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20 Tips for Breaking Free from Binge Eating

September 18, 2013 by Nia Shanks

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The binge eating cycle and other disordered eating behaviors are brutal habits to break. I won't rehash my own experience in this article, but you can read about my personal battle with disordered eating habits here. It's my goal with this article to reveal some of the things I did that helped me break out of the binge eating cycle and ditch disordered eating habits. But before we go on, I must …

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Fasting – You’re Doing It Wrong

July 17, 2013 by Nia Shanks

Recently I posted an article asking the question Is There a Dark Side to Intermittent Fasting? In that article I covered why I initially used daily intermittent fasting, what I enjoyed about it, and then some of the not-so-wonderful things I discovered and why it no longer worked for me. My friend, Brad Pilon, made some terrific remarks about intermittent fasting being a form of stress, and I …

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Is There a Dark Side to Intermittent Fasting?

June 26, 2013 by Nia Shanks

Disclaimer -- I know some people are getting on their huffy bikes ready to defend intermittent fasting (or IF as it's also known) to the death, so please keep this statement in mind. This article reveals my personal experience with daily intermittent fasting. I'm not going to quote or claim any science or research or anything like that. This article is written entirely from a personal experience …

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The Reason You May Not be Getting Results & What to do about It

November 27, 2012 by Nia Shanks

“If you want to lose body fat, you have to eat this way and you have to workout this way.” “If you want to build muscle, you have to eat this way and you have to train this way.” The fitness and nutrition world is an interesting place. The latest and greatest fad surfaces on a frequent basis with high promises of allowing you to “finally lose the weight”, or “build muscle”, or whatever desire …

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Beautiful Badass Nutrition Principles

November 9, 2011 by Nia Shanks

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You read about My Battle with Disordered Eating. If you haven’t yet, I recommend you do because it will provide insight into the following nutrition information. After that article you were presented with the Beautiful Badass Strength Training Principles. Yep. You should read that one, too. Many of my current nutrition principles developed in response to that experience, and primarily out of …

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Three Methods of Intermittent Fasting (Updated)

August 8, 2011 by Nia Shanks

Intermittent fasting – it is definitely one of the fastest (no pun intended) growing nutrition topics right now.  While it is something I am familiar with, I haven’t talked about it before, except in my interview with Brad Pilon which you can find here. I don’t think intermittent fasting is a quick-fix for all your diet woes, but I do think it’s a great method that can be sustained long term for …

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Fasting for Weight Loss

June 22, 2009 by Nia Shanks

Fasting for weight loss is a controversial and debated topic. Some people swear by it as the simplest way to lose weight, and others think it’s foolish. Whatever you think you may know about fasting for weight loss, think again. I was able to interview the fasting expert—Brad Pilon—and ask him some important questions about his book and weight loss method. He truly revealed more helpful and …

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