Category: Diet & Food

Some of the most dramatic weight loss transformations begin with the simplest changes. For 30-year-old Dustin Schmidt, a project engineer at Oshkosh Defense in Appleton, Wisconsin, it was going for a walk. Here, Schmidt shares how he took control of his diet, stayed consistent, and ultimately lost more than 200 pounds on his way to

Ryan Hall has pivoted to strength training since retiring from pro running in 2016, but is still the fastest American runner of all time who holds the best time in the country in the full and half marathon. Hall, whose wife Sara is also a formidable competitive runner, frequently shares the benefit of his own

Looking for an excuse to take a trip to McDonald’s? Introducing the fast food chain’s first ever meat-free burger, the McPlant. That’s right, McDonald’s has launched a brand-new burger, and this time it’s completely vegan. The new burger has launched in partnership with the US-based, meat-substitute brand, Beyond Meat, and is made from plant-based ingredients

Which is better for muscle gain, the egg white or the yolk? How about … both? Eating only egg whites is no better or worse for muscle gain than eating the whole egg, according to a new pre-print review in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. In this review, researchers looked at

Name: Joseph LampenAge: 45Hometown: Holland, MichiganOccupation: Venture capitalTime Cycling: 14 YearsStart Weight: 290 poundsEnd Weight: 200 poundsReason for Cycling: When my wife and I started a family, I wanted to be active enough to run around with my kids. I now find a lot of fun and interpersonal growth in training to race. I started

Name: Ryan Padilla LeeAge: 37Location: Sacramento, CaliforniaOccupation: Choral Director/Educator Start Weight: 205 poundsEnd Weight: 135 poundsTime Running: 16 months My weight has fluctuated between 160 and 200 pounds in my 30s, and at 5-foot-7, anything over 170 pounds weighs me down. Given my busy lifestyle, between regular work and side gigs, I barely had time

It would seem logical that the more protein you pack away during a meal, the bigger your muscles grow. Because more is always better, right? Well, your body doesn’t necessarily work that way. There’s only a certain amount of protein that your muscles can absorb in one sitting and it has to do with a

If there was one perk to the last year or so of working at home, it’s that our lunches became pretty awesome. When not relying on take-out from whatever place is closest to the office, we discovered the pleasures of a well-balanced homemade lunch, and we’re not ready to give that up, even if we

Holiday shopping is no joke, so we’ve been known to start stocking up on good presents as early as, well, right now. Sometimes there’s an item that catches our eye and we know it would be perfect for someone we love, but it will probably sell out before Christmas, so we start filling our secret

With fall comes cooler weather, and that means we’re looking for comfort wherever we can find it, from the cozy, fuzzy blanket we keep on the couch, to a bubbling pot of something delicious cooking on the stove on a chilly night. But often those cozy comfort food meals are missing something essential: vegetables! It

Do you feel that? The temperatures are finally cooling and the brisk, autumn air is on the way. That means it’s time for one of our favorite fall ingredients to make a comeback: apples! This season, we know you’ll want to go all out on some of the best, easy-to-make comfort foods or light up

It almost pains me to write this because we are barely one day into spooky season and all I want to think about is Halloween but there’s some breaking Costco news that I must bring to your attention. Even though the holidays are still a few months away, the holiday spirit is alive and well

Douglas Driscoll, a 43-year-old CEO from Sydney, Australia, shares his physical and mental transformation with Men’s Health. As I’m sure is the case with most people, my weight gain happened gradually; I didn’t realize until it was too late. I was stuck in a bit of a rut and the combination of a poor diet,

After a long summer of eating all of the watermelon and sweet corn we can handle, the unofficial end of summer is here: Labor Day weekend. It’s usually our last chance to eat all of our BBQ favorites before we swap out our iced coffees for pumpkin spice lattes but if you don’t have a

You know what it means when the air starts to get chilly in the morning and the first leaves start to hit the ground — ’tis the season for everything pumpkin spice, and let us not forget where that delicious flavor originated: pumpkin pie itself! And one of our — and your — favorite places

Former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría retired from space travel in 2012. Like an athlete, he thought his days floating above the Earth were done. Then, he started working with Axiom Space, and will soon be headed back to the International Space Station, with help from NASA and SpaceX. For a recent Eat Like, López-Alegría divulged

Normally, a run to the grocery store can feel like a chore. There are lists to be checked, ingredients to buy, and not to mention rows and rows of food to navigate. But when we step into Trader Joe’s, we cannot help but get a bit of a rush knowing that we’ll be in for

Earlier this week, the Washington Post Magazine published an opinion piece titled “You can’t make me eat these foods.” The author, humor columnist Gene Weingarten, wrote about how he doesn’t eat several foods and explains why. The article discusses his thoughts on why he refuses to eat foods like cooked green peppers, sweet pickles, or

No one has to to tell you that drinking water is great for you. Proper hydration helps your brain stay alert, your cells function at top rate, and your exercise performance on key. But there’s another benefit to water, too, and it’s not one you might think of: weight loss. “Oftentimes water is pushed to

With fall just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to upgrade your cookware as most of us will begin to heat up the oven and stove when cooler weather arrives. And to help us all out, HexClad—an Oprah-approved cookware brand—just dropped a brand new sauté pan that’ll help you whip up just about any