The New (Ultra-Simple) Way To Calculate Your Macros In 2020
Are you still using the older methods for setting your macronutrients (macros)? For example, are you setting your macros by percentage, such as 40% carbs, 40% protein, and 20% fat [...]
The Ketogenic Diet: It Works… But I Still Don’t Recommend It (Here’s Why)
Diet popularity comes and goes in cycles. The ketogenic diet – aka “keto” – has re surged in popularity to a high point I have not seen seen in 25 years. Keto and other types [...]
Low Carb Intelligence vs Low Carb Stupidity, Revisited
It’s incredible that I’m reprinting this article about low carb diets that I originally wrote in 2004. Yet it’s no surprise either that this has become relevant and worth sharing again because I’ve seen how [...]
What To Eat Made Ultra Simple: Why Fat-Burning, Healthy Eating Is Not As Complicated As You Think
If you’ve ever been confused about what are the best foods to eat for health and fat loss, you’re not alone. No subject has been over-complicated more than “what should I eat?” Fortunately, there’s no [...]
Should You Eat More Fat?
A lot of people have been asking me lately, “Should I be eating more fat?” This post will not only answer that question, you’ll also learn how dietary fat fits into the macronutrient tracking and [...]
Meal Planning Is Not The Opposite Of Flexible Dieting
Every cliché you’ve ever heard about the importance of planning is true. Failing to plan is a disaster waiting to happen. Planning is power. Planning is confidence. Planning is success. It’s no secret that I’m [...]
Cheat Meals: Are You Doing Them All Wrong?
Cheat meals have always been a hot topic. After all, who wouldn’t want to learn how to eat pizza or cheesecake and burn more fat? Unfortunately, despite years of discussion and debate about the best [...]
If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM): The Pop Tart Diet Revisited
IIFYM is an acronym for, “If it Fits Your Macros.” “Macros” of course, is shorthand for macronutrients – protein, carbohydrates and fats. What does this have to do with Pop Tarts? Keep reading and you’ll [...]
Double Your Weight Loss in 3 Minutes a Day?
If I told everyone who walked into my offices that if they exercised 30 minutes a day they’d double their weight losses, I have no doubt that no one would so much as blink, and [...]
Saturated Fats:Villain, Hero, Or No Big Deal?
For anyone who hasn’t been keeping up with all the posts here at Burn the Fat Blog, the team at Examine.com wrote our “most liked’ post ever a few months ago, in which they talked [...]