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Diet Self-Sabotage 1: The Lack of Proper Expectations and the Proper Plan

September 8, 2009
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This is the first post in the “Self Sabotage in Fat Loss Diets” series. In this post, I will talk about 4 things specifically: How people often set unrealistic or unspecific goals for themselves What some realistic, specific goals are, and some examples of unrealistic, fuzzy goals The result of a lack of a plan [...]

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Self-Sabotage in Fat Loss Diets

September 5, 2009
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This is another series of articles centered around a central theme. This time, I argue that just like in many other pursuits, one must sort out one’s personal nuances to experience success in dieting. Losing fat isn’t an opinion. Aside from a few special cases (see End Notes*), all we need to do is to [...]

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How much are you eating?

August 25, 2009
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This is part 3 of the “3 part calorie counting series“. With this final post, I’m going to address the final disconnect. This is the the simple fact that despite knowing how many calories one needs, people simply over-estimate the amount they eat. I’ve talked about how some people under-estimate their calories is the post [...]

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How to Count Calories

August 21, 2009
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This is part 2 of the “3 part calorie counting series” Having covered why to count calories, the next logical step is how to count calories. Most people would shudder at the prospect of having to count every single calorie. However, as mentioned before, there are no true values that can be assigned the innate [...]

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How many calories are you burning?

August 12, 2009

This gadget over on the right is the Gowear Fit. It is a device which actually monitors various parameters of the body (explained in the science section of the product website) and calculates the caloric expenditure of the given individual. When I first saw this product, I was wondering how accurate it was. Fortunately, the [...]

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Losing Weight Without Counting Calories

August 5, 2009

Let’s face the facts, any diet must cause an energy imbalance for someone to be able to lose weight. In other words, there must be a caloric deficit present. Other conditions are detailed in the article “Fundamental Conditions for any Fat Loss Diet Attempt” In this post, I talk about creating a caloric deficit in [...]

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The Fundamental Conditions for any Fat Loss Diet Attempt

July 30, 2009
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Read these, print it out, stick it on your fridge to remind yourself about them everytime you try to reach for the cookies. I’ve heard this a lot. The person will rant on about needing to lose fat, saying its so difficult, talking about eating so little and not seeing it happen…..rant rant rant. However, [...]

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