The Moment of Truth

Here's the the moment of truth. Dieting is hard. I know, I know, call me crazy for stating the obvious. I'll gladly accept the crazy if this blog can provide a little insight for those who find what I have to say slightly interesting. Anyway, the point I am trying to get to is that dieting is hard only because we make it hard.

Say what? People make things more difficult than they need to be? I recently read an article that poked fun at the insanity of different dieting techniques these days. One of my favorite passages from the article states, "Maxing out your credit line on seal liver forces you to continue your internet education in healthy eating. As you read more you begin to understand that grains are fine but before you eat them you must prepare them in the traditional way: by long soaking in the light of a new moon with a mix of mineral water and the strained lacto-fermented tears of a virgin." For more interesting passages like this one, click here . A lot of time the simplicity of the human diet is overlooked. We are omnivores by nature. An omnivore by definition is, "an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin." This simply means, humans have a digestive tract that is designed to consume both plants and animals. So why not consume a balanced diet of both?

The No-Diet Diet is a perfect example of how simplicity is key to staying healthy. This diet plan simply highlights the health benefits of eating a balanced diet of vegetables, meat, grain, and dairy. Food that has detrimental effects on your health are fattier foods or foods high in sugar and should be limited in proportion compared to the more essential food groups. So that's it. That's the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Maybe dieting isn't that hard. Maybe it's just how we perceive what is effective in the diet that makes dieting so hard.