Kind of an odd statement isn't it? "It's simple, but it's not easy." Of course, I'm referring to the issue of fat loss and getting in great shape. It's simple, but it's not easy. To clarify a bit ... Conceptually it's simple - meaning the 'how to' is pretty straight forward. Practically, it's not so easy. Meaning the application, discipline, self control, etc., isn't easy. So we could say that physiologically it's simple and psychologically it's not easy. Make sense? I want to focus for a minute on the 'not easy' part. More people simply MUST accept this. There is a reason ... many actually ... for why more people aren't walking around with enviable physiques. It's not easy. There's a reason... read more 9 comments

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

I find myself addressing this very issue repeatedly in correspondence with clients, so I thought I'd just put my thoughts in one place.

When I say the scale lies, you probably say something like, "I agree." However, do you really? If you do agree, then whatever number pops up on the Random Number Generator will have little to no effect on you, or how you feel right? If you don't agree, whatever number pops up relative to the last time you checked will either have you singing for the day or moaning doom and gloom.

Now, I won't go off on a tangential rant about the scale here a I've already done that in my Beware! Rant... read more 5 comments

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