Nashville Personal Training | The Big A

It's time you stop having one night stands with nutrition plans and get to the altar and marry 'til death do you part with a plan.

You see, you can lose weight/fat with almost any plan if that involves lowering carbohydrate intake and calories.

The magic, though, is in the big A- adherence. Adherence is the most important thing known to man when it comes to getting guaranteed results.

Instead of asking what's the best diet you should be doing, a better question is, “Will I be able to adhere to it consistently?”

Can you stick with this plan? Are you in it for the long haul or is it a hit it and quit it kind of fling? Will you be miserable doing it?

With that in mind, let's get right down into some standards you can use to know ahead of time whether you'll be comply with a plan.

Factors such as feeling full, the taste & texture of foods, body responses, food variety, food cost, availability, variety, and marketing determines how well you succeed in your nutrition plan.

We all are vulnerable and at any time, any one of those factors can catch you off guard and steer you off coarse.

But how can you prevent yourself from staying off coarse too long?

Generally speaking, diets that demonize certain types of foods or that tells you to eliminate a specific macronutrient may be more harmful than helpful.

You mean to tell me I can NEVER hit a U-turn when that Krispy Kreme 'Hot Light' comes on???

Whenever I recommend something that may seem a little strict for the average person's taste, I make it sure it's cyclical. That means you have periods of low calories/carbs with periods of high calories/carbs.

But before recommending any of that, I have them record their food. It's not to simply see how horrible they're eating but to look for eating habits.

From that, I can come up with what would be a realistic diet approach that isn't too much of a harsh difference from their current eating behavior.

And that's usually the one that they stick to for the long term.

Yes you want quick results, but they won't mean anything if you can't maintain them for years or even months to come.

'One-size-fits-all' always look outdated and out of style.

But that dress you get custom made will fit you like a glove and make you shine each time you wear it.

So make your nutrition work for you and don't try to fit a square peg in a round hole by forcing a diet that you know you won't be able to maintain for the long haul.

Cheers,

-Rickey