bigboyhealth

I do something similar. There is one point I'd like to hear your thoughts on. I personally believe the 3500 calories to 1 pound or 7700 calories to 1 kilogram is too oversimplified because some percentage of your weight loss will be muscle loss. Depending on the calorie deficit you are using and the types of exercise you…

I think the main issue some people see with all diet sodas is the use of sweeteners 950 and 951 - one of which is aspertame and has been linked (incorrectly) to cancer and whole host of other health issues. You can read more about the controversy here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy The take away is…

I have weights sitting in my garage but the reason that I don't do strength training now is that I have a BMI over 30 and seeing myself drop 1.75kg/3.8lbs per week on average keeps me motivated to keep going. If I were to strength train and I find I am only losing half or a quarter of that per week, I just don't know if I…

Building muscle will require 2 grams of protein per 1kg of body weight or 0.9g per pound of body weight. This sounds like a lot of protein and it is. What you'll realise is that its difficult to maintain a calorie deficit while consuming this level of protein. So instead of looking at the scales, look at body fat…

Sugar is a type of carbohydrate and should most definitely be tracked. Losing weight is not just about creating a calorie deficit, it's about eating the right calories. I highly recommend the following video which explains why carbs are bad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYlIcXynwE This clips is from the movie "Fat Head"…

At the moment I am two months into my weight loss efforts. My measuring stick at the moment is BMI. My first goal is to move down a level to the "Overweight" category and then down to the "Healthy" category. I am using alternate day fasting with cardio exercise and I know that up to 30% of the weight I am dropping is…