Advice & Philosophy

If there’s one thing I’ve really learned through my own journey, it’s that getting your mind really worked out will have a bigger impact than if you disengage it from the journey your body is on. Principle 10 is to read, and I really mean that.  I’m not someone who …

Q: I’m wondering what I will do when I get to the end of my goal of 30 days on a diet. A: Good question, but that’s not your goal.  There are a couple of things about goals that this statement misses, and one about ‘the diet’.  Let’s take them in turn: …

A friend and I met for coffee (green tea, actually) the other day, and got into the whole healthy eating / lifestyle discussion.  Turns out, he’s into it, too, and a different side than I’m familiar with, so we both traded crazy, obsessive approaches. I’ve been looking into what he’s …

Cheat Day – a wonderful and terrible thing. It’s hard to come to grips with the idea of throwing away all the hard work and sacrifice you put into the week to get results by binging on stupid foods. But it’s also great to be free to eat whatever you …

Well, now it will. I have been hearing from lots of people who my advice and story is helping them get inspired to get in shape.  That’s awesome. It makes me incredibly happy and proud to hear that, and this is exactly why I started newbodi.es. That said, far too …

Today was a day of opening my ears to my body.  It started this morning.  Instead of starting my day at 5, I overslept and woke up at 6:40.  I still didn’t sleep enough, but it was much better than if I got up at 5.  I still got in …

Q:  This doesn’t all seem sustainable or maintainable in the long term. What happens when you come off the diet? Doesn’t the weight just flood back on like with every other diet? A:  Ah, the age old question for every diet. See, the thing is, you’re misusing the word ‘diet’, …

16.2 -> 16.8  What are those numbers?  Before and after for calorie burn per minute (cal/min). It may not look like a big difference (+0.6 calories), but when you do 45 minutes of cardio at the same resistance level, a 0.6 cal/min change adds up to another 27 calories, or …

Q:  if you’re going to have a night drinking do you make sure it’s on Cheat Day?  Or do you do the PAGG/coffee/grapefruit/air squats stuff if you have a few drinks and it’s not Cheat Day?A: This is another great question – you guys keep giving me good stuff that is …

Q: I’m curious. Do you ever wake up not hungry? And if so, do you eat anyway? A: Interesting question. As I think about it, I don’t wake up hungry. I don’t think I’ve ever woken up hungry, or hardly ever and I can’t think of a single time. But I’ve also …