24/01/2025
The perfection approach to your nutrition is what will continuously lead you down the path of start, fail, start again Monday.
The flaws:
- For a lot of people, their attempt at nutrition perfection will lead to anxiety and stress about what to eat, and as soon as they go ‘off plan’, they give ups and go back to how they used to eat.
- The thought of trying to achieve perfection is too overwhelming for some to even start. “10 servings of veg a day”, can’t do that, so why bother.
- There’s no wiggle room; out for dinner and can’t have your boiled chicken and broccoli? Here’s where most use it as a justification to go eat terribly.
- Cravings and constant food thoughts; willpower will only get you so far. At some point, you’re going to give in, and for most, when this happens, it usually leads to a full on feast of food. And so begins the cycle of Binge/Restrict.
- Perfect for 4 days and awful for 3 days is not a good place to be.
- Aim for ‘pretty good’ all the time.
- Can’t have 10 servings of veg a day? Aim for 1 and build from there.
- Can’t eat your regular meal because you’re out for dinner. Choose a lean meat, ask for veg, get sauce on the side, skip the dessert, or eat a little less across the week to allow for the meal (if you’re a fat loss phase).
- Missed a training session, try get a walk in instead.
The majority of people would be a lot happier, healthier and more successful with their diets if they chose the consistently good approach.