#adherence

Matthew Henry

requested by anonymous

“I’ve tried all the diets and nothing works.” Or “nothing worked for me until I tried keto.” 🤔 ... There is a reason there are so many diet wars. Quite frankly it’s because there is not a one size fits all diet plan because it’s not the diet that is working for you... it is your ability to adhere to it long term. 👌 ... How diet wars keep thriving: - Person: Tries all the diets and can’t stick to them but then stumbles upon a way of eating that is more suitable for them... let’s just use keto for this example. - Said person is so excited that this way of eating works for them and then is passionate about spreading the good news to others. It worked for them so it must work for everyone! 😑 - Their passion comes from a good place but unfortunately it’s not that simple. 😬 - There is not one type of diet that is a magical solution for everyone. What works for you might not work for someone else. It all comes down to what you can adhere to. - A diet plan ain’t shit if you can’t stick to it. 🙃 - I will always encourage eating as much whole, nutrient dense foods as possible, but it’s okay to experiment with different things to see what might work best for you. Just make sure to approach it with curiosity rather than a dogmatic approach. - Be careful of diet dogma and pay attention to how you feel and how well you are able to adhere to things. 💪 - Also keep in mind adherence doesn’t mean that it’s going to be automatically easy for you, there will still be some behavioral and habit change required but it shouldn’t be completely life sucking. Short term adherence and long term adherence are also two different things. ... #dietdogma #keto #eating #diet #adherence #calories #fitness #fit #weightloss #dietwars #thrive #health #nutrition #ftm #fatloss #mentalhealth #behaviorchange #food #personaltrainer https://www.instagram.com/p/CLaDIWpMpw-/?igshid=g0yd6w0dspmu

Or like I’ve never met a lactose intolerant person who didn’t consume dairy. They know what lactose intolerance is. They intimately know. They look at a pizza and understand what their future holds. I’m not full on lactose intolerant but if you combine milk with sugar, my bowels become essentially an uninterrupted sickness tube, but do I love ice cream? Do I regularly destroy myself? Do I look at this pint of Ben and Jerry’s Chubby Hubby and understand that someday I will die but first I will live? Listen. Maybe I’m writing this post because I just ate that Ben and Jerry’s. I don’t know. We don’t know. Who can say. Hypothetically I’m full of regret and ice cream and I went into this mistake with my eyes wide open. My assessment notes the arrival of the sickness tube and a pervasive sense of knowing regret. The intervention is to purchase sorbet instead. Health is very hard. 

In this episode of the exercise science podcast, I explain the importance of exercise and nutrition adherence, and how it often gets overlooked when in comparison to other variables.