At long last … Gary Taubes has started his own blog.
If you think losing weight is all about counting calories — or even if you already know better — you should read his first post.
Let’s hope there are many more to follow.
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Nice ! Thanks for the tip
Yay! He’s like, like a hero! I’m gonna go over and read what surely will be a lengthy post. lol
Hey, btw, I forgot to tell you, I got my Momma to watch your lecture, and that’s when she was finally convinced that she had to cut out the wheat. Plus some friends of mine watched it and finally realize I am not completely whacked when it comes to nutrition. Anyway, very very happy Taubes is blogging. He’ll probably become hooked on it and wonder why he never started earlier. 🙂
Great news about your mom. Here’s to her health.
A new book! that’s fantastic. And it’ll be easier to read, even better. I liked Good Calories Bad Calories, but it was hard to read and took a looooong time. If this is more user-friendly and based more on solutions than concepts I’ll buy 10! (Just kidding. Losing weight hasn’t made me less cheap).
We live in the Information Age, which includes a lot of free information on the Internet. Yet many people are still overweight and obese. Folks are either confused or they simply don’t know where to look.
Hopefully, the credibility of Gary Taubes will help put a dent in the number of obese.
In one of his presentations (it’s somewhere on Youtube), Taubes pointed out that some cows are naturally fatter than others. So what do the thinner cows do (he asked), jog around the pasture?
No, they count every calorie while eating.
And there was much rejoicing in all the land!
Thanks for the heads up (can’t believe you are the only blogger who let everyone know). Just read his first post and he exceeded my expectations which were already through the roof. I am excited about the future of his blog as well as yours. Keep up the great work and thanks again for the heads up!
Nice ! Thanks for the tip
Yay! He’s like, like a hero! I’m gonna go over and read what surely will be a lengthy post. lol
Hey, btw, I forgot to tell you, I got my Momma to watch your lecture, and that’s when she was finally convinced that she had to cut out the wheat. Plus some friends of mine watched it and finally realize I am not completely whacked when it comes to nutrition. Anyway, very very happy Taubes is blogging. He’ll probably become hooked on it and wonder why he never started earlier. 🙂
Great news about your mom. Here’s to her health.
A new book! that’s fantastic. And it’ll be easier to read, even better. I liked Good Calories Bad Calories, but it was hard to read and took a looooong time. If this is more user-friendly and based more on solutions than concepts I’ll buy 10! (Just kidding. Losing weight hasn’t made me less cheap).
Yeah, this is cool. I added Gary’s blog to my RSS feed about a month ago, so I was all ready when the first post came out!
We live in the Information Age, which includes a lot of free information on the Internet. Yet many people are still overweight and obese. Folks are either confused or they simply don’t know where to look.
Hopefully, the credibility of Gary Taubes will help put a dent in the number of obese.
In one of his presentations (it’s somewhere on Youtube), Taubes pointed out that some cows are naturally fatter than others. So what do the thinner cows do (he asked), jog around the pasture?
No, they count every calorie while eating.
And there was much rejoicing in all the land!
Thanks for the heads up (can’t believe you are the only blogger who let everyone know). Just read his first post and he exceeded my expectations which were already through the roof. I am excited about the future of his blog as well as yours. Keep up the great work and thanks again for the heads up!
Yeah, this is cool. I added Gary’s blog to my RSS feed about a month ago, so I was all ready when the first post came out!
“…some cows are naturally fatter than others. So what do the thinner cows do (he asked), jog around the pasture?”
The thinner cows are often the ones that are picked on by the bigger cows that take all the goodies.
“Mom! Elsie stole my grass again!”
“…some cows are naturally fatter than others. So what do the thinner cows do (he asked), jog around the pasture?”
The thinner cows are often the ones that are picked on by the bigger cows that take all the goodies.
“Mom! Elsie stole my grass again!”
“…some cows are naturally fatter than others. So what do the thinner cows do (he asked), jog around the pasture?”
No, the thinner ones are the ones that eat only low-fat grass and always to stop 10 calories per day short of their needs so they stay trim.
Did anyone check to see if the ones who look really fat might be pregnant? 🙂
I’m so glad to see Gary blogging. He has so much great info to share and I think people will digest it better in small bites, such as his first post. 🙂
“…some cows are naturally fatter than others. So what do the thinner cows do (he asked), jog around the pasture?”
No, the thinner ones are the ones that eat only low-fat grass and always to stop 10 calories per day short of their needs so they stay trim.
Did anyone check to see if the ones who look really fat might be pregnant? 🙂
I’m so glad to see Gary blogging. He has so much great info to share and I think people will digest it better in small bites, such as his first post. 🙂
It is, probably, the perfect argument against the “eat less, exercise more” mindset – it takes only 20 extra calories to gain 40 lb in 20 years. Brilliant simplicity!
He’s a brilliant thinker and writer.
It is, probably, the perfect argument against the “eat less, exercise more” mindset – it takes only 20 extra calories to gain 40 lb in 20 years. Brilliant simplicity!
He’s a brilliant thinker and writer.
Tom, Gary Taubes has a seminar on YouTube called “Gary Taubes – Science of Weightloss and Fat Accumulation”. It’s very informative and relates very closely with your Fathead DVD. Those who have watched Fathead would get a lot from watching Gary’s seminar.
