and there DO in fact add up and CAN put the brakes on your progress. Be mindful of what goes in your mouth. read more 3 comments

So everyone seems to be talking about the recently published diet study where low carb vs low fat diets faced off to determine what, in the end, is superior. I had planned to comment on this one myself, but this morning I came across a blog post by Craig Ballantyne, that encompasses my thoughts pretty well. So, in light of that, I'm just going to copy and paste his comments here. A new low-carb vs. low-fat diet has come out, and the Dr. Atkins camp is claiming victory, although the low-fat camp of Dr. Dean Ornish is crying foul. According to the NY Times... "In a tightly controlled dieting experiment, obese people lost an average of just 6 to 10 pounds over... read more 5 comments

Newflash! I just wanted to point something out about nutrition and training with the end goal of fat loss. (and I emphasize fat loss since that's what we're concerned primarily with; not just losing 'weight' for the sake of losing weight .... right? RIGHT?) You know, the only way for nutritional strategy to work for you is if you actually follow it. Make sense? I sure hope it makes sense. You can't expect a diet, no matter how well designed it is, to work, if you don't follow it - whether that means changing it in such a way that you're eating too much, not eating enough/skipping meals, secretly cheating and eating off plan too much, etc. Same goes with exercise - if you... read more 9 comments

So remember that vet appointment Dexter had on Saturday? The $300 one? Well, it turns out he had a reaction to one of the drugs they gave him. The skin around his eyes started drooping, his head was swelling and he was getting these little bumps all over his face/head. Plus he was throwing up. Of course, the vet was closed by the time this happened so we had to take him to the animal emergency (another $100). They gave him a couple shots and the reaction seemed to subside. That was a bit of a scare. He's still throwing up today though so whatever they gave him sure didn't agree with him. Poor guy. So a few days ago... read more 9 comments

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