Diet – A-Team Fitness

The Power of Language in Making Healthy Food Choices

By: Alex McBrairty October 2, 2023September 26, 2023

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Reading Time: 3 minutes How can two simple words shift your perceptions and make healthy eating easier?

Need To Eat Health On A Budget? Do This.

By: Alex McBrairty October 7, 2022October 12, 2022

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Follow this advice if you don’t want to break the bank while improving your diet.

Shortcuts Aren’t Always Good

By: Alex McBrairty September 28, 2022September 28, 2022

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Shortcuts seem like a great idea, until they backfire. This article covers a few common nutrition beliefs that don’t check out.

Are You Missing This Key Piece of The Weight Loss Puzzle?

By: Alex McBrairty June 8, 2022June 8, 2022

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Reading Time: 2 minutes There are two main drivers of weight loss. Are you missing either piece of the puzzle?

6 Reasons You Think You Should Be Losing Weight, But Aren’t

By: Alex McBrairty March 23, 2022April 17, 2022

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Reading Time: 7 minutes In this article I’m identifying six of the most common reasons people get in their own way when following a fitness and diet program.

1 Subconscious Reason You Struggle With Food

By: Alex McBrairty March 8, 2022March 8, 2022

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Reading Time: 3 minutes In this audio clip from The Lifestyle Chase Podcast, Alex & Chris discuss why people often mistake food for happiness. Learn how to shift focus to more meaningful forms of happiness for long-term wellbeing.

4 Metabolism Myths – Debunked

By: Alex McBrairty June 20, 2021June 19, 2021

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Reading Time: 6 minutes Metabolism is one of those concepts that is easily misunderstood among dieters and fitness enthusiasts. (And even among fitness professionals too.) It’s an incredibly complex set of processes that researchers and the general public have tried to simplify to easily digestible concepts. However, in that translation a lot of misconceptions were born. This article will…

Are You Missing The Point of Meal Prepping?

By: Alex McBrairty December 8, 2020December 8, 2020

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Are you missing the point of meal prepping?

Run Your Own Diet Experiment Like A Scientist

By: Alex McBrairty July 13, 2020July 12, 2020

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Reading Time: 6 minutes How often have you finished a delicious meal, only later hours later to be plagued by uncomfortable bloating or an upset stomach? Perhaps your favorite treats routinely cause your stomach and digestive system to feel distressed, or maybe you notice a decrease in your energy levels during workouts after eating particular foods. We’ve all experienced…

Herd Mentality: How Easily Can Your Friends Sabotage Your Fitness Plan?

By: Alex McBrairty May 18, 2020May 15, 2020

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Reading Time: 6 minutes How easily could your friends sabotage your fitness plan? Find out how to bulletproof yourself from bad influence.

3 Signs Your Weight Loss Is Temporary

By: Alex McBrairty April 20, 2020April 18, 2020

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Reading Time: 2 minutes You’ve worked hard and lost weight. How can you tell if you’re setup to gain it all back? Here are three signs your weight loss might be temporary.

How To Leverage Food Tracking For Weight Loss

By: Alex McBrairty September 18, 2019September 18, 2019

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Reading Time: 8 minutes Follow these tips and best practices to maximize your weight loss using food tracking tools.

Two(ish) Tips To Overcome The Anxiety of Holiday Weight Gain

Reading Time: 5 minutes Follow these strategies to avoid holiday anxiety and weight gain.

The Truth About Fad Diets

By: Alex McBrairty May 4, 2017April 23, 2020

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Why are fad diets so pervasive and appealing? How you can identify when you’re being sold on false promise? This article highlights the commonalities of many fad diets, and how to steer clear.