Your Way, In Your Own Time
I am always keeping an eye out for articles about weight loss, dieting, etc. It is interesting to see what people are putting out there as "evidence" and "research." I find that the New York Times does a a good job of publishing articles that are not supporting a fad or the hot diet of the moment. They really do focus on health and realistic approaches to being healthy.
Below is a link to an article I read this morning. It is one person's experience about lasting weight loss/management. What I like about the article is that the author - in her own time and in her own way - had to decide she wanted to get healthy with the understanding that it would take time and dedication in a way that was meaningful to her. I have found a similar experience in Whole30: I had to reach a certain point in my own health in order to finally decide that I needed a permanent lifestyle change and that is what allowed me to dive head first into the Whole30 lifestyle.
This line stuck out to me the most in the article which I believe speaks to the power of Whole30 and its philosophy: "Dr. Guth warns against numerous pitfalls, like being swayed by package claims of “low fat” or “low carbohydrate” instead of reading the facts on the nutrition label. “These foods do not necessarily have fewer total calories than the original version of the food,” she wrote, because sugar is often used to compensate for flavor lost, for example, when fat is reduced. Fruit juice may be fat-free but it is not low in calories because it contains large amounts of sugar, she noted."
Here are a few other highlights from the article...
Ms. Divinagracia said, “I don’t believe in diets or any particular products. I believe in learning how to create a healthy lifestyle, and the formula is simple... 1) Stop eating crap, 2) Eat good food that is real, not processed, 3) Avoid drinking your calories, 4) Know what one serving is and do not eat more than that in a sitting, 5) Move your butt every day — even just walking is better than being a couch potato, and 6) Stop making excuses."
"Essential to any effort is a clear understanding that dietary change is a slow process that requires ongoing vigilance” which, she admitted, “is not a popular concept in a world now accustomed to immediate results.”
“The diet and nutrition business is a billion dollar industry because it’s designed for failure. When the diet ends, which ultimately it will, you go right back to where you were. Then you start another…."
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