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The end all be all diet?
As some of you know, I have spent 7 years researching nutrition and weight loss. I found LCHF which works for me. If you have done any research at all into diets then you know there are a ton of them. And guess what? Most of them work. Why is that?
Well, if you were to really scrutinize any diet you will see they all have one common denominator. Whole foods. It doesn't matter if it is low carb, high carb, vegan, paleo, South Beach, Grapefruit, etc. They ALL promote fresh, whole foods as close to the source as possible. I could sit down and write an imaginary diet, and as long as the majority of the foods I tell you to eat are whole and minimally processed foods, you will lose weight.
I have talked to people who can't seem to lose weight on LCHF. I have also found people who could not lose weight on high carb diets. While this seems contradictory it really isn't. If we know anything it's that we are creatures of habit and we have biases when it comes to food. We can claim to eat one way or another, but in the end we will eat in a way that is comfortable and familiar. It's why we often fail to remain thin.
People who are trying to lose weight do it with the best of intentions. Some succeed in making a lifestyle change, but the fact is that most do not. They may lose weight for a short period but they wind up back in the same position if not worse. But if people on diets for weight loss were truly honest and tracked their food correctly, they would find that the diet that works for them is the one that allows them to enjoy the majority of foods they are familiar and comfortable with. People tend to find validation for their preferred method no matter how flimsy the proof may be. It's how we are wired.
So how does one know which diet to follow? Quite simply, it's the one that you are most comfortable with that allows you to eat whole foods as close to the source as possible. The one caveat that I will throw in here is that emerging science is now showing that a diet high in grains may contribute to diabetes, arthritis and tooth decay for starters. I tend to air on the side of caution when it comes to grains. After all, we have only been eating them as a species for 10,000 or so years. Fossil records tend to indicate some new diseases appeared after we started consuming them. I don't think the science is conclusive yet, but it has some serious weight in the circumstantial evidence department.
Diet Calendar Entry for 04 January 2017:
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2109 kcal
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Fat: 82.82g | Prot: 118.62g | Carb: 218.72g.
Breakfast: Oscar Mayer Selects Smoked Uncured Bacon, Egg, Maxwell House Breakfast Blend. Lunch: Trader Joe's Organic Brown Rice, Giant Eagle Cherry Tomatoes, Gala Apples, Mozzarella Cheese (Whole Milk), Turkey Light Meat (Cooked, Roasted). Dinner: Organic Pastures Grade A Raw Whole Milk, Knorr Cajun Sides - Garlic Butter Rice, Cooked Flounder. Snacks/Other: Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Intense Dark 72%, Meijer Starlight Mints, Utz Pork Rinds, Roasted Salted Cashew Nuts, Black Tea. more...
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