5 Minute Carb Cycling Meals

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In my quest to implement the carb cycling diet into my daily routine, I’ve come across a frustrating problem. This diet requires lots of protein on the low carb days, which means that I have to cook some type of meat or veggie patty to fulfill the plan. I’ve tried some different solutions, but I’ve [...]

Is Your Writing Holding You Back Online? Five Quick Ways to Improve

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This is a guest post by Ali Luke. She is a writer and writing coach, and blogs about writing on her site Aliventures. You can find her on Twitter as @aliventures, where she’s always happy to answer questions about writing. Although podcasts and videos are becoming more and more popular online, we still live in [...]

What is Carb Cycling?

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I’ve been searching for a good diet and exercise program for the New Year. I’ve looked at some of the latest research and results that different plans have been getting. My search led me to the concept of Carb-Cycling, which has been used by bodybuilders for years. In a nutshell, carb cycling boils down to… [...]

A Mysterious Diet Secret

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One of the most complicated and controversial things to do is pick a weight loss diet plan. There are literally hundreds of them, and many of them purport to be the only way to achieve permanent weight loss. Here are some common ones… The Low Carb Diet (South Beach, Dukan, and Atkins are common versions) [...]

How To Create a Diet That Works

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Wow, it’s the New Year again. Time to put away the Christmas decorations, clean up the house, and deal with those unwanted pounds that found my midsection over the last two months. Why are November and December so hard on the waistline? Every year I tell myself I’m not going to gain any weight over [...]

A Hidden Secret for Problem Solving

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You’ve been trying to solve the problem for months. It keeps rolling over and over in your head. You have experimented with many things, but you can’t seem to reach a breakthrough. Have you been there? I sure have. I usually ask friends, go online, and search for answers where ever I can find them. [...]