Ooooo fad diets wind me up 😡
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Juice diets, the Atkins diet, the Dukan diet, any detox diet, the cabbage soup diet, The Fast 800, low-carb diets – even Keto (in the vast majority of cases!)
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Pick one, there are dozens out there 🤷🏻♂️
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Now I’m NOT saying fad diets don’t work … they absolutely can
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ANY diet that creates a calorie deficit will work
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What I’m saying that they WON’T work long term
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I’m also saying that they WON’T empower us with new knowledge & habits
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Why? 🤔
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Because they’re typically overly rigid, prescriptive & unenjoyable ❌
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Their success is often dependent on perseverance & willpower alone
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People tend to “suffer” through them …
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… and then return to their old eating habits 🤷🏻♂️
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The SAME old eating habits that caused them to gain unwanted fat in the first place!
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And, sure enough, the pounds soon start to pile back on
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Then what? … ahh yes, another diet 😂
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Repeat… repeat… repeat… Sound familiar? 🙈
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What typically ensues is an endless cycle of frustration between unsustainable quick fixes on the one hand, and old unhelpful eating habits on the other
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Progress is rarely sustained. Control is rarely gained.
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And, what’s more, because – let’s face it – yoyo dieting can be physically & emotionally exhausting, our quality of life can take a pummelling
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But it DOESN’T need to be this way 🙌
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Instead of looking for the next quick fix, long-term success means shifting our focus to sustainable lifestyle change
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When we acquire new knowledge & skills – and develop new habits …
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We empower ourselves to make changes that we can actually stick to!
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Ones that we’ll enjoy; ones that can accommodate the food we love; ones that can flex around our favourite activities’ and ones that will keep us consistent for years to come!
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The upshot? 🤔
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You’ll never need to go on a “diet” again 😉
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Fad diets really are the ULTIMATE short-term solution
Stay awesome & keep going! ✌️
Luke
