Even heard of Intermittent Fasting (IF)? Maybe you’ve even used it or are using it now as a tool for fat loss.

Let’s remind ourselves about the basics of IF, what it’s benefits are, what it’s potential drawbacks are and how to successfully transition back to eating on a non time restricted schedule without re-gaining any weight that you’ve lost.

To start we need to get a quick refresher on what IF is.

If you want to take control of your nutrition and get serious about fat loss or building muscle there’s really no better way than tracking macros.

If you’ve been on the interwebs in the last few years and googled anything about nutrition you’ve probably seen the term “MACROS” OR “MACRONUTRIENTS” pop up.

Maybe you rushed out to Whole Foods and headed straight for the Macronutrient aisle so you could start taking advantage of this new superfood for fat loss! Sadly, you couldn’t find a bag of macros, but you found this article and that’s even better!

Guess what? You don’t have to give up pizza to lose weight. But if you’d like to have a slice or three and not fear the scale the next day you need to have a couple tricks up your sleeve. Here are those tricks.

Are you looking for a short cut to fat loss or a way to squeeze every little drop out of every detail in your journey to get lean?

If you are, you’ve probably heard the term “fasted cardio”.

Is fasted cardio the “hack” that you need to be doing to shed that extra fat?

Is it the key thing that you’re not doing that could help you make more progress with your weight loss?

Or is it just another myth that you shouldn’t let distract you from the basics of fat loss?

Let’s dig in and find out.

My weight was creeping up, my strength and mobility were going down, and I just felt awful about myself. I found out during this time that I was going through menopause. Even with my background in exercise and nutrition, I was lost. I even went to my doctor for advice and he told me that I just have to expect to feel like crap at my age. I am only 41. I finally bit the bullet one evening when I had finally had enough with my now post-menopause symptoms, my weight gain, and the bad habits I had continued to make excuses for. I sent Digital Barbell an email and then cried.

You have an 8% chance of keeping your New Year’s resolution.

That’s not good, and that’s putting it nicely.

As a matter of fact, a 2018 study pinpointed the date that most people give up on those goals to get in shape and eat healthy.

January 12th.

Ouch.

12 days?

Really?

We need a better plan.

If you’re like us, you can get pretty darn snacky when you’re on a long road trip. Add that to all of those restaurant meals and you might return home needing new pants.

Here are 5 practical tips we use to stay on track while traveling!