I just finished a huge meal with my family today — ham, yams, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and ice cream & cake as dessert… Yeah, I know… how could a fitness professional like myself ever consider gorging on such a huge calorie-dense meal? What if I told you that you can still eat your [...]

Never starve yourself, especially before going out to eat (or you will binge). Never skip meals, you must have some kind of nourishment regularly or your body’s starvation defenses will kick in, lower your metabolism, and store fat. Use nutritional meal replacements or have a smoothie instead of skipping or eating very low calorie meals.