Dear Mark,
I just watched your video about the 2 minute salad; simple, fast, and no measuring. I agree with the primal way of eating and I’m torn between the freelance style of PB and structure of The Zone. What is your opinion of The Zone?
First, let me thank Rob for his question. I’ve had [...]
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What’s Wrong With The Zone Diet?
August 7th, 2008 — , Marketing, Sisson Said What?, carbs, diet, hype, nutrition from Mark Sisson @ Mark's Daily Apple
Easy Diet Changes
August 7th, 2008 — , being overweight, black coffee, calories, diet, diet changes, diet soda, drastic change, failure, goals, healthy eating, lifestyle change, mindset, odds, radical changes, splenda, sugary drinks, target weight from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
When we need to lose weight, it’s really common to get swept up into the mindset that we need to make radical changes. While this may be true, it may not be healthy to make such a drastic change in the way you eat. In fact, you may be increasing your odds of failure by [...]
Related StoresInsects: Not Just for Breakfast Anymore
August 6th, 2008 — , Health, Primal Health, diet from Worker Bee @ Mark's Daily Apple
Eat a Bug!
For many of us, it’s the stuff of childhood dares and fraternity hazing. In many cultures around the world, however, they’re considered fine delicacies or just regular daily fare. We’re talking insects or the more vaguely inclusive “bugs”: grubs, worms, grasshoppers, crickets, spiders, scorpions, beetles, termites, worms, ants, and other varieties in the [...]
Dear Mark: Fiber, Fat and Fasting
August 4th, 2008 — , Dear Mark, Health, diet, fitness, nutrition from Mark Sisson @ Mark's Daily Apple
Weekly Reader Mail
Dear Mark,
I have two questions. My first regards training and rest days. Simply, how many days of complete rest should I take for an entire week? I someone who’s been overweight for most of his pre-teen and teenage life, and who was able to lose that excess weight at 17 (I’m 20 [...]
Late Night Eating
August 4th, 2008 — , diet from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
Friday night, I was up late. Not just normal late, but LATE late. I had eaten dinner at 7pm, so by 2am I felt like I was STARVING. No wonder, since it had been SEVEN hours since I had last eaten. I was out of points for the day.
What should I have done?
What I did [...]
Related StoresRoundup: First Sunday of August
August 3rd, 2008 — , Exercise, Weight Loss Journal, animals at the zoo, bulldog run, coffee coffee, delicious way, diet, diet detox, diet foods, fitness health, food recipes, getting fit, goals, guest chef, health network, healthy eating, healthy habits, lazy man, memorial scholarship, moderate exercise, ncn, obesity research, smoothie recipes, thin style, weekend reading, wellness from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
For weekend reading from the Fitness Health Network this week checkout these posts:
How do you know if you’re properly hydrated? Journal of Healthy Living posts for Proper Hydration: Clear Urine Is Best.
Fat Man Unleashed asks Why Are We Fatter Than the Animals at the Zoo?
A Little Help - Best Way To Cook Chicken by NCN [...]
Nakedjen Urges Us To Eat Locally
August 3rd, 2008 — , diet from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
One of the benefits of living in Salt Lake City is that it’s the kind of place that attracts people like nakedjen. She moved here last January and after seven months in the town, she knows it better than I do now. I was enjoying the joy of her company at the Geek Dinner last [...]
4 Pounds One Week; aka 66 pounds in 15 weeks
August 1st, 2008 — , Weigh In, Weight Loss Journal, about, accomplishment, day at a time, diet, graph, ins, long journey, midway point, one day at a time, tendon, weight loss from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Ok! I am back on track… I lost 4.1 pounds this week without being able to exercise very much (torn peroneus longus tendon)… I stuck to my diet religiously.
I get to start rehab next week (3 days a week) starting Monday. I am very much looking forward to working out again…
Here is [...]
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The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person by Judith Beck
August 1st, 2008 — , Book Review, Motivation, appetites, beck, brains, cognitive behavior therapy, cravings, diet, diet industry, dieters, fad diets, food choices, healthy eating, lifestyle changes, mental concerns, mental health industry, next level, premise, researcher, shelves, thin person, vicious circle, vicious cycles, willpower from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
This is an incredible book by Judith Beck, the daughter of a famed researcher that revolutionized the mental health industry. Like father, like daughter, Beck is poised to make some big changes in the diet industry, using the same techniques. Beck’s philosophy focuses on Cognitive Behavior Therapy or CBT. This is a term that means [...]
