Pulling our way into 2015

January is one of the worst months for fitness regulars - gyms are crowded, progress has been lost, and there is never quite enough time...

The Big Secret

I want to confess something —   The secrets to living a healthy life have been pretty much nailed down since before anyone reading this was born. In...

Accurately tracking your diet progress

(Reposted from my reddit account) There's nothing more motivating than seeing the scale move in the right direction, but it rarely tells the whole story...

“How can I quit Smoking?” – Current strategies for kicking the habit

This is a repost from an answer on quora that I wrote back in december. My former research lab did studies about the cardiovascular effects of...

Why New Year’s Day Resolutions Are Dumb

It's only three weeks away. New Year's Day. You know what that means. Yup. The overwhelming and unavoidable surge of self improvement, weight loss, bad-habit-dropping hysteria...

5 Approaches to Staying Motivated AFTER Real Life Sets In

It's been two weeks since we welcomed a new year and for many, that means two weeks of working on New Year resolutions. We...

Mastering Meal Planning Part 6: Set Goals You’d Be Embarrassed to Miss

Choosing a new goal is never the hard part. This might be why the changes you want to make feel just out of reach, despite...

The Eat This Much 8 Part Guide to Mastering Meal Planning

It's true that Eat This Much makes meal planning MUCH simpler than figuring it out on your own, but even with our meal generator,...

Mastering Meal Planning Part 1: Pick a Plan and Stick to It

For our first installment of the Mastering Meal Planning guide, let’s start with a question: What’s the key to getting results when you set a...

Mastering Meal Planning Part 2: A Well Known Trick Among Athletes and Bodybuilders

Changing your diet can be hard. There; we said it. New foods to buy and prepare, ups and downs in your mood and energy,...