In Megan’s Blog:
Our Top 5 Strategies for Dealing with Holiday Meals that Go Sideways
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Calorie restriction doesn’t work
Dr. Fung’s newest video clearly lays out the evidence
Check out the newest video on the members site! The Aetiology of Obesity: An evidence based look at calorie restriction for weight loss and its dismal failure is a physiologic hormone-based theory of obesity which more completely explains the clinical picture. Hosted by Dr. Fung, it’s a great primer that’s based in fact, not commonly-accepted junk science.
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Dr. Fung on Low Carb MD
Tackling fasting misconceptions
Over on the Low Carb MD, host Brian Lenzkes and Dr. Jason Fung discuss the misconceptions surrounding intermittent fasting, as well as the powerful benefit of a low-carb lifestyle combined with fasting.
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Plating and Mindful Eating
Coach Nadia Pateguana redefines the concept of ‘Plating’ to be about more than just food presentation
“Plating” is a word I didn’t make up, but I think I made up a new definition for it.
To me, “Plating” means bringing all the foods you want to eat onto your plate, or the table around your plate, and only starting to eat when you are sitting in front of that same plate.
You do not eat as you are cooking. You do not eat as you are walking around. You don’t graze. You don’t eat in your car. You don’t eat while you are working or watching TV, or doing anything else.
You only eat when you are sitting, in an eating area, in front of the plate you’ve decided you’re going to eat from – and you eat as many of the foods that you have brought together as you feel like until you’re satiated.
That’s what I call “Plating” (and not the act of professional food presentation, as the above beautiful picture illustrates, or the act of plating metals with silver and gold, lol).
You can see how my type of “plating” is important for mindful eating. It obviously eliminates mindless eating on the go, and it also eliminates grazing, which is particularly important for TRE (Time Restricted Eating), Intermittent Fasting and lowering insulin (which is our common main goal).
Plating, as I think of it, will eliminate grazing as well as snacking. If you make the decision “to plate” and only eat when you are “plating” then you will only have full, rich satisfying meals.
I think this has had the biggest impact on my entire journey and what has kept me consistent. This coming from someone who has never had a real, full meal in my entire life until I was well into my thirties. So, remember: How you eat is truly more important than what you eat.
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Get your brew on
Sunday is International Tea day
Did you know that Sunday is International Tea Day? (Did you know that there is an international tea day…? Well, there is, and it is!)
Tea – especially green tea – is a fantastic tool when it comes to fasting and healthy living. If you haven’t already read it, be sure to check out Dr. Fung’s explanation of some of the benefits here. As Dr. Fung describes it, teas is “one of the cheapest, easiest and most powerful ‘bio hacks’ around,” so why not take advantage of it?
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Out and about!
If you’re looking for some pointers, be sure to catch coach Brenda Zorn’s master class on extended fasting every Thursday at 11 am ET, or coach John Clary’s EF class on Saturdays at 10 am ET. Both are great if you’re looking at taking on fasts that range in length from 48 hours up to seven days. You’ll learn what to expect during longer fasts, and how to troubleshoot problems.
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