Posts tagged Weight Loss
5 Tips In 5 Minutes: 5 Worst Reasons To Start A Diet! (Podcast)
Oct 18th
Diets. Nowadays it seems everyone is on one – all of the time!
But while I’m a big advocate of eating the right way and being conscious of what you put in your body I think it’s also important to look at the reasons why you’re on a ‘diet’.
Can there be a wrong reason to eat healthier? Of course there can be, and truthfully it’s any reason other than doing if for yourself – because YOU want to be better. But all too often people feel the need to look a certain way, or fit in with other people’s perceptions – and expectations.
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Ask Alfonso: How Much Body-Fat Is Too Much?
Apr 6th
Hi Alfonso,
I was reading the piece on carbohydrates and there was a mention of 23% body fat. I have also read some people commenting on your side about having 5 to 6 % body fat …..that’s not a lot, or am I wrong? I understand people want the underlying muscles to show – but is it healthy? Aren’t you cold all the time?
I think that 23% on the other hand is too much. I have 19.6 % body fat at this time, it was 20.1 when I started working out with your program. I know it must come down too, More >
The HCG Diet: Does It Really Work?
Mar 9th
I’m still surprised by the ridiculous methods people use in their weight loss attempts.
My stance is and always has been that there are no shortcuts to health and fitness – no pill, no powders, no drinks that will help you slim down without inclusion of a healthy lifestyle. You know my drill, it’s all over this site. I’ve written about how we abuse plastic surgery take ridiculous medications promising weight loss, and just last week I saw that a stomach pacemaker has been invented to trick the brain into thinking it’s not hungry. That just sounds ridiculous. All of these options could just More >
Ask Alfonso: Protein Powered
Jan 21st
Hi Alfonso,
I’m 28, 5’10” and weigh 170 lbs.
I work my butt off in the gym 4-5 times a week and am in good shape but like everyone else out there – I’m always looking to bulk up more.
My question concerns protein powders. I eat a protein bar and down a protein shake each day religiously and also eat lean chicken, turkey and tuna. But I don’t know how much protein I should be taking in each day.
One friend tells me I should aim to consume 2 grams of protein for each pound of bodyweight, another says it’s one gram and More >
THE TWINKIE DIET
Nov 9th
Can You Actually Lose Weight And Still Eat Junk Food?
I recently was sent an article by a dear friend of mine that tells the story of a professor who replaced three of his meals per day with Twinkies!
Mark Haub, a professor of Human Nutrition at Kansas State University set out to prove that it’s the number of calories you consume on a daily basis and NOT necessarily the nutrients found within them, that’s most important when trying to regulate body weight. The result was interesting – Mark ended up losing 27lbs during his experiment… so should we all go on More >
CAN YOUR FOOTWEAR REALLY KEEP YOU FIT?
Nov 5th
I’m sure you’ve seen them on the market and in stores… ‘toning shoes’ – those bizarrely shaped sneakers that promise to help tone your leg muscles, improve circulation and posture, burn extra calories, and who knows what else!
Sketchers, Reebok and New Balance all have their own versions of the shoe and sales have skyrocketed over the past year, forecast to hit 1.5 billion this year – a 400% increase on 2009 sales. But now the tide appears to be turning.
Recently Eric Spunk, Nike’s Vice President of Global Marketing finished up a speech to investors by poking fun at the $250 million ‘shape shoe’ More >
TOP 10: BIGGEST DIET MISTAKES
Oct 24th
Here we go again with another Angry Trainer Top 10 – and this time around we’re tackling a topic almost everyone can identify with… losing weight!
The fact is dieting is a billion dollar industry that grows every year – right along with America’s waistlines. Something is wrong with that, wouldn’t you say?
So what’s the deal, why do millions of people have the greatest of intentions, but fail miserably on a nutrition program? Pay close attention and learn to not make these mistakes in your own program and you’ll finally achieve nutritional success.
