Why Your Diet Sucks (but mine doesn't)
The Atkins Diet, the Dukan Diet, the South Beach Diet, the Whoops I Gave Myself Food Poisoning Diet, the Blah Blah Blah Diet. There's literally thousands of diets out there. And you know what? Yours sucks - mine is better.
'I've been following the Atkins Diet and it's amazing. Why would you ever follow a different diet? I'm losing loads of weight, feeling leaner, fitter and more confident. All you have to do is avoid carbs - you aren't even allowed one lick of a prune once a month. But I've burned loads of fat - you should try it.'
'No no no, you need to do that Hay Diet. I feel amazing on it and it's so simple to follow - I'm getting in great shape. You just don't eat your protein when you eat your carbs - easy right? Shredding fat off my stomach right now.'
OK, I'm being cynical. The number of times I've heard debates over which diet is best is getting me a bit pissed off.
No one looks at how these diets are the same, they just look at how they are different. People are constantly talking about why you should do one diet over another - but guess what? They are all the same. You wouldn't have heard about the diet if it didn't work. They all work.
So why is YOUR diet, better than mine? The best diet, is the diet that works. The diet that works for you. What works for one person, might not work for everyone.
The best diet, is the diet that works. The best diet is the diet that gives you the result you want. The best diet is the diet you can maintain. The best diet is the diet that best fits your life, preferences and habits.
We live in a world where it's easy to compare ourselves to others. Social media paints the perfect picture of our lives and it's easy to feel like someone else must be doing something better than you. Don't go for the perfect diet, go for 'this is working for me right now'. If someone is happy with their diet, congratulate them and move on - they don't need to know about yours. If it's working for them, be happy.
Rant over!
Updates
If you've been following along with my Sixteen Week Transformation, you'll know what I'm doing diet wise. Hang on, I've been blogging about my diet! Aren't I being a damn hypocrite? That's why I wanted to write this post. Bruce Lee (one of my heroes, I'm sure I'll quote him a lot) once said, 'Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, and add what is uniquely your own'.
I don't post because I want you to think what I'm doing is better than what you're doing, or to tell you to change. I want you to find what works for you, but if you can take something from what I'm doing and add it to your routine, please do!
In terms of progress, after ten days I retook my measurements - you'll find them below. I've lost 2.4kg over the last ten days and have dropped 1.3% body fat. I'm pretty happy with that as a start.
