The Best Diet for YOU

Every
now and then, I get asked about my diet and what type of philosophy I like to
give out to others.  Well I’m here to say
that you could do strict Paleo, Weight Watchers, South Beach,
or high-protein diets.  Because when it
comes right down to it, it really doesn’t matter.

Yup,
you heard me.  The type of diet you’re on
doesn’t matter if you subscribe to one of the ones above (just as long as it’s not
the antiquated Grapefruit/Cookie diets). 
Why?  Because a rising tide lifts all boats.

While
we could have a classic “point-counterpoint” debate on the merits of one diet
obtaining 30% of their calories from carbs, versus 35% from carbs in another, doing
so would really just be semantics.  When
it comes down to it, all of these diets are simply about one thing only: less
bad, more good.

Look,
everyone looks for the “magic pill” in weight loss.  And that’s precisely why so many people fail
at losing weight (along with a ton of other factors that I’m gracefully omitting).  So, I’m for any
diet that makes people eat less processed and refined stuff, while making them
eat a ton of fruits, vegetables, and higher quality food.  As I wrote about here, one rule that should
guide the way you eat is “if man made it, don’t eat it.”

If
you’re looking to start somewhere in the weight loss journey, pick a diet and be
prepared to make it a life change.  It probably doesn’t matter which one, as long
as it doesn’t look and sound crazy (because then it most likely is).  What matters is that your way of eating is
both healthy AND sustainable.

And
for any diet haters, stop with the dogma. 
Look, instead, at the context.