Calorie Counting

A calorie is a unit of measure, and it’s relatively objective, when compared to say, how you feel about apples. And it is important to have such units of measure, so that we can objectively measure, assess, and discuss certain things. However, there is a bunch of grey subjectivity when it comes to calories. SoContinue reading “Calorie Counting”

The Long Haul

Here’s a great quote from Precision Nutrition with regards to counting calories: “Importantly, although we suggest simple methods for measuring food portions along with tracking energy intake, it doesn’t mean ‘anything goes’ or that measuring isn’t useful. Rather, it means that we’ve found that a streamlined, lower-effort process works tremendously well and offers enough precisionContinue reading “The Long Haul”

‘Plan, Prioritize, & Prepare.’

‘Plan, Prioritize, & Prepare’ is one of the top 9 basic skills identified by Precision Nutrition that YOU most likely have room for improvement in. If you don’t have any kind of planning going into your nutrition for the week, then that’s a good place to begin. Every meal that I eat for the entireContinue reading “‘Plan, Prioritize, & Prepare.’”

The Simplest Thing

What’s the simplest thing you can do to improve your health today? If you’re starting from a relative 1, 2, or 3 on a scale from 1 through 10, then the answer is not a complex action step that’s an 8, 9, or 10. Here are four examples, one for each of Paul Chek’s ‘4Continue reading “The Simplest Thing”