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  • Does Active Logging Work? Active logging (keeping purposeful food or exercise records) definitely works. For people who do it. And that’s the tough part. Food logging is especially emotional, eliciting reactions from “it’s the devil” to “it literally saved my life” — not surprising for something with so much social importance. It’s tempting to try…

  • Using Your Hand as a Guide Here is a nice graphic that relates portion sizes to your hand. I really like this one, because it relates the parts of your hand to specific measures rather than just associating them with foods that should be eaten in smaller or larger portions. Obviously hands vary (and the…

  • Conventional Wisdom and Its Discontents The fitness and weight-loss worlds are full to the brim of “do this! not that!” advice, “one true way"s, and weirdly counterintuitive claims. Here are some closer looks, a little math, and some ways to separate the general strategies (like "eat less, move more”) from the day-to-day tactics that make…

  • What 2000 Calories Looks Like This New York Times article shows photos of food from popular restaurants with calorie counts, and shows how easy it is to get a full day’s calories in a single meal. It’s frustrating, because in some cases, we’re choosing items that are higher-quality food choices than typical fast food, but…

  • Artisanal Home-Made Cup-o-Noodles J. Kenji López-Alt offers this beautiful step-by-step guide to a bring-from-home lunch that will soothe and delight you, “Your Own Just-Add-Hot-Water Instant Noodles (and Make Your Coworkers Jealous).” All you need is a nice, heavy glass jar (you’ll be pouring hot water into it), and foods you love. This is a great…

  • 5-Minute Meals Without Processed Food Well, OK, deli meats and peanut butter can be pretty processed, but mostly these are simple, whole foods. Women’s Health published this nice collection of simple meals, either just sliced together or cooked in one pan. The key to making this work is already having the ingredients on hand, so…

  • When We Make Excuses Changing the way we eat or move can be difficult for many reasons. Our environment is filled with obstacles to healthy habits, from time constraints to financial considerations to social pressures. This art, from a Nike campaign, shows excuses where they live: in your head. Nike’s answer is to “Just do…

  • “The Anti-Detox Diet” If you’re already comfortable in the kitchen and looking for something simple to start the year off with healthy eating, take a look at Julia Belluz’s Anti-Detox Diet. It combines a grocery list with meal-prep instructions to get you a week’s nourishing meals for a decent price. This plan works best for…

  • Nine Simple Weight-Loss Tips People who are successful in making long-term changes to their bodies are different from other people. Mostly, they are more mindful — they are more aware of what they eat and their activity. Tara Parker-Pope famously argued in a New York Times aricle, “The Fat Trap,” that their diligence is onerous…