Fat loss: The Methods are Many, The Principles Few
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Sublog
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This should be required reading around here.
http://www.andrewgriffinfitness.com/fat-loss-the-methods-are-many-the-principles-few/
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And as a secondary reading to this topic:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/all-diets-work-the-importance-of-calories.html
http://www.andrewgriffinfitness.com/fat-loss-the-methods-are-many-the-principles-few/
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Where the confusion lies
Some popular methods en vogue these days are Low-carb diets, The Paleo Diet, and Intermittent Fasting, just to name a few. Now, these can also be looked at as “lifestyles” rather than diets but many people use them primarily as a way to lose fat. Also, I want to mention that these diets (as well most others) purport to have specific health benefits to those that adhere to them aside from losing fat. However, for the purpose of this article I am going to ignore those aspects, as it would require a far longer discussion as to the validity of the claims made.
Personally, I have no problem with individuals following any of the methods listed above if it allows them to successfully reach their goals. The issue I have is with the tendency of adherents to specific diets to almost uniformly assert that the reason why they lost fat was because they went low-carb, started following a paleo diet, or a vegetarian diet for that matter. Following the tenets of any of these three diets was not why you lost weight; it was simply the method by which you did so.
And as a secondary reading to this topic:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/all-diets-work-the-importance-of-calories.html
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Your chosen "diet" (read: chosen method) is not the WHY of your weight-loss, it's just the HOW.
Great post Sublog! Thanks.0 -
Bump to read later0
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Great post! As long as you're sticking with what you're doing and it suits your tastes, needs... You will have success.0
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Great post! As long as you're sticking with what you're doing and it suits your tastes, needs... You will have success.
^^^^^ this! if it works for you then keep doing it !0 -
I knew this would be good when I saw who posted it. Great stuff.0
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Great post. Thank you0
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Bump just because everyone should read this.0
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but, but, but...
Ok,
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As usual, great post0
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Great ty0
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Haha, I posted a status concerning the paleo diet along these same lines just yesterday - great minds :happy:0
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Good post as always.0
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Required reading, yep :drinker:0
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Nice to see someone posting something real around here! Nice one Sub...0
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I guess I should be paying more attention to this poster. Excellent post.0
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exactly...low carb, paleo, primal, vegan, IF, etc, didn't MAKE you lose weight, you ATE BELOW MAINTENANCE while eating in your chosen style, that's all!0
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Thanks for the post, great read.0
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bump0
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Awesome post Sublog!0
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This should be required reading around here.
http://www.andrewgriffinfitness.com/fat-loss-the-methods-are-many-the-principles-few/
snip:Where the confusion lies
Some popular methods en vogue these days are Low-carb diets, The Paleo Diet, and Intermittent Fasting, just to name a few. Now, these can also be looked at as “lifestyles” rather than diets but many people use them primarily as a way to lose fat. Also, I want to mention that these diets (as well most others) purport to have specific health benefits to those that adhere to them aside from losing fat. However, for the purpose of this article I am going to ignore those aspects, as it would require a far longer discussion as to the validity of the claims made.
Personally, I have no problem with individuals following any of the methods listed above if it allows them to successfully reach their goals. The issue I have is with the tendency of adherents to specific diets to almost uniformly assert that the reason why they lost fat was because they went low-carb, started following a paleo diet, or a vegetarian diet for that matter. Following the tenets of any of these three diets was not why you lost weight; it was simply the method by which you did so.
And as a secondary reading to this topic:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/all-diets-work-the-importance-of-calories.html
I agree wholeheartedly with this. I personally originally gave up wheat and sugar and then discovered I was doing some form of Paleo/Primal/low carb yadda yadda. But basically I cut out bread, cake, biscuits (cookies), chocolate bars etc - I don't worry about sugar in fruit and stuff like that. But my experience of having lost quite a lot of weight (around 75 lbs) is that people really don't want to be told that the reason I lost weight is that I ate less food. Which, of course, is the reason! I find people think I am being smart-*kitten* no matter how politely I try to put it.
I feel it irritates people that it is so simple. They WANT it to be more complicated.0
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