Are You Eating Enough?, By: Leah Wynne     I am always amazed at how little food some people eat. Maybe I'm just a glutton, but I could not survive on what some people call meals. A lot of times, people don't even realize they're not ea...

10 Best Ways to Stay Fit Through The Holidays, By: Angela Ursprung My 10 best picks for staying fit through the fall and into the holidays! We don't have to gain the extra 5 pounds that research says we gain each year, and here's how you can be successful...

Giving Up the Diet is the Only Way To Go, By: Gary Matthews If you're thinking of going on a diet to lose those extra pounds think again. Long-term weight control through dieting is near impossible, for the simple reason is that diets promote only short t...

The Baseline Diet, Part 1: Meal Frequency, Caloric Intake and Water Intake, By: Lyle McDonald I'm going to start this article with a few questions. How much mass have you gained in the last few months? If you're like the average lifter, the answer is '...

The Baseline Diet, Part 2: Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fat, By: Lyle McDonaldThis is Part 2, if you have not read part please do so before reading this article: The Baseline Diet, Part 1, IntroductionLast article, I discussed three of the primary aspects ...

Is a calorie just a calorie?, By: Lyle McDonald Before finally getting into a discussion of the different dietary approaches out there, I want to adress one of the bigger points of contention in the dieting literature: is a calorie a calorie? Simply put, ...

Comparing Diets Part 1, By: Lyle McDonald If you read diet literature, it seems as if there are nearly an infinite number of dietary approaches out there. However, once you start looking at it in terms of generalities, you find that this isn't really the ...

Introduction to Dieting, By: Lyle McDonald "Diet books tell you that you don't have to reduce calories to lose weight, and then trick you into doing it anyway." Mainstream Dieting Arguably the simplest diet of all is a rather basic 'just eat les...

Help! I Just Ate A CARBOHYDRATE!, By: Jeff Anderson I think I finally realized that the low carb craze spreading across the globe has ultimately reached a level of obsession when I was standing next to my car at a local convenient store, pumping gas. Whil...

Is Low-Carb Really The Way To Go?, By: Jesse Cannone  The latest trend in the area of weight loss is low-carb diets such as the Atkins Diet. With so much conflicting information out there on nutrition and weight loss, it’s difficult for the average person...

The Truth About Counting Calories, By: Tom Venuto Do calories matter or do you simply need to eat certain foods and that will guarantee you’ll lose weight? Should you count calories or can you just count "portions?" Is it necessary to keep a foo...

How to Stay On Your Diet And Stay In Shape Over The Holidays, By: Tom Venuto My mom makes the most amazing Christmas cake in the world; it's been a tradition in our family for as long as I can remember. First, she mixes up a light, fluffy, vanilla cake mi...

How I Stayed on My Diet & Training Program While Traveling, By: Tom Venuto Most people jump at the chance to hop on a plane and fly somewhere warm and sunny. Especially when it's thirteen degrees and snowy, like it is here in New Jersey in January. No...

Diet Compliance Vs. Diet Cheating: How Strict Should Your Weight Loss Program Be, By: Tom Venuto Depriving yourself of foods you enjoy is not productive to your fat loss efforts in the long run. If you want to lose fat permanently and healthfully without ...

Induction Destruction: The Perils Of Diving Into Strict Diets Headfirst, By: Tom Venuto Every so often you read a sad story in the newspaper about someone who dove headfirst into a river or lake, without checking to see how deep the water was beforehan...

Six Tips To Combat Food Cravings!, By: Dave DePewRecently I was asked by a client what she could do about her food cravings. Right away I gave her a few ideas, but as I had a little more time to think about it I realized this would be a great topic for a ...

Five Steps on How to Eat Healthy at School, By: Dave DePewRecently, parents have begun to take more notice of the poor nutrition in the schools. Here in California, our Governor has gone as far as to create legislation to force changes in our school syste...

