Calories In – Calorie Out = Change in Body Fat. This ubiquitous equation represents the idea that the difference between the number of calories we consume and the number of calories we expend determines the amount...
It’s common in our society to equate fat loss to willpower. If you’re overweight, you simply “aren’t disciplined,” “aren’t trying hard enough,” or “are downright lazy.” Based on the current approaches to fat loss, it makes...
This advice is getting to be almost as common, and is just about as dangerous, as “eat less and exercise more” for fat loss. “I’m trying to lose fat, why would I eat carbs?” It’s become an assumption that goes without saying....
It comes in various shapes and forms: “do more cardio to lose weight,” “eat 500 fewer calories each day to lose 1 pound of fat per week,” and other derivatives like “drink water so you...