One Food I Would Recommend Eliminating
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
by Trevor Degen
Artificial Sweeteners! There are several things you could eliminate from your routine that would have a big impact for your overall health. Artificial sweeteners (five examples: saccharin, neotame, acesulfame potassium or ace-k, aspartame, and sucralose) are definitely one of the top food products to ditch. There is no question that even naturally derived sugars can
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Do You Need to Count Calories to Lose Weight?
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
by Trevor Degen
A very popular question personal trainers and nutritionists get asked no matter what the fitness goal happens to be revolves around counting calories. Is it counting calories really necessary for weight loss? No, not really… but I will say that in the beginning, and as meal plans and programs change it can be quite useful.
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How Many Meals Per Day Should I Eat?
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
by Trevor Degen
There is no one size fits all for meal frequency as it all depends on your lifestyle requirements. The old school 3 square meals per day doesn’t work for most people to lose or maintain a healthy body weight, control cravings, and sustain a good energy level throughout the day. 4-6 smaller meals tends to
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How to Lose 5 lbs in 5 Days
Friday, 08 September 2017
by Trevor Degen
You can lose 5 lbs or more in 5 days if you have a special event like a wedding or vacation fast approaching, but it’s going to take some discipline and planning to execute. I use the term weight, because you won’t be able to lose 5 lbs of fat in 5 days… but you
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What Does A Nutritionist & Personal Trainer Eat
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
by Trevor Degen
A question I get asked quite often is what I typically eat in a day which does vary depending on my goals, but the bulk of how I set up meals, snacks, and the pre/post workout nutrition is the same. Some may think nutritionists are food snobs constantly judging everyone’s shopping cart… and I still
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Intermittent Fasting 101
Tuesday, 01 August 2017
by Trevor Degen
You have experienced fasting in one shape or another whether you fasted on purpose, for religious reasons, detoxing, or simply because you did not have time to eat. The bottom line is that everyone experiences periods of not eating such as when we are sleeping, but how can intermittent fasting (IF) be incorporated into your
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Fried Fish Tacos with Cauliflower Tortillas
Thursday, 20 July 2017
by Trevor Degen
Taco Tuesdays are awesome! Cauliflower tortillas? That doesn’t sound right. LOL I never thought I would like cauliflower tortillas or even how they would hold together. There are many recipes online for making wraps with cauliflower, but most of them contain cheese so I wanted one that didn’t. It does contain eggs though for those
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Beanless Turkey & Sweet Potato Chili
Monday, 12 June 2017
by Trevor Degen
Who doesn’t love chili!? Well, personally I didn’t for quite some time until a ditched the beans and added in potato instead. You can substitute different ground meats I simply chose to make it leaner than using beef by combining equal parts extra-lean ground bison with ground turkey. You could do turkey and chicken, or
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Lose Fat with Matcha Green Tea
Sunday, 05 March 2017
by Trevor Degen
Many of us today are drinking green tea for its health benefits, but if you haven’t tried matcha green tea yet you’re missing out on a host of awesome benefits including fat reduction. Matcha is a great metabolism and immunity boosting tea that also lowers stress and cholesterol! What is Matcha? Matcha is Japanese tea
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