A recent edition of Arnold's Pump Club newsletter included the following chart:
It's from You Can't Screw This Up by Adam Bornstein.
It indicates that all diets work because they find a way for you to limit your intake of calories.
It shocked me to see Intermittent Fasting included. With diets like Weight Watchers and Atkins.
But I guess it makes sense.
Let's face it, we gain weight because we're eating more calories than we need. And we don't use up the excess calories, so they get stored as fat.
And on it goes. Day after day. Year after year.
If you limit your calorie intake by counting calories. Cutting out certain foods (high in calories). Or limiting when you eat (usually reducing how much you eat). You will lose weight.
Intermittent Fasting has been an easier way for me to restrict my calories. Because it limits when I'm eating. Not necessarily what I'm eating.
I see the best results when I'm limiting when I eat AND what I'm eating.
I saw a slippery slide back into weight gain when I wasn't watching what I ate. Even though I was following some time restricted eating.
Intermittent Fasting has been more sustainable for me. Because I'm not avoiding certain foods. Most of the time.
Years ago, when I did the Slow Carb Diet, it was sustainable because it had built-in cheat days. So, again, not as restrictive.
In You Can't Screw This Up, Bornstein says that you don't have to go all-in with the restrictive regimens or diets. You can be moderate in your eating goals.
Try to eat well 80% of the time. And leave room for the occasional "cheating".
The best diet is the one that you can maintain in the long run. And not feel like you are depriving yourself all the time.
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