Diets
The Checkup: Habits of Productive People That You Should Totally Steal
• If your workweek is coming to a close and you feel like you only knocked out a quarter of the items on your weekly […]
The Checkup: WTF Is Macrocycle Training? (And Should You Be Doing It?)
• Already abandoned your New Year’s goal of hitting the gym three times a week? Well, macrocycle training — a more big-picture, year-long approach to fitness […]
6 Dos and Don’ts of New Year Dieting, According to a Philly Dietitian
It’s true: When it comes to the new year, there is new opportunity to make changes, large or small. But guess what? Every day can actually be […]
The Checkup: This Was the Most Googled Diet of 2016
• Yesterday, Google announced its most-searched-for terms of 2016, and when it comes to diets, the diet that racked up the most searches is pretty surprising. […]
This Laid-Back Dieting Approach Is About to Be Huge — And More Insights From Whole Foods’ 2017 Trend Predictions
When Whole Foods Market buyers and experts announce their top trend predictions in the food arena, I have to wonder if it’s a chicken-or-the-egg situation. […]
How to Eat Clean and Lose Weight: The Un-diet Diet
Ah, the word “diet” — perhaps the most fraught and misunderstood word in the health-and-wellness dictionary. And it’s no wonder: A quick Google search for […]
The Secrets of People Who Don’t Gain Weight
The other day, I was on the elevator, making my way out of the Philly Mag offices to head to lunch. On the way down, two […]
The Checkup: The Diet Habits to Steal from Successful MyFitnessPal Users
• Anyone who’s used the app MyFitnessPal to track their food intake and weight loss knows how addictive it is to record every single morsel you […]
Shocker: This Popular Diet Ranks Last on 2016 Best Diets List
The Whole30 Diet was to 2015 what Britney Spears was to 1998: It was everywhere and no matter how disinterested in it you were, some […]
Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Carbs
While at a rookie camp for an NHL team, I asked the players what they eat at Chipotle. A few of them raised their hands […]
The Checkup: How to Eat Well — And Keep Your Weight in Check — Without Dieting
• You’ve probably heard of the “everything in moderation” approach to eating — that is, allowing yourself to eat a little bit of everything you […]
The Checkup: Why Certain Diets Work for Some People But Not Others
• Ever wonder why your friend’s crazy diet helped her lose 20 pounds, but you can’t seem to budge the scale following the exact same […]
When It Comes to Slimming Down, Low-Fat Diets May Beat Low-Carb Diets
If you are over the low-fat diet versus low-carb diet debate, join the club. It seems, when it comes to weight loss, the two realms […]
The Checkup: This Is How Many Burpees It Takes to Burn Off a Glass of Wine
• Warning: This is a look-if-you-dare kind of thing. Here, how many burpees, on average, it takes to burn off the calories from your favorite […]
FBI Raids Home of Jared, the Subway Diet Guy
Remember Jared? You know, the guy who lost 200 pounds living off a diet of Subway sandwiches, then held up his pants that were way […]