IIFYM stands for If It Fits Your Macros, and if you’ve been on the dieting scene for any length of time, I’m sure you’re familiar with the concept on a high level. You figure out your calorie needs for your goal, come up with a set of protein/fat/carb numbers to hit daily, and get to […]
Why Your Focus Shouldn’t Be Fat Loss Even If That’s Your Goal
July 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment
I’m a decades-long dieter that tried just about every diet in the books to lose weight and most of the time I wasn’t very successful at it. I now work in an industry where people are very focused on how they look, their body fat, muscle definition and basically their body. I definitely don’t fit […]
The Day I Decided To Never Workout Again
May 23, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Have I ever told you about the time when I decided I was done with lifting weights, doing cardio and counting calories? I don’t think I have. Believe it or not, my quest hasn’t been a straight-line, map-following adventure. Quite far from it actually. Cliff notes on the beginning: When I first started lifting, I […]
How Many Times Have You Started A Diet?
April 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
We’ve all seen the statistics on weight regain after dieting… or even while dieting for that matter. For most of my adult years, I was on some kind of diet – low fat, low carb, paleo, sugar free, clean eating. I finally figured out how to lose weight, but I still had that diet mentality […]
The Map to Navigate the Black Hole of Motivation
February 27, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Did you ever stop and think about why most workout programs are 90 days, 3 months, 12 weeks? If you haven’t, give it a wild guess. I’ll wait here… (insert Jeopardy theme song)… Think you know? You might just be wrong if you’re thinking muscle confusion or something similar. Ha, you’ve been watching way too […]