Author: Kevin

I wrote about breakfast a few posts ago, but what about lunch? How can you eat a healthy, low carb lunch, when many of us are so used to the traditional sandwich, where there’s more bread than anything else! When I first started cutting my carbs, for lunch I usually just took off one slice …

The common notion out there is that to lose weight, you must simply eat less and exercise more. Then, as we have discussed on this blog and on our podcast, the truth is far from this common notion. It turns out that many people are actually eating MORE calories and losing lots of unwanted fat! …

Many people are obsessed with calories. “How many calories are in that donut?” What a silly question! “There are 320 calories in this bag of almonds!” This is meaningless! There in fact could be fewer calories in that donut than in the bag of almonds. But guess which food item is going to raise your …

I’m on sort of a working vacation trip at the moment, and have had a few challenges in eating healthy. My family doesn’t eat like me (they’re not yet quite on board with low carb, although I’d like to think I’ve had SOME influence), and staying with them makes it a little more difficult to …

Just talked to a friend yesterday (who is also a healthy mind fit body podcast listener!) who has successfully cut carbs down and lost fat for a while, only to slip back into old ways and regain the lost weight. Easy to do, I’m sure. He has 2 kids, and a full time job, and …

Even with low carb eaters, bread seems to be a difficult thing to give up. Should we give it up? Do we need to? If so, what do we replace bread with? And for crying out loud, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO PUT THE CONTENTS OF THE SANDWICH ON!!?! I bring up this topic because …

Every once in a while I hear someone tell me they are “on a diet” and are looking forward to their “cheat day” which they have all planned out in terms of what they are going to eat. The diet plans with cheat days usually involve eating a strict, low calorie (often low fat too) …

Do you have a goal in your life that you have wanted to accomplish for a long time, but can’t seem to get there? Is there something you need to get handled, like a career or relationship situation, a specific amount of money you want, a location you’d like to visit, or a shape you …

You’re following along with a great, healthy diet, cutting out a lot of carbs, making yourself healthy sandwiches, eating lots of fruits and vegetables…then one of these three things happen that throws you completely off your healthy habits and back to gaining fat: 1. You go on a business trip. You’re busy with work the …