By Jill Coleman, MS At Metabolic Effect, we pretty much hate meal plans. And the reason is because they become a crutch for people, and they take the onus off the individual and put it on “the plan.” If you’ve been following ME for some time, you know that we believe that fat loss and body change is a 100% unique process FOR YOU. Hence the name “ME”–meaning it’s all …Read More
By Jill Coleman Last night, I had the privilege of interviewing Adam Bornstein, founder and CEO of BornFitness, and former editorial director of LiveStrong.com and former fitness editor for Men’s Health magazine. Bornstein is not only a powerhouse fitness expert, but has worked with the who’s who in the industry … not to mention the man literally reads EVERYTHING in print and in cyberspace pertaining to fitness, nutrition and healthy …Read More
By Jill Coleman One of the 5 tenets of Metabolic Effect is that “Fat loss happens anywhere.” On our YouTube channel, you can see us “dining out” at gas stations, vending machines, room service and The Cheesecake Factory, among others–making choices that can help us lose fat, or at the very least not gain fat. To “live the fat loss lifestyle” is to not bring your life to a halt …Read More
Here at Metabolic Effect, we talk about living “the fat loss lifestyle,” and many of you mention living the “ME lifestyle.” So what does that entail and how can you know if you are living it? For starters, despite the name, it doesn’t mean we are losing fat constantly and depriving ourselves to reach our lowest weight as fast as possible (that would be more like a contest prep diet). …Read More
By Jill Coleman, MS Ask any trainer or nutrition professional and 90% of them will sight “poor self-control” or “no willpower” as the reason people fail diet after diet. And they wouldn’t be completely wrong, except it’s not exactly what they think, because poor self-control when it comes to nutrition and exercise is not something you just have or you don’t. It isn’t a genetic preset. It’s a skill that’s …Read More
By Jill Coleman Picture the following 2 scenarios: Scenario #1: Someone gives you a cake recipe. You go into your kitchen, follow the directions to a tee and the cake comes out beautifully. Scenarios #2: Someone gives you a cake recipe. However, this time you are in someone else’s kitchen trying to make it. There’s no butter. There’s no all-purpose flour or milk. But there’s other stuff, like almond milk, …Read More