No pills. No fad diets. Dave will discuss how he lost 30 lbs so far this year without feeling overly hungry, while maintaining a mostly sedentary, "no treadmill" lifestyle and only eating foods he enjoys — such as spaghetti, pizza, hamburgers, bacon, cereal, and more. Also covered will be easy ways to count calories, how to read food labels to identify ingredients to avoid, the importance of fiber, and how the body uses proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. The course also includes simple explanations of terms such as BMR and the Mifflin-St. Jeor formula, cortisol, triglycerides, metabolic syndrome, glycemic index,