http://www.fitfilter.com simple diet, fitness, and nutrition Fri, 30 May 2008 18:08:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've dieted and lost weight many times. I've lost over 30lbs since January and there is no way it's coming back, I've made a lifelong change to watch what I eat. I've become obsessed with reading about fitness/diet research studies and success stories. And I've become obsessed with being healthy, ... http://www.fitfilter.com/three-keys-to-weight-loss-nothing-new-just-what-works/ Photo by Leo Reynolds. Look who decided to make a blog post! I've pretty much lost my will to post lately, nothing seems worthy (worthy of the blog or worthy of my time, I'm not sure). However, I will make an update on my progress losing weight and getting fit. I missed my ... http://www.fitfilter.com/april-weight-loss-goal-update-29-lbs-since-beginning-of-2008/ A medical journal published study from last month gave great news for people looking to lose weight. Ninety-four women were put on caloric restricted diets and lost on average around 25-30 pounds. They were divided into three groups: Aerobic training Resistance training No training In addition to body fat their resting energy expenditure (their metabolic ... http://www.fitfilter.com/weight-training-versus-aerobics-for-fat-loss/ Photo by Leo R. I've lost 25 lbs after three months. I met my 5 pound goal for March. Early January I weighed 185 and I'm 160 pounds now. I think this is the first time I've weighed 160 since my sophomore year in college -- 2001. My upper abs are showing ... http://www.fitfilter.com/march-weight-loss-goal-update-25-lbs-since-beginning-of-2008/ Torte di Chocolate - 232 calories and sugar free Health research regarding simple carbohydrates is just too convincing for me to ignore. As a result, I've been on many low or reduced carb diets in the past and still try to limit my simple sugar intake. Since eating low-carb is ... http://www.fitfilter.com/what-are-sugar-alcohols/ Pre-order I Can Make You Thin and receive 5% off The first episode of I Can Make You Thin aired last night on TLC here in the US. The program was popular in the UK although it's hard to discern how popular due to marketing hype. I was excited about watching ... http://www.fitfilter.com/i-can-make-you-thin-review/ Before Lost on Thursday night I tried to make a somewhat-healthy protein no-bake cookie. It didn't turn out that great but not too bad. I made 12 and each have something like 120 calories, 8 grams of protein, 4 grams of fiber, and 5 grams of sugar. I can't remember ... http://www.fitfilter.com/no-bake-protein-cookies/ "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work." - Thomas Edison If you're brave enough to regularly set challenging diet and fitness goals for yourself you're bound to fail at some point. Despite your best efforts you missed your 5K time, your monthly weight loss goal, or ... http://www.fitfilter.com/dealing-with-failure/ Photo by nippy. Everything you do gets you closer or farther from where you want to be. Nothing is neutral. You are either getting better or you are getting worse. Everything you think, say, and do moves you toward or away from your goal. And taking care of the small things ... http://www.fitfilter.com/quick-goal-hack-nothing-is-neutral/ Photo by Bob Gamble. There is a very interesting article over on the fantastic GetFitSlowly.com today. It summarizes a study that looked at 6,000 successful dieters who lost on average 70 pounds and kept it off six years. It's the only large scale study of it's kind and I think ... http://www.fitfilter.com/weight-loss-success-keys/