The Diet Miracle Myth....

The human psyche never ceases to amaze me.

How peoples minds work when it comes to dieting and weight loss is just plain crazy at times.

I totally get that people are constantly on the look out for new ways or methods to help them lose a few pounds. The hope of finally finding that elusive miracle diet that works for them. 

At times though it just borders on stupidity the things that people get suckered into.

All that ends up happening is people lose a few pounds from their bank account and not their waistline!

Actually that's not quite true. People do normally lose a bit of weight at first whilst starving themselves, but the weight quickly returns when they finish their 'diet'. Unfortunately their money never returns!

I can't help but wonder why these people can't just get their heads around the idea that these fad 'diets' don't work!

That's right, DIETS DON'T FUCKING WORK!!!

People have been dieting for decades. And it's a known fact that 95% of people who do lose some weight on a 'diet' quickly put it back on when their 'diet' comes to an end. 95%!! And that's not me making some number up, it's a fact.

And that's where the problem lies in my opinion. The 'coming to an end' part.  Any diet that has an expiry date is a failure waiting to happen.

You see people follow these diet plans religiously but don't really understand what they are doing to their bodies. All they care about is the number on the scales going in the direction they want. 

So when the 'diet' is over and/or they reach their target weight (if they ever get that far). What happens next?

Well sooner or later they go back to eating how they used to pre-diet.

And sooner or later that number on the scales starts moving back in the wrong direction.

Most of the time though people don't even complete their 'diets'. They get bored of following the ridiculous restrictions their new plan puts on them. Or they get sick of the cravings or the hunger pains.

And bang goes the 'diet'. Back to their old eating habits that got them into the mess in the first place.

The sooner people accept the simple fact that diets don't work then the quicker they can learn what actually will work for long term sustainable fat loss.

And as disappointing as it may sound, the only way of achieving this goal, is through the gradual process of learning and introducing new lifestyle and eating habits.

Nothing fancy, nothing sexy, nothing low carb, low fat, low calorie days, high calorie days, 2 shakes a day plus 1 'proper' meal, plus only juice for a week, plus starving yourself silly before doing a 24hr fast, then taking this miracle supplement before standing on your head to eat which may in turn regulate your blood sugar so you only burn fat instead of muscle.

None of that bullshit!

Just plain old learning to eat healthy, nutritious, whole ingredient foods again. In the right quantities, at the right times, without all the added crap.

I realise it's hard to fancy that up and sell it as a miracle 'diet' plan, I mean it's not exactly exciting is it.

But it's the truth. It works. End of.

Stop eating shit that you know is no good for you. Stop starving yourself on these fad diets. Ridiculous restricted calorie plans that drain your body of your last drops of energy.

Start eating stuff that nourishes your body, makes you feel good, gives you energy, regulates your appetite, and your metabolism, and most of all tastes delicious.

Fall in love with cooking again. Or just learn to cook full stop. It's such a great skill to have. And that's what it is in my opinion, a skill, something that has to be practiced in order to get better at. But the learning process is the fun part! 

Learn some new recipes. Buy some cook books. Actually chop some fresh ingredients up, put them in a pan, add some herbs and spices, and enjoy what you've created!

Stop ordering off a takeaway menu, pressing the start button on a microwave, boiling something in a bag. 

I'm sorry but it's just plain laziness to do this. And it's not that you don't have time to cook a proper meal, I'm not buying into that crap. It's about prioritising your time a bit better. It doesn't take a long time to prepare and cook a decent meal for your family once you know how. It's just putting the effort in to learn.

Prepare ingredients in advance, when you do have 5 spare minutes. Cook meals in bulk, refrigerate or freeze the leftovers which can be used the next day or week for lunch at work.

To put it simply. COOK REAL FOOD!

I'm sorry to burst their bubble but the people waiting for the miracle fat loss solution to come along are going to be waiting forever. That miracle diet plan is never going appear. 

But be in no doubt. The fat cat corporate companies will still try (and succeed) to trick millions of people into thinking that they have the answers to their diet problems.

Don't be one of the millions to fall for it!

Don't line their pockets with your hard earned money!

Use that money to buy some of those cook books and some fresh ingredients instead.

Personally I think it would be great to see the end of these fad diets once and for all.

Now that would be a miracle!...... 

Have an awesome weekend people....