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July 31st, 2008 — , Health, Personal Improvement, Prevention, Worker Bees' Weekly Bites, diet, nutrition from Worker Bee @ Mark's Daily Apple
Slippery Saturdays
Researchers say Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the most productive days of the week. Monday tends to be “recovery” day from the weekend, and the rest of the week, well, we’re often coasting along waiting for the weekend to arrive, aren’t we? (Ah, the lure of the weekend: the free time, the social activities, special [...]
How to Lose Weight Over the Long Term
July 31st, 2008 — , Diets, Exercise, Motivation, bliss, cheese, diet, exercise plan, few minutes, first bite, food substitution, healthy eating, helpful tips, lifestyle changes, lifetime, old favorites, palate, pizza, rabbit, rest of your life, siren call, target, trigger food, weight loss, wellness from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
When you first start a diet, it’s easy to get all excited about the amount of weight you’re losing and how great you look. Unfortunately, most of us reach our goals and then go off of our diets. Within a few months, we may be back where we started, or in many cases, worse off. [...]
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July 30th, 2008 — , Definitive Guides, Health, carbs, diet, how-to, nutrition, weight loss from Mark Sisson @ Mark's Daily Apple
Do the Math
In my recent Context of Calories post, I explained how the different macronutrients we eat at each meal (fats, proteins, and carbohydrates) have different effects in the body. I suggested that, despite their raw calorie values, it’s far more important to get a lasting intuitive sense of how much of each macronutrient you [...]
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Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate Diet Is Proven Greater
July 30th, 2008 — , diet from Laura Moncur @ Starling Fitness
The July 17th New England Journal of Medicine has published a report that followed three groups of dieters for two years. They compared low fat, The Mediterranean Diet and Atkins (low carbohydrate). You can see the full results here:
NEJM — Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet
The overall weight changes among the 322 [...]
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10 Classic DIY Salad Creations
July 29th, 2008 — , Health, Recipes, carbs, diet, videos from Worker Bee @ Mark's Daily Apple
To honor National Salad Week (seriously… ) we’ve devised a list of our top 10 all-time favorite – and Mark’s Daily Apple-approved – salad recipes…
…and to think, you thought you’d never crave lettuce!
1. Cobb Salad
What’s not to love about this hearty (and protein packed) salad?
2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
3 bacon slices, cooked
1 head romaine lettuce, leaves [...]
National Salad Week
July 26th, 2008 — , Announcements, Health, Recipes, diet from Aaron @ Mark's Daily Apple
National Salad Week officially began yesterday. If you are a regular reader here you know that salads are at the core of the Primal diet. So to celebrate this momentous occasion we encourage you to whip up some fancy salad creations today, this week and the rest of your life for health and well-being!
Here is [...]
Smart Fuel: Sweet Peppers
July 25th, 2008 — , Health, Smart Fuel, diet, nutrition from Worker Bee @ Mark's Daily Apple
Pick a Pickled Pepper…
Sweet peppers aren’t just useful for adding a little pizzazz to your salad, eggs, soups or casseroles (is there no end to their talent?) they’re also a serious smart fuel.
To start, sweet peppers are an excellent source of both vitamin C and vitamin A, providing more than 200% and 100%, respectively, of [...]
Progress on Goals for the Week
July 25th, 2008 — , Exercise, diet, goals, running in boston, weight loss goals from john - from fat to fit @ John Is Fit - Personal Weight Loss Blog
Since we are leaving for Boston this morning and not getting back until Sunday night I thought I would post an update today on my goals for the week since I won’t be posting my normal Sunday update (and unless I have the time and a computer in the hotel I probably won’t be posting [...]