DS
I may have seen it, but I’ll check tomorrow. I’ve seen his other lecture on YouTube. No surprise it relates closely to Fat Head; I corresponded with Gary while making the film and he was very generous with his time, reading the script and giving me good advice.
Tom, you mentioned it in Fathead and Gary Taubes has also mentioned it in his book and seminars. That is, the inadequacies in the calories in vs calories out argument. That not withstanding, is a below maintenance level of calories (eg < 500cal below) still necessary to loose excess fat, even if all the “bad” carbs are removed from one’s diet and, hence, insulin is kept under control?
Likewise, can one eat an above maintenance level diet (eg a primal/paleo diet) and not gain excess fat?
DS
Yes, you need to create a calorie deficit to give your body a reason to burn stored body fat for fuel — but you also need to create a hormonal environment that allows body fat to be burned. Calories in/calories out fails because it doesn’t account for the fact that your body can react to a calorie deficit by slowing your metabolism, thus wiping out the deficit, or respond to a calorie increase by raising your metabolism.
I believe if you overwhelm your body with excess calories, you will store fat whether you go low-carb or not. However, I don’t seem to gain weight when I go close to zero carb, even if eat more than usual. During a five-week standup gig on a cruise ship, I ate steaks, eggs, sausage, bacon, ham, cheeseburgers with no buns and salads with bleu cheese dressing, but no sugar or starch. Lots of food, but I didn’t gain a single pound. Toss a few potatoes or rolls in there, and I probably would have gained weight.
Tom, Gary Taubes has a seminar on YouTube called “Gary Taubes – Science of Weightloss and Fat Accumulation”. It’s very informative and relates very closely with your Fathead DVD. Those who have watched Fathead would get a lot from watching Gary’s seminar.
DS
I may have seen it, but I’ll check tomorrow. I’ve seen his other lecture on YouTube. No surprise it relates closely to Fat Head; I corresponded with Gary while making the film and he was very generous with his time, reading the script and giving me good advice.
Tom, you mentioned it in Fathead and Gary Taubes has also mentioned it in his book and seminars. That is, the inadequacies in the calories in vs calories out argument. That not withstanding, is a below maintenance level of calories (eg < 500cal below) still necessary to loose excess fat, even if all the “bad” carbs are removed from one’s diet and, hence, insulin is kept under control?
Likewise, can one eat an above maintenance level diet (eg a primal/paleo diet) and not gain excess fat?
DS
Yes, you need to create a calorie deficit to give your body a reason to burn stored body fat for fuel — but you also need to create a hormonal environment that allows body fat to be burned. Calories in/calories out fails because it doesn’t account for the fact that your body can react to a calorie deficit by slowing your metabolism, thus wiping out the deficit, or respond to a calorie increase by raising your metabolism.
I believe if you overwhelm your body with excess calories, you will store fat whether you go low-carb or not. However, I don’t seem to gain weight when I go close to zero carb, even if eat more than usual. During a five-week standup gig on a cruise ship, I ate steaks, eggs, sausage, bacon, ham, cheeseburgers with no buns and salads with bleu cheese dressing, but no sugar or starch. Lots of food, but I didn’t gain a single pound. Toss a few potatoes or rolls in there, and I probably would have gained weight.
Hey, TY for the tip. Love you, Love Gary! Keep up all of the great posts. Happy Holidays and all the best in 2011! Ann
Happy Holidays to you as well.
Hey, TY for the tip. Love you, Love Gary! Keep up all of the great posts. Happy Holidays and all the best in 2011! Ann
Happy Holidays to you as well.
Tom, at the end of Fathead you mentioned that for month (I think) you’d eat no more than 100gms of carbs a day. This is exactly what Mark Sisson, author of The Primal Blueprint, says to do for effortless fat loss. Any connection?
DS
P.S. I’m doing the less than 100gms of carbs a day too, and it’s working. My diet is about 50% fat, 40% protein, and 10% carbs.
I believe it varies among individuals, depending on your sensitivity to carbohydrates and the type of carbohydrates you consume. For me, I just avoid sugar, high-sugar fruits and most starches. I’d guess my daily carb count is somewhere below 50 grams. After switching to this type of diet, my weight is stable, my energy is high, and I’ve got less of a belly and lower body fat than I did 20 years ago, without depriving myself or counting calories.
Tom, at the end of Fathead you mentioned that for month (I think) you’d eat no more than 100gms of carbs a day. This is exactly what Mark Sisson, author of The Primal Blueprint, says to do for effortless fat loss. Any connection?
DS
P.S. I’m doing the less than 100gms of carbs a day too, and it’s working. My diet is about 50% fat, 40% protein, and 10% carbs.
I believe it varies among individuals, depending on your sensitivity to carbohydrates and the type of carbohydrates you consume. For me, I just avoid sugar, high-sugar fruits and most starches. I’d guess my daily carb count is somewhere below 50 grams. After switching to this type of diet, my weight is stable, my energy is high, and I’ve got less of a belly and lower body fat than I did 20 years ago, without depriving myself or counting calories.