3 Major Reasons Not To Dine Out!, By: Dave DePewWhat could be wrong with occasionally dining out? I can give you three major reasons why it’s best that you don’t dine out. #1     The Fat! The US Department of Agriculture's recommended daily intake for a n...

Roadmap To A Lean 2004, By: Hugo RiveraOnce again the Holidays come and go. Along with the Holidays, the waistline (along with plenty of money), seem to be items that also leave as well. The question now is how do we get back in shape after gaining all th...

Roadmap To A Lean 2004, Part 2, By: Hugo RiveraRules For Maximum Fat Loss With Maximum Muscle Retention So having said all of this what is the best way to diet for maximum fat loss and muscle retention? The steps below provide you with the answer to this ...

The Common Dieters' Mistake: Thinking That Eating Less Is Better!, By: Hugo RiveraWhen people think of a diet they think of pain, hunger and food depravation. Before we continue, lets stop right here and explain what is going on inside the body.When peopl...

Making New Gains With The Anabolic Diet!, By: Hugo RiveraOften I am asked what do I think about Low Carbohydrate diets. Before, I go into what my thoughts are, I will first define what a Low Carbohydrate diet is. My Definition Of A Low Carb DietLow Carb (...

Easing Into a Diet Program, By: Hugo Rivera This week I want to address those of you that need help easing into a diet program. First I would like to start by clarifying what the word diet means. Even if you don’t think you that you are on a diet, guess w...

Eating on The Run!, By: Hugo RiveraSince we don't live in a perfect world, sometimes for one reason or the other we either don't prepare all of the food we need for the day in the morning or we run out of food because maybe we did not prepared enough. Wha...

Is it okay to overeat and indulge every once in awhile?Overeating can put your health at serious risk ... even if you eat healthy most of the time. This is one reason I don't like programs that advocate days where you can eat as much as you want. I'd rath...

Should I go on a detox program?Detox is a process that, in my opinion, works. I have tried several detoxes. I have even detoxed with a juice fast ... did one for 21 days. There is not much scientific evidence for the detox. In fact, a lot of nutritionists...

Why is drinking water important for losing fat?Oxidation of fat creates waste products. You need water to help flush them. The reaction that uses fat for fuel also involves water, so if you are dehydrated, there is a chance you won't burn as much fat. Whe...

So what foods are best for fat loss?I've found its less what you eat, and more how much you eat. You can lose weight eating Subway sandwiches or hot pockets, but you'll probably have to nearly starve yourself.On the other hand, with a lot of veggies and l...

Are pretzels okay as a fat loss snack?If the first ingredient is whole wheat, awesome! That's a better pretzel than most. The majority of pretzels are simply refined, white flour. They provide calories, but no fiber, no nutrients, nothing but energy - and...

I have trouble preparing meals, so is it okay to eat the exact same thing every day?Variety is key to get a broad spectrum of nutrients. If you are sick of cooking and preparing meals, maybe it is a mindset issue that you need to address. It seems people ...

Is it okay to cook with olive oil?Depending on the amount of heat, olive oil does have a smoke point (320 degrees Fahrenheit or less) and at that point, the molecular structure of the fat changes and you no longer receive the benefit.If you are using it f...

Does toasting bread destroy the fiber?Burning food is never good, so I would lightly toast it instead of darkly toasting it.I have never heard that toasting destroys fiber, which doesn't mean it isn't true, but if anything, I have heard that lightly toast...

Is it okay to mix cottage cheese with fruit?As long as you are not being affected by the little bit of lactose in the cottage cheese (some people have allergic reactions and don't realize it because it manifests only as a puffy face or slight snuffy nose)...

Egg whites or whole eggs?Both. The yolk contains some fat, but fat is not the enemy - fat has a stigma attached to it from the decades of "low fat" advice that basically allowed the obesity and overweight levels in the U.S. climb so you can see ...

Aren't eggs bad for fat loss?Your eggs - whites and yolks both - should be fine. There is nothing magic about fat when cutting - in fact, a common mistake is for people to cut too much fat, and then they lose muscle mass and get severe cravings.With eggs,...

