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INTERMITTENT FASTING 101

How many diets have you tried so far? 1000? for some of us keeping our bodyweight under control is really hard, is not even a matter of discipline anymore, but a metabolic one. A few years ago I really struggled with my weight, I have always been somewhat athletic but not always felt healthy or look as fit as I look today, I found really hard to keep my weight under control, for many many years I took the wrong approach on dieting, and that happened because of the lack of information back then, let me give you the background story so you can take a deeper look at the issues I was facing. I used to compete in real high levels in my favorite sport on earth, Muay Thai , now is very popular because of MMA and its amazing growth in the past 15 years, when I was competing it was more for the love for the sport than the money. I used to train between 4 to 6 hours a day 5 to 6 days a week, I had a nutritionist, a trainer and a physiotherapist, the whole works, my first years I was a...

THE FAMOUS PALEO DIET

Nowadays is very common to see health problems like obesity, diabetes, also heart problems such as hypertension and other degenerative conditions are among the most common ones, our sedentary lives are to blame on this.  But what if we could correct this condition by simply changing the way we eat, that principle is exactly what the paleo or paleolithic diet is based on, cutting all modern foods, processed, starch, fat, flour and sugar based packed foods, but not only that, to get into paleo you have to go back to all hunted and gathered foods that our ancestors used to eat. It sounds way too hard to achieve if go line to line on the diet, the point is to eat what our predecessors used to eat.  The other principle that you have to take in consideration is that under the paleo diet you must exercise regularly, this is a given for any dietetic regime if you really want to see results you have to work out.  According to the Wexner Medical Center of the Ohio State Un...

7 OF THE BEST FOODS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

Some of us have very limited beliefs about the food we can include in our diet, sometimes we picture lettuce and more lettuce for the rest of our lives, others like myself when I just started in my fitness journey believed that some veggies and any kind of protein will do the trick. Luckily there are a broad variety of foods that actually are amazing to achieve your weight loss goals. Here is a list of 7 of the best foods for weight loss : 1. Whole eggs They are one of the best foods to eat when you are trying to lose those extra pounds, they are loaded with protein and good fats, they will make you feel full with very low calories. For some time eggs were feared because we thought they were related with high cholesterol in the blood, but new studies show that they neither increase cholesterol in the blood or give you heart attacks. 2.  Leafy greens Spinach, kale, collards and others, they are packed with antioxidants, fiber and good carboh...

4 FEARS PEOPLE FACE WHILE LOSING WEIGHT

The way we perceive ourselves is as important as the way we feel, our body weight and fitness regularly represent a good part of that perception, many of us face numerous challenges not only physically but psychologically as well. Some people that have walked this journey assure that achieving the best version of yourself is 80% a mental game and 20% the real things you have to do. Despite what the media and advertising are trying to sell as the experience of weight loss the reality is that many of us suffer from fears in the process of actually developing the habits that eventually will result into the physical condition we desire for ourselves. Here is a small list of those fears so you can recognize them and it can be easy for you to overcome those episodes.  Fear of failure This is by far the most common one, we all have to face it not only regarding weight loss but in almost every endeavor we try, for example trying to start a business, moving out from y...