3 Simple Diet Principles

Eat Strong Advises:

Regarding weight management, it’s a fallacy that willpower is all it takes to reach your goal. Just like anything in life, you need a plan, patience and perseverance. You can’t learn to play the guitar in a week, not because you’re weak-willed, but rather because you’ve set an impossible goal.

And then – there’s all the confusion! The only guarantee in the nutrition industry is that if one side promises success according to their philosophy, another will argue that it’s nonsense.

But, scattered amidst the data-overload there are three simple principles, which are valid (though not particularly awe-inspiring) and which eventually will lead to weight loss:

  • eating frequent, unprocessed meals,
  • not eliminating food groups, and
  • not cutting calories too drastically.

    • These principles have been proven effective again and again. So why is there any debate at all? Well, the weight loss industry thrives on novelty. Without a sexy angle, a new pill or breakthrough, there’s no story. Unfortunately, the industry also bets on our hard-wired laziness. So a lot of mis-advertising is centered on offering solutions which appear to be quick, easy and painless.

    I wish I could offer quick and easy solutions, but if I did, you’d be back in six months asking for a refund when any pounds lost returned with a vengeance. Instead, I can promise a simple solution, no complicated gimmicks required. The principles of weight loss are in fact very straightforward (don’t let anyone tell you otherwise), although at times challenging to apply.

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    3 Responses to “3 Simple Diet Principles”

    1. Gayle Singer on July 24th, 2008 10:40 am

      And a true vegetarian or vegan diet helps too!

    2. Tammy on July 24th, 2008 1:19 pm

      You forgot about exercise!!!

    3. Lana on July 25th, 2008 6:08 am

      Only three rules, and Gayle has obviously already forgotten one of them by eliminating food groups! You gotta eat meat, girlie!!!

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