Close the Gap Archives

28 Aug The 15-minute lunch break

Posted at 19:16h in Close the Gap, Finding What Works for You, Nutrition, Nutrition Science, The Value of Good Nutrition by Juan Acevedo

Often the most laborious work is the most neglected and underestimated. When it comes to nutrition, my experience tells me that most of us focus on the things that we have little or none control over. We fool ourselves thinking we can eat a given...

21 Aug How Intuitive is your eating?

Posted at 18:37h in Close the Gap, Nutrition, Nutrition as Self-knowledge, Quizzes, Science by Juan Acevedo

This assessment is the Intuitive Eating Scale-2 designed by Tylka TL and Kroon Van Diest AM....

03 Jul Breakfast on the Road

Posted at 17:46h in Close the Gap, Finding What Works for You, Nutrition, Uncategorized by Juan Acevedo

The road can be a tough spot when it comes to good nutrition. However there are always options. The road is an excellent opportunity to apply the principles: do what you can with what you have where you are. ...

20 Mar Nutrition, Sex, and Priorities

Posted at 12:28h in Close the Gap, Nutrition, Science by Juan Acevedo

Don’t get me wrong, you can still buy pre-made food, order food, whatever you like, just be intentional about it and don’t let convenience and value be your first priorities. Put nutritional value first and then pick the most convenient cheapest option you can find....

10 Oct Study yourself

Posted at 14:39h in Close the Gap, Close the Gap, Growth Mindset, Mindset, Nutrition, Nutrition as Self-knowledge by Juan Acevedo

This story made me realize that when it comes to nutrition it’s not that we cannot see reality, it is that we have NO IDEA. We were never taught how to evaluate whether our eating habits are actually good or not. We have beliefs about...

19 Jul Eating in the car

Posted at 15:25h in Close the Gap, Finding What Works for You, Nutrition by Juan Acevedo

My job as a fitness coach is to help people create the habits necessary to achieve their goals. Most of the time those habits go very much against traditional cultural practices, sometimes they go against my trainee’s very identity. This means there can be a...