General Fat Loss Topics Archive

  • Should You Weigh Yourself Everyday or Throw Away Your Scale?

    Should You Weigh Yourself Everyday or Throw Away Your Scale?

    By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com Have you ever had a weight loss expert tell you to “throw away your scale?”… or maybe you heard that too much focus on scale weight can turn you into an obsessive-compulsive (sound familiar?). Well… body composition is more important than body weight – you won’t get any argument from me [...]

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  • 5 Tips to Avoid Plateaus and Metabolic Slowdown

    5 Tips to Avoid Plateaus and Metabolic Slowdown

    By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com QUESTION: Tom, Is it possible to not lose body fat because you’re eating too little? -Linda ANSWER: Yes and no. This gets a little complicated so let me explain both sides. Part one of my answer: I say NO, because if you are in a calorie deficit you WILL lose weight. [...]

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  • Are Toxins in Your Fat Cells Released When You Lose Weight?

    Are Toxins in Your Fat Cells Released When You Lose Weight?

    By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com QUESTION: Dear Tom: I have been following your Burn The Fat system with good results. I am losing body fat and maintaining my current lean mass. I’ve noticed that during my calorie deficit phase I sometimes suffer from light headedness and nausea out of the blue for no particular reason but [...]

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  • Everything You Need To Know About Loose Skin And Weight Loss

    Everything You Need To Know About Loose Skin And Weight Loss

    By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.burnthefat.com I receive a lot of e-mail from people with loose skin or from overweight people who are concerned about having loose skin after they lose the weight. In fact, this is one of the biggest concerns and most frequently asked questions I receive from men and women who have [...]

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  • The Truth About Counting Calories And Weight Loss

    The Truth About Counting Calories And Weight Loss

    By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.burnthefat.com Do calories matter or do you simply need to eat certain foods and that will guarantee you’ll lose weight? Should you count calories or can you just count “portions?” Is it necessary to keep a food diary? Is it unrealistic to count calories for the rest of your life [...]

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  • Did You Inherit Fat Genes? The Truth About Biology And Body Fat

    Did You Inherit Fat Genes? The Truth About Biology And Body Fat

    By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.burnthefat.com “Battle Your Biology? Fat Chance,” proclaimed a headline recently in the health section of the New York Post newspaper. Quoting new research and citing psychologists, dietitians and physicians, the article says that more and more evidence proves that your weight is genetically determined, and if you’re fat, “it’s not [...]

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  • How To Lose 20 Pounds Really, Really Fast

    How To Lose 20 Pounds Really, Really Fast

    By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.burnthefat.com Back “in the day” when I was a full time personal trainer and I met with weight loss clients in person at my New Jersey Health Club, the first thing I would always ask during the initial consultation was: “Tell me what you want… and I’ll show you how [...]

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  • Don’t Be A Big Loser – Why You Should Say No To Quick Weight Loss

    Don’t Be A Big Loser – Why You Should Say No To Quick Weight Loss

    By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.burnthefat.com Patience. It’s the one thing you never seem to have when you’ve got a body fat problem. You want the fat gone and you want it gone now! And why not? It seems so do-able. Everywhere you look, you read and hear promises of quick weight loss and you [...]

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  • Induction Destruction: The Perils Of Diving Into Strict Diets Headfirst

    Induction Destruction: The Perils Of Diving Into Strict Diets Headfirst

    By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.burnthefat.com Every so often you read a sad story in the newspaper about someone who dove headfirst into a river or lake, without checking to see how deep the water was beforehand. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a shallow 18 inches and the consequence of this miscalculated plunge was [...]

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  • How To Repair A Damaged Metabolism

    How To Repair A Damaged Metabolism

    By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.burnthefat.com If you’ve caused metabolic damage as a result of following starvation diets or losing weight too rapidly in the past, it can be extremely difficult to achieve any further fat loss at all. The good news is, metabolic damage can be repaired. All it takes is the right combination [...]

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