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Earlier this year, I posted Cringe, describing how some older posts on this blog have outdated views on nutrition and fitness. Many of those posts covered books that I read and liked at the time, but...
Read more →It has been 3 years since the last edition of this post. I also have ones from 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2017. Before I get into the foods, I'll describe where I am now. I weigh 180 pounds (81.6 kg) at a...
Read more →I am currently testing the higher protein advice of Dr. Peter Attia, which I mentioned back in April. > This year I started increasing my protein levels and I started eating breakfast 3-4 times a...
Read more →In my previous post, I covered the recent push for more protein and less fasting. The biggest proponent is Peter Attia, although there are others. I posted some concerns I had about Attia's high...
Read more →The latest trend I've been following with interest is the push for higher protein levels and the growing rejection of intermittent fasting. The lead character in this chapter on nutrition is Dr....
Read more →I posted Mostly Weight Stable Regardless of Diet Part 2 this weekend. I wanted to show others that I was able to drop 40 pounds and keep it off for 4 years using both the Potato Hack and my own...
Read more →Long-time readers of this site know that I used the Potato Hack Diet to lose weight. There are many ways to lose weight, but few succeed in permanent fat loss. Somewhere between 70% and 95% of...
Read more →I wanted to do an updated post on getting lean and keeping the weight off. I stress the second goal as much as the first. The reason is that somewhere between 70% and 95% of people that lose weight...
Read more →Spring is just starting here in Seattle, so I thought I would share my winter experience with the Potatoes and Protein Diet. For background on that diet, see: Potatoes and Protein – A No Hunger...
Read more →A few years ago, I read something Precision Nutrition posted about how the people with the best and the worst physiques tend to eat the same meals over and over. It is an interesting concept to...
Read more →I recently received an email asking about the best way to keep weight off after a diet. I like the question because at its root is an understanding that once you get to your ideal weight it is too...
Read more →I have an observation that I want to share about my Potatoes and Protein Diet. This may just be my experience, so I'd like your feedback if you are experiencing the same thing. There are two waves of...
Read more →In September, I posted Less Peasant, More Bodybuilder, which described how I was finally making progress in increasing my protein intake. I had shifted from eating lots of potatoes through the Potato...
Read more →If you are new to the Fasting Mimicking Diet or the Protein Cycling Diet, check out these posts for background: - Fasting Mimicking Diet Overview - Fasting Mimicking Diet – More Questions and...
Read more →In previous posts, I've discussed my version of the Peasant Diet. Check out How I Used the Peasant Diet to Lean Out which was posted a year ago. In that post, I covered how I used a diet of...
Read more →A year ago, I was researching my own protein needs. I had just lost a lot of weight using the carb-friendly Peasant Diet that had moderate to low protein and I was figuring out what to do next. My...
Read more →I was a bit critical of the Longevity Diet Book. Dr. Longo sold me on the merits of doing a Fasting Mimicking Diet during his interview on Found My Fitness, but I wasn't a fan of the book. I thought...
Read more →One aspect of nutrition that I'm drawn to is the concept of cycling between two different strategies to yield better results than following just one strategy. This post is about benefits to cycling...
Read more →I wanted to provide an update on my current diet. I'm stuck at 199. For reasons I explained in this post, I think it is important that I share not only when things are going well, but when they...
Read more →I recently saw a thread on a Paleo forum that was discussing my 2012 post Why Ice Cream is Better Than Protein Powder. I won't link to it, because the parent site uses pop-up newsletter forms on...
Read more →This is a quick update on the results from my experience trying the Tim Ferriss 30 in 30 experiment. The premise is to get 30 grams of protein consumed within 30 minutes of waking. Doing this is...
Read more →Two days ago I posted Just Count Protein For Fat Loss, which theorizes that the minimum effort one needs to do to lose weight is increase protein. Get the grams you need and that should reduce...
Read more →I've been thinking a lot about low effort sustainable dieting and I've come up with an idea that I was certain someone else had figured out before, but I haven't seen it articulated anywhere. That...
Read more →Last year I unsuccessfully tested Tim Ferriss's idea of consuming 30 grams of protein within 30 minutes of waking up. Instead of curbing my hunger, it increased it. Here is what I posted on Ending...
Read more →On Friday September 20th I began each morning by consuming 30 grams of protein within 30 minutes of waking. This is a fat loss strategy Tim Ferriss explained in his book The 4 Hour Body. Less than 3...
Read more →In the post Thinking About Supplements – 2012 Edition, I said this about protein powder. > Pure garbage. The limiting factor in gaining muscle is not protein. It is calories. I only wish I have...
Read more →This post was moved from Coffee Hero. In the post Black Coffee and Espresso - Not Calorie Free, I discovered there are trace amounts of protein in brewed coffee, but not in espresso. According to...
Read more →Two weeks I went over the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Nutritional Programs and patted myself on the back for following the rules most of the time. Well I may have been too quick to give myself a...
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