Weight Loss – Everyday Health For Everyday People

Feeling Hungry Doesn’t Mean You Need to Eat

January 4, 2021 by Cam

There’s a hormone called ghrelin that increases your appetite when your body is needing (it feels like it needs) food. It makes you feel hungry when your body says you need to eat again. However, your body has evolved to want to store calories for hard times and prefers to never use the stored energy … Read more

Is Intermittent Fasting a Good Tool for Weight Loss?

December 11, 2020 by Cam

Short answer: no. Intermittent fasting can be an effective strategy for reducing the amount of calories you eat each day which will lead to weight loss but, it usually brings with it some nasty side effects. The worst and most common side effect of intermittent fasting that I’ve seen is the poor relationship to food … Read more

Disconnect Your Food From Your Activity

December 8, 2020 by Cam

The idea of earning your food from an intense workout or run needs to die. Yes there’s a connection but it’s a weak one. What you “burn” in an intense workout or long run can be completely erased with a bite of avocado, peanut butter, or a reward of a Reece’s cup. Relying on your … Read more

The most effective strategy for long-term fat loss

December 5, 2020 by Cam

Keep the scale the same. Yep, that’s right, don’t lose any weight. Sounds crazy but it works. If your goal is fat loss, you want to replace fat with lean body mass in the form of muscle. If your goal is only weight loss simply cutting off your arm will do the trick. There are … Read more

Weightlifting is less dangerous than running

December 3, 2020 by Cam

Yep. I don’t care what you’ve heard or what you think, it simply isn’t. What seems dangerous isn’t always. Scary isn’t bad. Dangerous is bad. They are however similar feelings, especially in the moment. Weightlifting/resistance exercise is one of the best things that you can do for your general health but the myth still persists … Read more

Should I Get A Home Gym?

April 25, 2020 by Camron Stewart

Recently home gyms have been getting some serious attention and it brings about the question of whether it’s worth setting up a home gym or just sticking with your gym membership. Now it’s no secret that I love having a garage gym. I have been burned in the past by a commercial gym but that was my fault. I do see their value and honestly both have their own benefits.

There’s a lot to consider and what’s right for you will greatly vary based on your goals and circumstances. Hopefully reading this will help you make the decision.

5 Pieces of Equipment You Must Have to Make Gains at Home

April 11, 2020 by Camron Stewart

A home gym gives you convenience, flexibility, and saves you money. From travel time and gas to not needing your gym membership.

How to cut processed food from your diet

March 7, 2020 by Camron Stewart

If you read the previous post, you probably are wanting to eliminate or at least reduce them from your diet. How to do this in a sustainable way will vary from person to person. Different people have their own tendencies and motivations that will determine their approach to sustainable changes in their diet.

Are processed foods bad for you?

February 29, 2020 by Camron Stewart

The single best thing that Americans can do for their diet is to limit or eliminate processed foods.

Curious why? Keep reading. Looking for tips or help on how to eat less processed foods, come back for the next blog post.

Is Cardio the Best Way to Burn Fat and Lose Weight?

February 22, 2020 by Camron Stewart

If your goal is weight loss, cardio should not be the first thing that comes to mind. There are bigger rocks that you should be worrying about before you get to cardio that are much easier to accomplish. The only way to lose weight is when you eat less energy than you use. Known as a calorie deficit. These strategies that I’ll talk about all help get you into a calorie deficit. Keep reading, I’ll break them down for you.