In The Trenches of High Octane Body: Practicing Imperfection
by Michele Thornton I’m a Virgo. While I don’t place much credence in astrology’s power to form personalities, I do have all the classic Virgo traits: I’m analytical, loyal, orderly, and something of a perfectionist. Along with perfectionism comes the compulsion to beat myself up if I can’t master something quickly. It is a combination that led to a childhood of frustration and made it easy for me to quit a lot of endeavors before I gave them a real chance, such as becoming a drummer...
Read MoreIn the Trenches of High Octane Body: Food, Glorious Food!
Written by Michele Thornton So far, I’ve blogged about my past experience with dieting, exercise and how much I like HOB and lifting heavy things. Now, it’s time to talk food. Ah, Food. Can’t live with it, can’t live without it. I mean that literally. More, please. Always. Intermittent Fasting I heard someone say once that dieting is harder than dealing with other excesses like quitting smoking or drinking. After all, when you quit smoking or drinking, you stop doing...
Read MoreForgive and Forget: Why Disappointment is Getting in the Way of Your Progress
I know sometimes Nick and I make a point of stressing how EASY it is to lose weight (because we believe keeping it off is the hardest part), but in general the whole process can be tricky. Especially in the beginning. Take my mom, for example. She just started with High Octane Body a few weeks ago, and with all beginners we make it mandatory that they keep a food journal. They don’t do this forever, just in the beginning, because it’s a skill that needs to be...
Read MoreEp. 7 – Intermittent Fasting Review: Dieting For Lazy People
Peter and I (Nick!) hate dieting, hate giving up our favorite foods, and hate feeling contrained by external rules on what we are “supposed” to eat to be “healthy”. So … We don’t bother. Instead, we use something called “Intermittent Fasting”, or IF for short, which is really not a diet, per se, but a lifestyle design choice. In this review you’ll learn … That the number 7 has a cool sound effect Why fasting is not unhealthy, in...
Read MoreEp. 5 – Calories In Calories Out Debate: The Fat Loss In Space Episode!
There’s a debate-a-ragin’ about whether a calorie is a calorie, whether the model of calories-in/calories-out is flawed, and whether the moon is actually made of cheese. The problem is that the debate often totally obscures some basic facts of the case that you just can’t ignore if you want to honestly lose fat. We take an objective view, from space, and discover … The Moon IS made of cheese: Gruyere What the heck is a calorie, anyway? Why can’t Peter make...
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