And you are absolutely right about the exercise. Everybody seems to think more cardio is the answer, when some short intense resistance training sessions could really help them turn things around. Great post.
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Dave,
I think the diet and supplement industry purposely try to make it harder than it is. It’s kind of hard to put “eat less and exercise more” in to a bottle and sell it!

Darren,
I agree with the quality versus the quantity, but if you are eating too many calories to create a caloric deficit, you’re not going to lose weight. It won’t really matter if it is good calories or empty calories. Once you get your calories down then quality quickly becomes very important, like you stated.

I am in the middle of reading the “Primal Blueprint” from Mark Sisson which talks about eating the same way that you mention. It really makes sense to me and has opened my eyes to a lot of different ideas on how to go about your day. Do you agree with what he talks about in his book?

Modern diets, high in heavily-processed foods, have been shown to cause leptin- and insulin resistance, both blunting our ability to tell when we are full and causing our bodies to store away fat whether we are exercising or not.

The best solution is to rely on the same foods that allowed our ancestors to effortlessly remain so lean: lots of meat and vegetables, and some nuts, fruits, seeds, and eggs thrown in for good measure.
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