The Urban Trainer Blog - UK

The theory of negative calories is not a new one. Some very fibrous vegetables, like celery and lettuce, are very low calorie and it is claimed by some that the energy cost of actually chewing, digesting and then absorbing these foods, is higher than the actual amount of energy they provide. So, following this theory, the net result would actually be negative calories thus helping to lose weight. Read more »

By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS

Most fitness conscious people have heard that there are 3,500 calories in a pound of fat, so if you create a deficit of 3500 calories in a week, you lose a pound of weight. If you create a deficit of 7000 calories in a week, you lose two pounds, and so on. Right? Well, not so fast… Read more »