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Stop focusing so much on the “type” of food you’re eating
One of the biggest mistakes I see with people who are trying to make significant changes to their bodyweight is too much focus on the type of food they’re eating. This really might be the biggest hurdle initially. For some reason people seem to believe they can eat however much they want, but as long as […]
Beware of n=1
December 18, 2012
When a study or survey is done, n refers to the sample size -the number of subjects in the study. So if you survey 1000 people, n=1000. In statistics and research, typically the greater the sample size the better. Because the greater the sample size the closer you get to studying the entire population you’re […]
Example of how looking a certain way won’t solve all your problems
December 13, 2012
A couple of months ago I wrote a post Why you’re still having issues with your weight. In that post I detailed a specific type of person and scenario whereby losing weight in order to accomplish a particular “look” rarely ends up satisfying people like they think it will. I know to a lot of people this […]
An update on Montana aka how to stand with swagger
October 20, 2012
6 months ago I wrote an extensive piece on depression, antidepressants, and weight-loss, along with others things, found here: Antidepressants and weight-loss, and how to make dieting and exercise work better for you if you have issues with depression. In that piece I wrote a good amount about a client of mine, Montana. I wanted […]
How salads and phone numbers can make us gain weight
February 13, 2012
The Dieter’s Paradox: How dieting makes us fat is a book by Alexander Chernev detailing how conventional diet wisdom can actually cause us to gain weight. Below are various quotes from the book along with my commentary. “America surpasses all countries in number of diet products, weight-loss books, and radio and television shows. Yet, it […]
How your environment makes you overeat, how men and women are different with food, and how to get your bartender to give you more alcohol
January 30, 2012
-Update 10/1/2018: The author of Mindless Eating has engaged in some terrible research practices. Please read this. I recently read Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think and thought I would post my notes. I highlighted various quotes and added commentary. I’ve posted an interview with Brian Wansink (the author) before: “How external cues make us […]
“How external cues make us overeat”
September 4, 2011
This is an interview I found discussing how your environment plays a HUGE factor in how much you eat. It is absolutely fascinating and something anyone who is trying to lose weight should read. I decided to repost the interview below; I bolded what stood out to me the most and added (->) some of […]
One way to lose 106lbs
July 11, 2011
I plateaued in my weight loss over the last 10 years. I chose to have bariatric surgery, but still needed tools help me lose weight and keep it off. I knew that just restricted eating and the weight loss that comes with that was not sufficient. I needed an exercise regimen as well. When I […]
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