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Clean Eating: What does that really mean?

0 Comments , in Sustainable Sports Diet , Uncategorized , Weight on 13-04-2018

This post is by guest blogger Anabelle Harari, nutrition student at Tufts University and aspiring dietitian. Clean Eating: A Food Fad Fueled by Fear When I searched the term for...

How to gain weight healthfully

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 31-01-2018

Although two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, a handful of skinny people—including many athletes—feel very frustrated by their seeming inability to gain weight. Their struggle to bulk up is...

Why do I gain weight after hard workouts???

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Weight on 15-01-2018

Dear Nancy, After a weekend filled with two days of hard workouts, I notice that my weight goes up a pound or two. I weigh more on Monday than I...

Weight: Is It Simply a Matter of Will Power?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 13-01-2018

Is weight simply a matter of willpower? You might think so, given the number of dieters who add on exercise, subtract food, and expect excess fat to melt away. But...

Female athletes without monthly periods: Be concerned!

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 04-01-2018

Hey ladies, has your monthly “visitor” stopped coming? Some active women feel relieved when they no longer get a monthly menstrual period. (Yes! More freedom, less discomfort, no more cramps.)...

Are you good enough?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Uncategorized , Weight on 02-11-2017

Are you good enough? If you listen to the voice that rattles around in your brain and constantly reminds you that you are inadequate, too fat, too slow, and too...

Tips for Binge Eaters

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 17-10-2017

Athletes get hungry. Sometimes they need to devour very large portions to satisfy their appetite. Sometimes they binge eat in a way that feels out of control. There’s little doubt...

Chocolate and Hungry Athletes: A Dangerous Duo?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 26-09-2017

“Between Halloween and New Year’s Eve, I feel surrounded by chocolate. It’s everywhere!!!” reported a self-proclaimed chocoholic. “I try so hard to not eat it, but I inevitably succumb, and...

Why am I not getting leaner…

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 09-08-2017

“I religiously track my food and exercise. I’m eating 1,300 calories (the number my tracker told me to eat if I want to lose 2 pounds a week). I’ve been...

What exactly are carbohydrates…?

0 Comments , in Sports Nutrition , Sustainable Sports Diet , Weight on 19-07-2017

Nancy, I hear so much talk about carbohydrates—and I’m not even sure that they are. My doctor said I should eat a low carbohydrate diet to help with a medical...