Related Stores“Berries, berries, the magical fruit…”
July 24th, 2008 — , Berries, Exercise, Health, Principles, almost fit, almostfit, berries for health, berries in oregon, diet, eating berries, eating junk food, family, good food in moderation, picking berries, raspberries, stop eating junk food, techniques from Metroknow @ AlmostFit.com
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In Which I Tell My Wife About My Weight Loss Blog
July 22nd, 2008 — , Exercise, Feelings, diet, weight loss blog from john - from fat to fit @ John Is Fit - Personal Weight Loss Blog
Amy,
Do you remember back in January when we were talking about the weight I had lost and you asked me what was making the biggest difference in my success? What I told you was, to put it simply, eating less and exercising more.
But there was something I didn’t tell you.
Since August of last year, almost [...]
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10 Delicious DIY Salad Dressings
July 22nd, 2008 — , Health, Recipes, The Tuesday 10, diet, nutrition from Worker Bee @ Mark's Daily Apple
Who Needs No-Fat, Store Bought Salad Dressing?
Last week we gave you Mark’s 2 Minute Salad recipe and while we learned that many of you are already heartily digging into a big bowl of the good stuff each day (or Kitchen Sink/Really Righteous/Primal salad as various readers have dubbed it) there was still a question as [...]
Is a Vegan Detox Right For You?
July 22nd, 2008 — , Oprah, alternative ideas, animal fats, appearance, chemicals, detox, detoxing, diet, diet plan, fats and proteins, food stores, good health, health condition, health food, name of the game, processed foods, proteins, reading labels, s market, self-control, stock, vegan diet, vegan foods, weight loss goals from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
After Oprah tried her vegan detox, suddenly, this became a very popular way to lose weight and start feeling better. However, it is definitely not for everyone. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why this detox can be very beneficial and why it may not be the best avenue you need to [...]
Related StoresDear Mark: Best Fruit Choices
July 21st, 2008 — , Dear Mark, Health, carbs, diet, nutrition from Mark Sisson @ Mark's Daily Apple
Dear Mark,
Right now there are so many kinds of fruit in season at the local farmers’ market. I know that we should limit fruit consumption and that some fruits offer more nutrition and higher antioxidants than others. I live alone and can’t afford to fill my small fridge with 20 different kinds of [...]
Weekly Roundup: July 20th Edition
July 20th, 2008 — , Boot Camp, Exercise, Meals, Motivation, Weight Loss Journal, diet, federal funds rate, fitness health, food diary, guest chef, health network, healthy snacks, lazy man, living today, mouth water, neutrogena, nutrition, nutrition week, overeaters anonymous oa meetings, perfect balance, recession, roadmap, snacking, sweetener, truvia, wellness, what are nitrates, yoga practice from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
How is your Sunday going? Are you looking to play a little golf or go fishing? Perhaps if your like my sister, you’ll spend the day sitting down with a good book.
This week from the Fitness Health Network:
It’s hot, the sun is shining, and you’re in need of SPF protection. [...]
Related StoresTime for a recommitment - to weight loss
July 17th, 2008 — , Exercise, Health, Weight status, almost fit, almostfit, diet, diet and exercise, fitness, regular exercise from Metroknow @ AlmostFit.com
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Fat-Oxidation Damage Control
July 17th, 2008 — , Health, Prevention, Worker Bees' Weekly Bites, carbs, diet, nutrition from Worker Bee @ Mark's Daily Apple
There’s More to Pairing than Taste
Earlier this week we watched Mark make his signature salad: a veritable cornucopia of vegetable wonder (and anti-oxidant powerhouse). We’ve also heard Mark talk about his personal penchant for a good glass of red wine (another bearer of anti-oxidant goodness). It seems we primal types can’t get enough of those [...]
Unrestricted Low-Carb Diet Wins Hands Down
July 16th, 2008 — , Health, Primal Health, Sisson Said What?, Worker Bees' Weekly Bites, carbs, diet, nutrition from Mark Sisson @ Mark's Daily Apple
Dig In
The New England Journal of Medicine has just come out with perhaps the most definitive comparison of low-fat, Mediterranean and low-carb diets ever, and the findings dovetail very nicely with what we’ve been discussing here recently about the merits of the Primal Blueprint. I think it also addresses some of the concerns shared about [...]
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On the Problems of Cultivated Fruit
July 16th, 2008 — , Health, Primal Health, carbs, diet, nutrition from Worker Bee @ Mark's Daily Apple
Almost Too Perfect
Though many of us here tend to frequent farmer’s markets or CSA co-ops for a lot of our regular shopping, we inevitably end up at the grocery store for a few miscellaneous things. Comparing the experiences of the market versus “super”-market has become an interesting exercise in consumer research. Besides the strange and [...]
