Flexible Dieting

Calorie Basics

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 23:49:56 +0100

In this article, we’re going to examine calories – the things that give you energy, but also make you fat! Firstly, if you haven’t read the Nutrient Basics article, we suggest you do so. It will give you a basic understanding of the different types of macronutrients found in food. More

Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle Review

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 19:20:35 +0100

Composition, composition, composition! That is the concept that is emphasised in Tom Venuto’s Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle. But before we go into details, let’s talk about what you get when you purchase the book. More

New! Nutritional Information for Thousands of Foods!

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 00:20:17 +0100

We've integrated the USDA nutrient database into our site, you can now view Nutrient Facts labels for over 7000 foods! Check it out in our Nutrition Information section.

Fat Loss 4 Idiots Review

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 01:43:31 +0100

We came across Fat Loss 4 Idiots a few months ago when a friend of ours lost 24lbs in three months. Upon quizzing her about her successful weight loss, she informed us that she had come across a diet called Fat Loss 4 Idiots. Naturally, we were intrigued and went ahead and bought a copy. The diet comes as an e-book and with diet-generator software, which we’ll come back to later on. More

Nutrient Basics

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:34:11 +0100

Ok we’re going to start at bare bone basics here. The food you eat is primarily made up of nutrients. A nutrient is a chemical that is used by the human body. Nutrients can be classed as either macronutrients or micronutrients. Food has both macro and micro nutrients in it. Different foods have different amounts of macro and micro nutrients in them, but we’re getting ahead of ourselves here, we’ll come back to that later on. More

Flexible Dieting

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:31:20 +0100

Losing weight is not fundamentally difficult. As long as you expend more calories than you take in, you will lose weight. The tricky parts are in knowing how to create a decent calorie deficit (reduce food or exercise more?), how to manage weight loss stalls, how to deal with hunger, and how to maintain the weight loss after you've reached your target weight.

Flexible Dieting will guide you through setting up a successful diet and how to manage the things like stalls in weight loss and maintaining weight loss. Check out the articles section to learn the basics of successful dieting, then head on over to the diet reviews section to see what diet fits your lifestyle the best.

1. Learn

Get up to speed on weight loss and nutrition basics by checking out our Articles section.

2. Chose Your Plan

Really learn the ins and outs of successful dieting by checking out one of the recommended diets in the Diet Reviews section.

3. Take Action

Put your newfound knowledge to action and lose all the weight you need.