Have you been working out like crazy because you’re determined to lose weight? Maybe you’ve finally hit your exercise groove only to find the numbers on your bathroom scale aren’t budging. Or worse yet, are those numbers getting bigger? The exercise-weight gain equation is a mysterious one, but we’re going to clear things up. It’s not unusual to gain weight …
Do you painstakingly count calories in an effort to shed excess weight? What if there were a better way? It turns out, there is: tracking your macronutrients. Instead of thinking in terms of restriction by limiting your calorie intake, focusing on macros for weight loss allows you to think in terms of nutrition by giving your body what it needs …
So, you’re ready to lose weight. You know some of the carbs in your diet aren’t helping, but giving up carbs completely seems extreme and even unhealthy. Your body needs carbohydrates, but as you can probably guess, not all carbs are created equal. There are simple carbohydrates, and complex carbohydrates. There are processed carbs, and those that exist naturally. Which …
For many of us, it seems the older we get, the more tummy circumference we acquire. Belly fat is one of those things we’d love to do without — not merely for reasons of vanity, but also for optimal health and longevity. Too much visceral fat around the middle can be a precursor to some serious diseases. Type 2 diabetes, …
