You’ve had a good night’s sleep. You’ve had a killer workout and a hot shower. You are ready to take on the day, but your breakfast is bringing you down. Day after day, it’s the same old thing. It’s balanced, it has one portion of carbs and one portion of protein, and just the right amount of fat. It’s utilitarian and functional, like white cotton underpants. It’s just not a lot fun.

I hate American Idol. It is vile and phony and destructive. I've never even watched an entire episode. I tried to, but I couldn't take it. I hate "AI" (which is also aptly the acronym for Artificial Intelligence) because of the effect I see it has on people. Here are my particular reasons: Reason #1: Idols are bad and we have too many of them already.

Can fruit sabotage your fat loss efforts? I recently answered a question about the validity of the "eat-all-the-fruit-you-can-eat-diet." Read all about it at BodyWizards. (Hint: It's a trick question.)    

"I love Dunkin' Donuts," she said. "You come here to work out and then go to Dunkin' Donuts?" he asked. "We walked there," she replied. "It's three-and-a-half miles each way, so we burned off the donut just getting back and forth." I overheard this conversation at the gym the other day, which inspired me to do some research at the Dunkin' Donuts nutrition site. (I know - sounds like an oxymoron, right?) Here's what I learned about the calories and basic content of some of their offerings: Read more.

In my post titled, Do carbs make you gain weight? we established that carbs are not inherently good or bad; it's how you use them that defines their value. Like any person you may encounter, carbs can be nasty or quite lovable. Carbs can make or break your mission to achieve your ideal body. You just need to understand them and learn to use them to your advantage. So let's talk, sugar.