“Your body can only digest 30 grams of protein.” How many times have you heard this? Better yet, how many times have you said this to someone? Now the interesting thing is how often it changes; I’ve heard that you can only process 30 grams per day– More often, though, it’s 30 grams at one…
Here’s an important thing that everyone should either be aware of, or keep in check. . . Serving size. I often tell people that, while carb cycling, I’ll eat scoops of peanut butter straight out of the jar, but what determines a “scoop”? Obviously, the leveled off Tablespoon is the proper “scoop” as this keeps…
Well, I am now done with 3 out of 6 weeks of my program to fix my metabolism. It has been extremely frustrating and trying on me mentally. I knew going into it that I would gain weight, and surprisingly I haven’t gained as much at this point as I was fearing, but it doesn’t…
A while ago, we wrote two posts about carb cycling (Part 1 and Part 2), which is the key to fat loss and muscle preservation while cutting. . . Now, with carb cycling, there are some important things that you need to know about the “Glycemic Index.” In part 1 of our carb cycling posts,…
One of the biggest struggles I have had while on my low carb diet is missing bread. I have always been a huge fan or bread type foods, including pancakes. While surfing around one night online I found some different recipes for low carb, gluten free pancakes. I tried them out the next morning and…
If ever you talk to me, or if you’ve read our posts, you’ll hear / see the term “nutrition plan” often, but what will be absent, is the term “diet.” I abhor this word as it is the reason why people can’t seem to get in shape, and if they manage to, they can’t stay…
Let’s talk reality here. I know most of my life I was under the assumption that exercise was more important than diet. I thought if I could just burn that extra 3500 calories a week at the gym then I wouldn’t have to count my calories. This will make me fit in no time! This…
How are your New Year’s resolutions coming? Hopefully well, especially considering we’re not two weeks in. We’re going to take a moment to talk about a common problem amongst those who set a New Year Resolution to get into shape. It was only last year that I read about an interesting study regarding a phenomenon…
Going out to eat is an adventure for Alissa and I, as we only eat at certain places, and will only order certain foods, so it should come as no surprise that many of our meal guests make comments on our nutrition plans. A relative was quick to point out that we should enjoy what…
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