The 21 Extra Cheat Days Paradigm

The 21 Extra Cheat Days Paradigm

You’re probably familiar with the normal concept of a cheat day. You get six days on your diet, one day off every week, week after week.   The Slow-Carb diet (which I am on and recommend) implements this strategy and as I’ve written before, I think...
The Importance of an Unrestricted Cheat Day

The Importance of an Unrestricted Cheat Day

One of the refrains of the health section of this blog is that Psychology is more important than Biology when it comes to dieting.   The idea is simple: we all know enough of the science behind it that we really don’t need any more information. No one out...
The Best Diet on the Market

The Best Diet on the Market

A couple of weeks ago I posted a challenge to the popular notion that people get fat because they eat too much and exercise to little. Instead, I argued, we get fat because we eat so much sugar and refined carbohydrates.   Last week, I switched gears and argued...
Losing Weight is About Psychology, Not Biology

Losing Weight is About Psychology, Not Biology

If you want to lose weight, you’ve probably assumed that with the right information and a large amount of willpower, you would be able to crush your goals.   This is the thought process of everyone that tries to lose weight or build a more favorable body...