Are nuts okay to snack on?Great snack! In order of best to "better bad choice" ... Raw, unsalted Raw, salted Roasted, unsalted (the roasting may damage some of the fats, but probably isn't the most horrible thing in the world) Roasted, saltedTip...

How low can I set my percentage of calories from fat — I'm aiming for 10 to 15 percent?Percentages are not the best way to look at this. You say ... you are aiming at 10-15% fat. Let's think about that for a moment. On a cutting diet, when I consume 1800 ...

What ratio of protein, carbs, and fat is best for losing weight?All of them.A caloric deficit is best. I've lost 30 pounds in 12 weeks doing a 40-40-20 split, and I've lost 30 pounds in 12 weeks doing a high carb (300g per day) and low protein (only 90g p...

What do you think about the new cholesterol guidelines?A doctor I work with in Atlanta told me about this months ago ... said that basically despite the fact that cholesterol-lowering medication is the most sold pharmaceutical in the U.S., cholesterol lev...

Seriously, isn't cholesterol bad for me?I eat tons of eggs and my cholesterol is fine. That doesn't mean it will work the same way for everyone.Cholesterol is overinflated as a marker for poor health. It doesn't take a paranoid conspiracy theorist to real...

Should I avoid eggs because of the cholesterol? What about egg whites?Eggs are awesome sources of protein. It is ironic that the same people who promote eggs as being very high quality protein also ask that you throw out the yolk. The yolk actually contai...

Are good and bad carbohydrates the same thing as simple (bad) and complex (good)?No, not the same as simple and complex. Apples are simple carbs (sugars) but they are good carbs. They do not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar. Baked potatoes are complex ca...

Is High Fructose Corn Syrup an evil, secret weapon of mass destruction?In an alarmist sense, people tend to make generalizations that I believe result in overrestriction. For example, certain people generalize sugar and avoid it but take on shakes that ar...

Will You Get Fat From Too Much Protein?, By: Francesco Casillo – www.frankcasillo.comProtein and Lipogenesis are a couple of words that for all bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts sound like words that do not match. How many times have we heard from our ...

How To Chage Fat Into MuscleDear Friend, OK… to be quite honest, it's simply NOT possible to change body fat into muscle. But it has become a popular saying. What it REALLY means is to lose body fat while retaining and/or gaining muscle mass. In this arti...

Your Diet is 80% Responsible For Your Bodybuilding GainsIf you aren't eating correctly to support muscle mass gains, you're not going to gain. Most people drastically UNDER-estimate how much food they need to eat to gain muscle. Here is a sample muscle ga...

How To Diet All Year Long Without Starving, By: Francesco Casillo - www.frankcasillo.com As I mentioned in my first article about fat loss, nutrition is the real key to unleashing the effectiveness of aerobic exercise as well as weight training. In this a...

Nutrition Performance - High-Protein Diets: Whatever Happened to Human Intelligence? “God purposefully made stupid people. Everybody needs something to laugh at." —LT Ebner,USAFPull quote: “I just try to take in a total of 600 grams [of protein] a da...

Nutrition Performance - Very-Low-Carbohydrate Diets and Fat Loss: The Fat Truth® SynthaTrex) and a®). Also suggested is the branched-chain amino acid, leucine, to stimulate muscle"Advances are made by answering questions. Discoveries are made by ques...

Staying Fit Through The Holidays! The Holiday Season is only weeks away and thus begins the onslaught of cocktail parties, 7-course dinners and friendly "get-togethers" that occur more often than at any other time of year. Out-of-town relatives ...

The Atkins Diet - Separating Fact From FictionHave you ever wished for a diet where you ate bacon, eggs, red meat, butter and sausage all day? Surprise! It's not the Atkins Diet.The Atkins Diet has been in existence for over 30 years and has enjoyed a sur...

