So what’s the deal with all the low carb diets? Low carb diets were popularised by Dr Atkins, who is still seen as a rebel by many, touting advice that some experts assert can ultimately lead to severe health problems […] Read more

As MrTubby I am just your regular guy… especially since I’ve been adding this fiber supplement to my diet! I kid you not: if you’ve ever been on a no-carb diet, you’ll find out in exactly three days why your body needs fiber. I myself have learned my lesson […] Read more

Here’s what I eat in the morning. Firstly, let’s talk about WHEN I eat it. As any sports physiologist will tell you, exercise for fat loss is most effective in the morning. Your body has just been fasting all night long while you were sleeping, and there’s not much glucose in your blood stream to use for energy. So, if you exercise at moderate stress levels […] Read more

Lil Ms Saggybutt is the prettier half of the MrTubby/Saggybutt cohabitance deltaforce team. I’m pretty certain that 99% of the world population would attest that Lil Ms Saggybutt is skinny, perhaps even too skinny! But such is the world… we’re never […] Read more

MrTubby is your standard, run of the mill middle aged specimen. Still in his late 30s, he represents a soft-edged, follically challenged average individual that has become increasingly sedentary. Not that there’s anything wrong […] Read more

Indoor rock climbing! So guess what, Saggybutt has declared an interest in indoor rock climbing. Yours truly is taking the joyous news of her unusual desire to exercise with reserved excitement. […] Read more

I actually used to do Karate. Yep, bona-fide martial arts, Goju-Ryu Karate, under the expert tuiton of my good friend Terry Lyon. I haven’t been to training for… […] Read more

Don’t get me wrong, low carb dieting works. So does eating less or exercising more. I for one have decided that low carbing is just not for me. I’ve done it successfully in the past and lost 10 kilograms, and I even had a hint of abs then. My abs are a bit funny […] Read more

It’s getting winter here, so soon there’ll be more rain and it’ll be colder in the morning, but we’ve decided to invest into bicycles again. The last ones we had, really good ones with shock absorbers and lights and 148 gears, have been stolen only weeks after […] Read more

My waist circumference has ballooned from a 32 to a 36 (inches, that is). I know from prior dieting experience that the fat around the waist is most persistent. Yes yes I know, this is where males store the fat, but hey… I have more than 20 wonderful pants […] Read more