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Here are 3 reasons why I don’t believe that calorie-counting is effective for long-term or permanent weight loss in most people.
1. Research indicates that the metabolism of a lean or obese person is “normal” when there’s free-range to calorie intake (Hirsch, 1995). The individual eats as much as needed in order [...]
Entries from November 2009
November 24, 2009
Calorie-Counting, a Long-term Failure
November 23, 2009
No-Grains or Low-Grains at This Holiday Meal?
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If you’ve been following this blog, then you know I’m all about eliminating all grains from the diet. It’s a practice that duplicates the gastronomy of our ancestors, whose genetic framework we’ve inherited and can only optimize if we follow their eating behavior – that is, enjoying a grain-free, real-food diet.
I have [...]
November 17, 2009
The Asinine Concept of Counting Calories
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The energy balance equation, the “calorie-in calorie-out” concept based on the Law of Energy Conservation, is utter nonsense when applied to a dynamic, open system like the human body.
How is it that whole population can follow such advice as counting calories without further inquiry into whether this is even a natural practice? [...]
November 16, 2009
What Makes Us Overeat?
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Time offers seven reasons that cause us to eat more than we need. The Lean Saloon has discussed many of these reasons, and we’ll continue to discuss them.
Scheduled Meals
One of the reasons we tend to eat more than necessary may be our mindless practice of the scheduled meal — i.e. breakfast, lunch, [...]
November 13, 2009
Photo Update: Current Body Composition
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At the request of a reader, here are a couple of current pictures of me (unfortunately taken just this morning after a night of sharing a bottle of wine with my wife, while enjoying a large home-made meatza).
While enjoying a cup of Espresso in the sun with my lovely wife, I thought [...]
November 11, 2009
At the Car Wash: Overweight and Obesity
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There are things in life we take as gospel, like one which tells us that overweight is caused by physical inactivity. Health professionals preach this for decades. So the culture blames the overweight and the obese for what’s considered a shameful condition: laziness. This mentality puts guilt on those already suffering a [...]
November 5, 2009
Formal Exercise for Weight Loss?
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As most exercise physiologists and doctors will tell us, exercise is important. And I agree… but only in the context of the awful health conditions brought on by a poor diet. These health conditions include obesity, heart disease, insulin resistance, metabolic disorders, bone loss, muscle damage, and to a certain extent, chemical [...]
