I’m a serial- sitter. I sit and read nutrition research for hours. If I’m not sitting and reading, I am sitting and writing or sitting on an airplane. All that inactivity is a career hazard, so I make sure I exercise five days a week. I...
Don’t you wish looking at cookies didn’t cause weight-gain? When I was overweight, I swear, one glance translated into an added pound. Now, despite having a metabolism that’s 10 years older, I can eat the occasional cookie and not gain an ounce. According to research, the...
Your body is not a savings account. You can’t bank your calories all day long and spend them on one dinner at day’s-end. You’re starving yourself, teaching your body to be frugal about calorie-burning, and getting cranky in the process. Both your weight and your mood...
Never get ravenous. Lean people know this trick well; they never allow their hunger to get out of control. When your hunger is overwhelming, you will eat about 30% more calories than your body requires. Often, you will end up craving and eating foods you don't normally eat....