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  • Thinking About Change The fitness industry is full of people who boil “it” down to “one thing.” It’s “all about motivation.” “You either Do It, or you Don’t.” “If it’s important, you’ll find a way.” But if there’s one thing for sure, it’s never just one thing. The transtheoretical model (TTM) was developed in the…

  • Save Your Calories — Save Yourself Last month Business Week posted an article with lots of quotes from the CEO of Coca-Cola. Sandy Douglas has been in senior management at the company for decades, including the era in which soda companies put vastly more refined sugar into the market in the form of larger and…

  • Learning to Say “When!” Most of us know roughly which foods we should be eating more of, and which we should be eating less of, but that second category is just so darn tasty. Quitting cold turkey works for many people, but it can be impractical, especially if you’re not easily able to prepare almost…

  • Is there a wrong way to exercise, or approach fitness? Sure. There are a three common wrong ways to approach eating and exercise. 1. Shortchanging yourself on nutrition, particularly by eating too little overall or by eating too little protein. This can cause your body to try to compensate for the lack of balanced nutrition…

  • Eating and Exercise Dr Yoni Freedhoff is a bariatric physician in Canada — he specializes in weight loss (in his case, without surgery, although he is not opposed to surgery for people who can benefit from it). Dr Freedhoff’s position is that weight control is about food, and exercise is about health. Of course, it’s…

  • Accountabilibuddies It can be hard to make a big change alone, and research shows that people tend to share behaviors with the people around them. One way you can help maintain a commitment is to enlist social support. Here are some ways to get it: Get others in your household on board: Agree to a…

  • Good Carbs, Bad Carbs Carbohydrates are the sugars and starches that make up part of our food. The digestible carbs are the quickest forms of energy for your body to use. (Dietary fiber is also a carb, but it helps to clear out your gastrointestinal tract rather than contributing energy.) Carbohydrates are sometimes divided into…

  • What’s Better – Eating Less or Moving More? So you want to lose weight (or rather, lose fat), and you’re looking for the perfect program. You’re seeing claims like “abs are made in the kitchen” and “exercise doesn’t cause weight loss” and lots of citations. How can this be? These are simplifications. Most people underestimate…

  • We eat when we’re hungry, right? Sure. We also eat when we’re thirsty. Or bored. Or happy. Or sad. Or lonely. Or socializing. Pretty much any time there is food around. Brian Wansink, of Cornell University, examines how people select and consume food, and has made truly interesting discoveries, particularly when it comes to portions.…