Bigger Breakfast, Better Metabolism?
It was once fashionable in the diet industry to suggest things such as “Eat breakfast like a king, eat lunch like a prince, and eat dinner like a pauper” or [...]
Is Spot Reduction Of Body Fat Possible After All? (What The Latest Science Says)
Spot reduction of body fat is the theory that you can burn fat preferentially from one area of the body by doing exercises which target that specific spot. The most common [...]
Losing Weight Slower Helps You Keep It Off Better: Fact Or Myth?
You’re supposed to lose weight “slow and steady,” aren’t you? Everyone knows that losing weight faster does bad things to your body and increases the chances of weight regain, right? [...]
Do Keto Diets Work? Yes, But I Still Don’t Recommend Them (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 [...]
Why Cardio Doesn’t Work For Some People: A NEAT Explanation
At the Burn the Fat Inner Circle earlier this week, I received a question from a member which comes up with alarming frequency: “Why isn’t my cardio working?” Despite not [...]
50 More Random Thoughts on Fat Loss And Fitness
Vancouver personal trainer Mike Howard is back with 50 more amazing fat loss and fitness tips. His first 50 tips were a sensation here on the Burn the Fat Blog and he may have [...]
Why Glycemic Index Diets Probably Won’t Help With Fat Loss
Have you ever been told that to lose weight, you should eat low glycemic index (GI) or (supposedly better) low glycemic load (GL) foods? Or, did you ever read that [...]
Could This "Calorie Shifting" Tactic Increase Your Fat Loss?
Eating the same number of calories every day – in a deficit – is the simplest and most common approach for setting up a fat loss program. But did you ever consider that you could [...]
How To Set Up Your Environment For Fat Loss Success
The world is out to get you… fatter! That’s right. Modern society is conspiring against you… plotting and scheming to make you eat more and move less. Scientists even have a name for it: “The [...]
Who Burns The Fat And Keeps It Off And Who Gains It Back (According To Science)
Obesity researchers from the University of Surrey in the UK published a fascinating and enlightening study about fat loss and fat loss maintenance that predicted how likely you are to take the fat off and [...]