Tag Archives: weight loss

After the Slow Carb Diet

The plan that started it all for me: The Slow Carb Diet.

I first read The 4 Hour Body about a year and a half ago. It completely changed the way that I think about dieting. First of all, no diet is ever successful in the long-term. You need to find a plan (notice how I didn’t call it a diet at the title?). This plan needs to work all the [...]

Watch “The Weight of The Nation,” a 4-part HBO documentary about America’s obesity epidemic

To Win, We Need to Lose. That’s the tagline from the new HBO Documentary, “The Weight Of The Nation.” It couldn’t be more true – almost 69% of American’s are obese or overweight. The documentary, released in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (notice that it’s the CDC, not some nutritional council), takes aim at what is [...]

Everything You Know About Nutrition And Weight Loss Is Wrong

Last week I posted a blog titled, “Stop Working Out to Lose Weight.” As expected, it got a lot of questions, comments and criticism. I thought I’d take a couple of moments to clarify and add some insights – including why most everything you know about weight loss is wrong. I’ve found the best solution for [...]

Cool Product Alert: The Fitbit Aria Wireless Scale

I’ve been a huge FitBit fan for a long time now. For those of your not familiar with the FitBit, it wirelessly tracks your activity throughout the day (and even your sleep at night). Think of it as a pedometer on crack. Whenever you walk near a syncing station, it sends the information, automatically, to [...]

How This Man Got Ripped, While Working Out Less

I recommend you read this: How I Got Ripped At 500 Startups | TechCrunch. A couple quick points: Focus on the points with the highest ROI – in other words skip cardio. Eat less carbs (and more protein). I would recommend eating even more fat. He focuses on a caloric deficit. I actually don’t agree. It’s not [...]