In the classic movie Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (you know, the first one), Luke is getting schooled in the ways of The Force by Jedi master Yoda when Yoda tells him to use The Force to levitate his X-Wing fighter out of a swamp. Luke is skeptical, to say the least, and tells Yoda, "Alright, I'll give it a try." Yoda's response is a classic within a classic: "Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try." (Luke gives it a shot but fails.)
Category: Nutrition
The 3 Keys to Fat-loss Nutrition
Almost everyone who is interested in changing the way they eat is motivated by fat loss. There's nothing wrong with this, and given the state of the country (and much of the world), it's an appropriate motivation.
Changing your diet (as opposed to going on a diet) to facilitate fat loss really comes down to just three simple things:
- Reducing the amount you eat. (Quantity)
- Reducing how often you eat. (Frequency)
- Eating better foods. (Quality)
That's it! You don't have to do all three (although it usually helps). Some people even increase their meal frequency, but with a reduction in quantity and usually and increase in quality.
Let's take a closer look at each of these changes.
Calorie Counters
We interrupt our series on the Walking Wapping Warm-up for a quick chat on calories.
There are many online tools and apps for tracking the foods you eat. (I like myfitnesspal.) Most can show a variety of statistics on the nutritional composition of your diet. One of the most important values they show is calories.
So You Think You Want To Lose Weight?
Probably the most common health/fitness objective is to "lose weight." But is that what people really want?
A quick and sure way to lose 10, 20, or more pounds is to hack off a limb. But no sane person would do that, not only because it would hurt (a lot), but it's also not the kind of weight people want to lose. Nobody's looking for "Secrets to Losing Bone" or "3 Ways to Shed Muscle...Fast!"
Super Giant Salad Numbers
Pretty much every day I'm home, I make my Super Giant Salad for lunch. It generally weighs in at about two pounds. The picture doesn't show its unsuspected depth. Rest assured: it's big.
Looks delicious, right? And it is, which is why I have it most every day. (On the road, I buy one, lately from Cafe Basil.)
Recently, I was giving myfitnesspal.com a spin to check it out. (It's not bad.) And the numbers on my salad were interesting, so thought I'd share:
Ah, pity the poor maligned