The Biggest Nutrition Secret, Ever!

There is no secret, no “best” diet. Do what works for you.

So, you want to know the biggest nutrition secret that the experts won’t tell you? Pay attention: there is no best diet or eating patterns. There is no diet that will provide the best results for everyone. Think about it: what in life can be followed a cookie-cutter format to provide the best, consistent results? You wouldn’t follow a workout designed for someone with completely different goals from yours, would you? You wouldn’t follow the same budget from someone who makes more or less money than you do?

You need your eating patterns to be designed to fit your individual and personal goals and circumstances.

With that said, what do I recommend you do? Well, I say to do what works best for you and your schedule. I am a big proponent of revolving your diet and exercise habits around your life; not the other way around as some diets expect you to do. There are far more important things in life than to worry about spending unnecessary time contemplating a diet and exercise program.

Just because your favorite writer or health and fitness guru says, “You have to eat 5-6 small meals a day to lose fat” doesn’t mean you necessarily should.

Does that fit into your schedule? Is it convenient for you? Is it practical? Will you be consistent?

There are several ways to adopt healthy eating patterns, and I’ll list some of the options here:

1) Eating 5-6 small meals throughout the day
2) 3 standard meals-breakfast, lunch and dinner
3) 3 smaller standard meals with 1-2 small snacks
4) 2 large meals
5) Intermittent fasting (1-2 fasts a week that last about 24 hours)

Here is the most important fact: any eating pattern can produce fat loss results as long as you follow healthy eating principles.

This means the majority of the food you consume is whole, natural, and unprocessed (items you don’t normally find in a cardboard box). These are foods such as fruits, vegetables, lean meats, beans, and raw and dry unroasted nuts. No diet will give you the fat loss benefits you desire if you’re eating highly processed, calorie dense, non-nutrient foods.

So what is the point of all of this? Well, pick an eating pattern that fits your lifestyle!

If you have small children and you’re constantly on the go, is it practical for you to be able to prepare 5-6 small meals every day? Probably not.

And don’t think you have to stick to one eating pattern for the rest of your life. You wouldn’t follow the same exercise program for ever, would you?

If you get tired of your eating pattern, or you stop getting results, feel free to change it up! Maybe this month you do want to eat 5-6 small meals because you like the change of pace. And in a couple of months, you get tired of having to prepare and clean up after all of that, so maybe you switch to 3 meals a day.

Remember, there is no perfect diet or eating pattern. Eating healthy and exercising does not have to be complicated. Find what works for you and fits into your life.

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