Tag: low carb diet

You’re probably familiar with the high-fat, low-carb eating plan known as the ketogenic diet, or the keto diet for short. People are raving about its purported benefits, from maximizing weight loss to boosting muscle gain, and it’s been promoted by celebrities like Kourtney Kardashian, Megan Fox, and LeBron James. The idea is that if you

Carbohydrates aren’t evil. They’re essential. Consuming the right amount of the right kind of carbs can help improve your athletic performance, exercise recovery, and body composition (meaning you look goooood). Also know that there’s nothing magical about carbs (or insulin) that causes excess fat gain or hunger. We digested the past 25 years of nutrition

Dan Keiver readily admits he once lived a rather sedentary life. As an IT professional, his days were spent sitting in front of a computer, and it didn’t end with his work day. Instead, he’d go home and plop down in front of his PC to play video games, too. All that sitting lead to

Growing up, I was always overweight.   I never exercised, and I found most of my comfort through food—and not the healthy stuff; my diet was carbs, carbs, and more carbs. (I loved pasta, bread, and potatoes.) But, while I spent most of my life overweight, I also spent that time wanting to lose weight.