THE "MAGIC PILL" FOR FAT LOSS     I am asked every day if there’s a "magic" pill out there...something that. ll help shed that excess fat tissue and keep it off for good. What if I told you that there is someth...

Natural Bodybuilding Diets That Work The Diets listed here are intended to provide you with information only. They represent the opinions of myself and other authors. This report does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation without the approval of...

The Perfect Diet?, By: Christopher Phelps The idea of proper diet has taken so many turns over the years. It is difficult to know which is right for you. Unfortunately, too many people are looking for the perfect diet out of the box. Our society is so cau...

8 Great Tips For Summer Fun, By: Christopher Phelps As the warmer weather reaches all parts of the country most fitness enthusiasts find themselves tempted to fall off the good eatin' wagon. The warm weather brings more parties, more holidays, more alcoho...

Glycemic Food Index, By: Robert Dimaggio The glycemic index ranks foods on how they affect our blood sugar levels. This index measures how much your blood sugar increases in the two or three hours after eating. The glycemic index is about foods high in c...

Breakfast may very well be the most important meal of the day. A balanced breakfast will provide a good amount of calories and nutrients that are required to help keep you fueled for the day. Skipping breakfast could be one of the biggest mistakes you mak...

Bovine Colostrum: A Miracle Discovered, By: Evan Waters            When many are asked their goals for weightlifting, they reply that they want an increase of lean mass.  Most sales clerks, in this situation, would never think to recommend Bovine Colostru...

A Guide to Diets, By: Evan Waters                 There are so many diets these days that one gets lost in the diet world frenzy.  I have heard just about everything from the Oreo diet to the starvation diet.  More frequently than ever, are commercials an...

How to Make the Holidays Bearable, By: Evan Waters                Uh-oh, Christmas and New Year’s are right around the corner. Year after year, these winter holidays spell disaster for the layman trying to maintain or even lose weight.  The decision to st...

Getting the Nutrition you need on your Parents Budget, By: Evan Waters                As a teenager, bodybuilding becomes particularly hard.  Hard because of the work, hard because of the time spent in the gym, hard because of the soreness you feel the ne...

5 Reasons Why Alcohol Will Destroy Your Muscle Gains, By: Sean NalewanyjI receive emails every single day from aspiring muscle-builders all over the world, and one of the most common questions I’m asked is “does drinking really affect the muscle growth pr...

Easily Substitute Fats In Your Everyday Diet, By: Gary Matthewshttp://www.maximumfitness.com Lets face it there are a lot of non-fat and low fat food substitutions on the market today, and also lots of substitutions that are not hard to figure out such as...

Simple Steps To A Low Glycemic Index Diet, By: Gary Matthewshttp://www.maximumfitness.com Have you read about this recently? over the last 30 years, research into food and blood glucose response has completely changed our carbohydrate classification syste...

Uncover The Pros and Cons Of Fad Dieting, By: Gary Matthewshttp://www.maximumfitness.com When was the last time you were tempted to try that fad diet you have found in the latest magazine that promises the world with fantastic fat losses and without doing...

Winning Tactics For Giving Up The Diet, By: Gary Matthewshttp://www.maximumfitness.comYou might disagree, but hear me out on this, if you're thinking of going on a diet to lose those extra pounds think again. Long-term weight control through dieting is ne...

Carbohydrates: What You must know, By: Gary Matthewshttp://www.maximumfitness.comThis scares me to death, every day you walk down the street it is becoming more and more apparent that the average person is becoming larger and this trend has escalated over...

Using Calories For Weight Loss, By: Gary Matthews http://www.maximumfitness.com Ever wondered what a calorie is? The definition of a calorie is “the amount of energy, or heat it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water to1 degree Celsius”. A c...

The Low Carb Diets Craze and Other Dieting MistakesBy: Bill Belfert. Champion Bodybuilder, Professional Fitness Trainerand the World’s # 1 No-B.S. Body Transformation SpecialistLow carb diets this and low carb diets that…that’s all you hear nowadays. Kind...