Dietary Perfection- Paralysis by Analysis

"PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS"

This topic has been churning in my brain for some time now. Finally, after reading some bs dietary dogma it was time to get it out of my head.

Is there a perfect diet? Yes and no. Confusing isn't it? This is how most people direct their nutritional endeavors and it's extremely confusing and misleading. We are told to believe that there is one perfect way for everything, including food/eating/nutrition/diets. Simply pick a side and stick to it! Don't question, eat and repeat. Just 'know' that good things will happen. If they don't, it's because you are broken and couldn't maintain your will power enough to see it through. Bullshit! ALL diets are based on FLAWED science that has no place in the real world. Stop the cycle! Put down the diet book and listen.

There is an innate way to give the body what it wants...

STEP 1 -LISTENING AND ASKING APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS -

-Am I hungry?
-Is it food that my body is truly asking for?
-What sounds best?
-How would I feel after eating this?
-How much do I 'need'?
-Do I need more? Less?

These are very basic questions that can at least start the process. They will allow you to fine tune your feedback and prune as you move along.

Now, what about food? What about macro or micro nutrients? How much fat/protein/carbs should each of us consume? I don't know, because I am not you. I am not in your body asking those questions. But I can start with a simple suggestion based on experience....

STEP 2 - GETTING BACK TO A MORE TRADITIONAL DIET COMPOSED OF HIGH QUALITY, NOURISHING ORGANIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT ARE PREFERABLY LOCAL, AND CONSUMING MEATS RAISED ON PASTURE, IS A GREAT PLACE TO START

If you're not there yet, no worries. Life is a journey... let's start now-
-what small changes can you make today that would be better? ex. adding fruit? adding vegetables? going organic? eliminating processed foods? fast food? etc.

-If you ask this question daily, you will be amazed how not only your nutrition/eating changes, but many other things-

Most diet books are based around strict guidelines eliminating huge portions of a traditional diet, whether that's meat, carbs or fat. I have tried many of the various diets out there and I am here to say none of them where built specifically for me. They did give me tools to ask better questions, and I did learn some interesting tidbits along the way. Many are based on the focus of quantity and pay very little respect to quality. What I have found, is that when we stick to foods that are closer to how they have thrived in nature, the potential for a food to be better for me goes way up!

It's not about a complete shift tomorrow, or the next day... but a gradual answer to the question... Is this better? Isn't that what it's ALL about? Being better today, than we were yesterday? It's really not rocket science, but it does take quality, tested practice and some patience. Ultimately what you come up with is a sustainable way to look and feel how you've always wanted.

Here's to the the journey ahead! Please post/comment as you start incorporating these ideas-