Retrain Those Taste Buds
July 16th, 2008 — , Diets, Low Carb, alternative ideas, bleh, calories, cardboard, cues, curry powder, diet, fatty foods, flavors, grilled chicken breast, healthy eating, lemon zest, moderation, old favorites, palate, peanut butter, persistence, spices, stalk of celery, taste buds, white pepper, yuck from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
One of the biggest problems for many people on diets is that the food simply doesn’t taste good. It’s very hard to stay motivated on your diet when you feel like you’re eating cardboard and bad cardboard at that. After years of indulging in your favorite fatty foods, your palate and taste buds have been [...]
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July 15th, 2008 — , Recipes, Sisson Said What?, diet, how-to, nutrition, videos from Mark Sisson @ Mark's Daily Apple
Most readers here understand the concepts behind the Primal Blueprint, but some seem to be concerned about the amount of time it must take to prepare PB-style meals every day. Nothing could be further from the truth. My 4-egg breakfast or protein shake take but a few minutes. My evening lamb-chop or grass-fed porterhouse with [...]
Related StoresOne Goal Down
July 14th, 2008 — , calories, diet, food diary, food journal, weight loss blog from john - from fat to fit @ John Is Fit - Personal Weight Loss Blog
The first goal in my goals for this week was to record 100% of everything I ate today. Mission accomplished:
Breakfast
2 egg omelet with avocado, mushrooms and a little smoked provolone. (531 calories)
12oz Spicy V8 (75)
16oz decaf coffee with 2 sugars at McDonalds (for the commute) (30)
Morning Snack
Banana (105)
Lunch
Small bowl Thai Curry soup with no [...]
Dear Mark: Low Energy on Primal Challenge
July 14th, 2008 — , Dear Mark, Health, Health Challenges, Sisson Said What?, carbs, diet, fitness, nutrition from Mark Sisson @ Mark's Daily Apple
Dear Mark,
I’m finding that I have low levels of energy in the evenings only. Could this be because my body is still adapting to primal living and adjusting to less carbohydrate intake? How long does this usually last? I’m also finding that after my sessions of intense Muay Thai training, I don’t have the [...]
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Weekly Roundup
July 13th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Exercise, Meals, Motivation, Pushups, apple juice, cacao, calories, chocolate facts, comrade in arms, delusions, diet, emotional eating, fitness health, food budget, fruit drinks, fruits and vegetables, goals, health network, healthy eating, lazy man, magnesium rich foods, ncn, nutrition, orange juice, push up, push-ups, pushup, roadblock, roadblocks, teenage son, using electricity, weight loss, wellness from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Welcome to the Sunday roundup. I hope everybody has had a good weekend so far and that you are all staying healthy and fit.
Check out my Trophy Jack Crevalle. Sf Boater is paying for fish stories with pictographic evidence. Tell everyone you know about my trophy catch. If it gets the most unique visitors out [...]
Watermelon a Natural Viagra?
July 12th, 2008 — , Health, Worker Bees' Weekly Bites, diet, hype, nutrition from Worker Bee @ Mark's Daily Apple
Juicy.
A study by researchers at the Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center at Texas A&M University suggests that watermelon may act as a natural version of the erectile dysfunction (ED) drug Viagra.
The Food of Lust?
While researchers have always been aware of watermelon’s high citruline content, studies had suggested that the bulk of the chemical was in [...]
What is Your Biggest Health/Fitness Vice?
July 12th, 2008 — , binging, diet, health vice, lose weight, nighttime eating from john - from fat to fit @ John Is Fit - Personal Weight Loss Blog
This is the closest I’ve gotten to the start of a meme, where Fit36 started this meme by tagging Andrew who tagged me.
Fit36’s vices are eating out at lunch and tequila. Andrews exercise vice had been having his exercise plans fizzle out (but he is past that now as evidenced by now being a [...]
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Is All Chocolate Created Equal?
