Whoever invented the idea of a healthy lifestyle became intimately familiar with weight-loss plateaus. I used to get upset when my weight loss stalled, but now I laugh to myself and think about how I’m going to turn the scale into my little bitch. Weight loss plateaus teach us patience. We are reminded that we […]
Certified Sports Nutrition Coach Cala of Toronto, Canada, took some time out of his busy schedule to help introverts and intuitive types who are too consumed with existential angst to make it to a gym. If you are like me, just thinking of the term, “gym rat,” will make a line from a Smashing Pumpkins […]
As a typical Gen-X connoisseur of diets, I've been on weight loss shakes in the past. Yesterday, I was in the mood to re-visit the Almased Diet for my diet-for-a-day series because it always works for breaking a weight loss plateau. And, I want to lose one pound real bad. Almost as much as I […]
For my "diet for a day" series (because I get bored easily) I spent 24 hours on the Blood Type Diet. Full disclosure, I have been on this diet in the past -- but I never knew whether I was a "secretor" or a "non-secretor" until I had my DNA tested. I used to carry […]
When I first heard about intermittent fasting, I had a sense of déjà vu. It took me a few minutes to pinpoint why the concept of fasting and eating cycles sounded so familiar. No. It wasn’t that “anorexic stage” in college. The intermittent fasting approach closely mimics “The Reverse Diet” which was popular more than […]
While I learned many things by following singer ENTJ Adele’s diet for one day, knowing how to pronounce the diet was not one of the things. Tabloid magazines claim Adele lost 100 pounds on the “Sirtfood” diet, but it’s easier to remember if you call it the un-Circusfood diet since it involves making a lot […]
For my "diet for a day" series -- the perfect experiment for a person with a short attention span -- I decided to immerse myself in fitness trainer Jillian Michaels' books and videos. According to most people in the MBTI community, Michaels is an ESTJ -- which means she is Te (extroverted thinking) dominate with […]
An aversion to cruciferous vegetables and bitter greens could sabotage weight loss goals. People who find turnip, cabbage, brussels sprouts and broccoli downright revolting could have specific genes that impact tasting ability. The good news is that repeated exposure to bitter foods does help a person develop a liking. In fact, the caffeine in bitter […]
What makes some people stop eating after an appetizer while others plow through the appetizer, main course and dessert before experiencing true satiety? According to researchers, carriers of certain alleles for gene UCP3 or SNP rs2075577 have a larger, average or smaller stomach volume. Gene UCP3 is found on Chromosome 11. People with a larger […]
To maximize weight loss, it's important to crack your personal DNA code. That means understanding what kind of foods better mesh with your particular genes and blood type. One of the most fundamental genetic weight loss elements is whether or not your body can handle processed or "factory" foods. Finding out if you are a […]
