I may work online but I work WITH real-life people with real-world problems. Now I’m just a sets & reps, protein & calories coach. I do not fancy myself as some lame life-coach and I sure as hell do not have all the answers, especially to the important questions. However, I DO understand the effect real-life stressors have on the training process, especially fat loss. And while you can’t...

Confidence is a big part of successful fat loss. While the basic physiological tenets, such as a sustained calorie deficit, HAVE to be in line, a So-So Plan that you believe in 100% will be more successful than The Perfect Plan that you just don’t think is good enough (or cutting-edge enough) to work. That’s one important reason so many people can get into shape following wildly different...

Understanding the difference between hunger and cravings can literally determine if your fat loss diet is a success. Hunger is literally the physical distress caused by lack of food. Period. A food craving is an intense desire for a specific food. They can be triggered by emotions, stress, and environment. Someone can even experience strong food cravings without feeling hungry, which is yet...

Motivation is tricky. Losing motivation can be interpreted as "the goal just isn't important to me anymore, or at least not worth the amount of work I gotta put in." But is that really the case? Because, in my experience, complaints of losing motivation occur after a stretch of rough or busy weeks that led to: * too many missed meals or off-plan eating or too much alcohol * skipped workouts *...

The New Year is almost here. Like everyone working in fitness I have a LOT to do. Training programs to design, emails to answer, newsletters to write, client consults to prep for. And “helpful content” to create. None of which is rocket science. But it’s all time consuming, especially if you’re of the mind that any work worth doing is worth doing well. And I can always put in more effort, make...

Some people need strict and specific eating directions. It's not always a knowledge or experience thing. They just do better when things are laid out in VERY black and white terms. i.e. "8 oz grilled or baked chicken or turkey breast." On the other hand, some respond much better to looser, no-counting type recommendations like "a palm sized portion of lean meat or fish." You can make intelligent...