July 11th, 2008 — , Health, aging, carbs, diet, how-to, nutrition from Mark Sisson @ Mark's Daily Apple
One of My Favorite Sensible Vices
My wife and I tend to receive a lot of chocolate, usually as holiday or dinner party gifts. Friends and business associates know we’re not dessert people but that we indulge in chocolate and red wine on occasion (i.e. those Sensible Vices). As a result, I’ve gotten to try a [...]
3 Ways to Avoid Middle Age Weight Gain
July 10th, 2008 — , 10 000 steps, Exercise, activities, battle of the bulge, bonkers, calories, diet, doing laundry, eating habits, empty nester, estrogen, healthy eating, hormone levels, hormones, middle age, million times, parents, passive victim, pedometer, stairs, weight gain, women age from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
For years, many people have labored under the impression that middle aged weight gain is inescapable. Middle aged spread as it is commonly called is usually accepted as just hormonal, especially for women, and many people don’t take the steps that can actually prevent it. While there are some factors that can make you [...]
Related StoresThe Context of Calories
July 9th, 2008 — , Health, Primal Health, Sisson Said What?, carbs, diet, nutrition, weight loss from Mark Sisson @ Mark's Daily Apple
200 Calories is 200 Calories. Right?
“What’s that in the road ahead?”
vs.
“What’s that in the road!? A head!?”
Context is important.
Many people think weight loss is simply about cutting calories. But context counts here, too. Calories do have context and that’s what I want to explore today. Is a calorie from fat the same as a calorie [...]
Top 10 Summer Vegetables
July 8th, 2008 — , Health, The Tuesday 10, diet, nutrition from Worker Bee @ Mark's Daily Apple
While the wild world of global trading means that we now have access to many fruits and vegetables year round, somehow fruits and vegetables just taste better when you purchase them in season and literally days after its been picked!
The following is a list of vegetables (and a couple fruits that couldn’t be missed!) that [...]
Dear Mark: Primal Compromises for Athletes
July 7th, 2008 — , Dear Mark, Health, Primal Health, carbs, diet, fitness, nutrition, supplements from Mark Sisson @ Mark's Daily Apple
Post-Marathon Carb Mountain
I’ve been getting a slew of emails lately from marathon runners and other endurance athletes among our group, many in response to our 30-Day Primal Health Challenge. Questions have run the gamut but generally get at how to combine endurance training and Primal Blueprint methodology:
How do I combine a low carb diet with [...]
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Primal Breakfast Suggestions for People on the Go
July 7th, 2008 — , Health, Primal Health, Recipes, diet, how-to, nutrition from Worker Bee @ Mark's Daily Apple
The all-American breakfast smorgasbord: cold cereal of every variety (from super colon blow to candy coated balls of sugar in the shape of the latest cartoon fad), toast, toaster strudel, bagels, croissants, donuts, coffee cake, pop-tarts, French toast, pancakes, blintzes, crepes, waffles, muffins, scones, hash browns, oatmeal, breakfast bars, breakfast squares, and now even breakfast [...]
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Weekly Update - 7/6/2008
July 6th, 2008 — , Exercise, Updates, diet, weekly update, weight loss blog from john - from fat to fit @ John Is Fit - Personal Weight Loss Blog
Diet starting weight: 295
Week starting weight: 279
Today’s weight: 277
Week weight loss: 2 lbs
Total weight lost: 18 lbs
I should have known better than to think I’d be able to have a perfect week this week, especially with parties to attend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I probably better stick with one day at a time [...]
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July 3rd, 2008 — , Health, Recipes, carbs, diet, nutrition from Worker Bee @ Mark's Daily Apple
KEEN-WAH
The Definitive Guide to Grains post last month got people talking about alternatives to the traditional rice, potato, and breads that load up the typical American dinner plate. For some, gluten is the major consideration. For others, it’s the glycemic load itself. While the Primal Blueprint recommends avoiding grains and higher glycemic foods altogether, at [...]
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How to Eat Healthy Without Feeling Deprived
July 2nd, 2008 — , Diets, binge, carbohydrates, cold turkey, cravings, diet, fact that people, falling off the wagon, fats, favorite foods, few days, food choices, goals, healthy eating, necessary balance, new food, phenomenon, proteins, regimen, rome, siren call, soda, sugar, vegetarianism from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
By far, the most common r