What is the best diet plan to follow?

Kad1

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What diet is the best diet???

This is a common question that I get asked all the time. The complex answer is , the program that works best for you. People think, well shit that didn’t help, thanks a lot. The truth is diet does require some trial and error. There are some solids truths in nutrition like calories in need to be less than Calories out and a calorie is a calorie is not true. That is a whole other topic so please ask questions if you need some clarification on how each macro effects the body differently.

There are so many programs to follow it can get overwhelming. I try and tell people to pick a plan that you think fits your lifestyle and schedule and go for it. So if a low carb “paleo” program fits give it a whirl. I personally do like the paleo program for most people. That being said if you are looking to put on mass that program isn’t inline with your goals. If you are motivated and geek out on numbers count your macros. This does require a lot of time initially to get going but it works well for many people.

In a nut shell like everything in life just doit! Pick a program and get started you can always tweak as you go depending on your success . If you keep pondering all the what if’s you’ll never get going. Remember to pick the program that aligns with your goals and lifestyle and also is sustainable for the rest of your life. Don’t pick a quick fix, 6 weeks challenge were you are eliminating whole food groups to drop 30 lb and then regain it all after you go back to regular eating habits. You need to retrain your brain to eat good clean healthy Whole Foods so that you can continue this long term.

Again this was just a quick jolt meant to just motivate you and get you on the path.

For more detailed info please reach out for guidance and always remember to consult your doc if you have any underlying condition.

In health

Coach Kad
 
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Not really an article just meant to get people to start something. Lol
 
You made some great statements… sustainable diets… not all calories are alike… individual needs…

I believe it’s still a questionable area for some folks. It took me a couple of years to dial mine in… 4 months lately being laser focused on what I can and can’t ingest. Labs in a few days so we will see.
 
Boom! That was one of my points. Trial and error not many absolutes .
 
A man after my own heart… the absolutes are so dog gone individualized they’re really not absolutes.
 
Sustainability and changing one’s mindset. That definitely is the key. To which I would add (particularly pertinent in MY case): Don’t let lapses function as excuses to abandon the plan altogether. If you blow it out one day or one night, that is NO excuse to keep blowing it out day after day. Get back to it. Mental toughness.
 
Yep people nailed it in the head the best diet is the one you can maintain. also as herruber said I view any falling off the same as relapse on drugs. Don’t
Let a simple hiccup snow ball. If you mess up it’s not the end of the world just dust yourself off and get back to it. Also I don’t like using cheat meals. If you planned for a refead you aren’t cheating it’s part of
The diet.
 
@Kad1

Coach… I know the body can only process so much protein at a time.

Let’s say a person has a steak and shortly afterwards has egg whites…lets say for a total of 60-70 grams of protein.

Is that considered too much?

My thoughts (out loud) are the body has to work harder to process the meat but not so much the liquid egg whites.
 
That’s a good question. Along that same thought, how about a casein powder? Would that be taxing as well even if it takes a while to digest
 
The meat arguably is a bit tougher to digest but overall yes. That is too much protein at one time unless you are 280-300lb. I don’t remember the exact conversation but roughly 40-50g per sitting. It takes the body Up words of 3hrs to digest that steak.
 
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