Counting calories and counting macros is like knowing how to swim - it works very well if you're drowning. Or, maybe you just prefer it. Both are OK. Tracking calories is a useful skill to learn (and I recommend that you learn it), but it's NOT a requirement for success. You can keep calories in check quite easily without ever tracking them. How? Portion Control. 

If you're interested in joining the 8 week portion control program, let me know here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KB3JCQZ

Writing out a plan ahead of time works well with dozens of daily tasks. Dieting is no different. 

"A McDouble costs $1, but a salad costs $8"!

A calorie deficit = fat loss. So what's the easiest way to create the deficit? This list of foods are the best to include in your diet to create a calorie deficit, because they're going to get you more protein, more fiber, more volume, more nutrients, and more water - ALL for a low calorie price tag. Enjoy! 

Can you drink and still lose weight? Well...can you have pizza and ice cream and still lose weight? Of course! But, moderation. In this episode, I'm going to talk about how to move calories from food around so that you can always plan ahead to fit any given drink into your daily calorie target. Keep in mind, planning ahead is crucial here! Budgeting money helps with financial health, as does budgeting calories helps with physical health. Plan ahead and you can't lose! 

Also, check out my new blog post article on how to calculate alcohol calories, more specifics on how to fit them in, AND the most important thing (drumroll)....my TOP 5 picks for best alcoholic drinks to easily fit into your calorie budget! Head over to my blog and check out the article here:

https://fsbnutrition.com/2021/07/06/the-5-best-alcoholic-drinks-while-dieting/

Share, comment, and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoy the article, or know someone who might! 

98% of supplements are useless. No, seriously. Fat burners, metabolism boosters, liver cleansers...of the thousands of supplements you can buy, there are only a select few that are actually worth your time and money. In this episode, I'll go over these 5 useful, widely studied, and affordable supplements that CAN actually help you. 

Everyone wants to know how they can do everything all at once - in fitness, people want to get strong, lean, jacked, chiseled, healthy, and look and feel great ALL at the same time. But can you really lose fat and build muscle at the 𝘚𝘈𝘔𝘌 time? There are a few who CAN, but are you one of them? Let's find out...

In this episode, I cover some truths and myths about body fat, such as:

- (Actual) healthy body fat percentages for both men and women, by age group.⁣

- The most accurate measurements, and why even those are flawed.⁣

- What “shredded” really means. ⁣

- How media and celebrities have skewed our perception of what health and fitness truly look like in the real world, not in the Holly-world. ⁣

All this and more! Don't forget to share, subscribe, and leave a review if you enjoy this episode! 

In this episode, I talk with Virtual IRONMAN Racer and certified badass, Dane McGuire. In 2018, Dane found fitness, and the rest was history. Since then, he's run multiple virtual IRONMAN races and turned his passion for the sport into the ultimate fundraiser for multiple organizations. We go deep in this episode as he tells his story - everything from living with cerebral palsy to his battles with mental health, and how he's turned these into his greatest motivators for success.

To donate to Dane's IRONMAN fundraiser, go to https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/nathanielmcguire1772?locale.x=en_US. 

Proceeds will be donated equally to the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, Bodybuilding.com's Lift Life Foundation, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (Havre, Montana chapter).

https://www.yourcpf.org/

https://www.liftlifefoundation.org/

https://www.nami.org/Home

Also, be sure to follow Dane on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dane.mcguire.940 or visit his website at https://www.danemcguire.com/

ONLY 2 GRAMS NET CARBS!...What the F*** does that even mean? I'm gonna break it down for you. In this episode, I talk about why the concept of "Net Carbs" is heavily flawed, what types of products contain these and why they're doing you more harm than good. From Quest bars to Chipotle, it's a lie that's been told for too long.