02/20/2024
Whenever I hear fitness-world-people talking to the fitness-inexperienced about fitness-transformations I always hear:
“It’s 75% diet”
“It’s 70% diet”
“It’s mostly diet”
Firstly, I am in agreement with these statements. I am also in agreement with those that denounce the “diet” concept. “Diet” implies “temporary”, it suggests “discomfort”, “fitness-transformation” yes, but as a consequence of “lifestyle-transformation”. Secondly, when I overhear others stating things like the quotes above, I suspect that most (especially if they do not denounce processed “food”) are just parroting what they believe they are supposed to say. I suggest this because I never hear further discussion on this very important topic.
The reason why the majority of your transformation into a truly healthy being hinges upon “diet” or “food” or whatever it is you want to call it (I’ll run with “nutrition”) is because that is your foundation. You don’t want to waste time and energy building upon a shoddy foundation do you? Natural, non-processed food provides the body with the micronutrients that it needs to operate properly on a molecular level. If a significant portion of your nutrition incorporates micronutrient sparse processed items then your body will be unable to optimally repair and heal itself, unable to obtain optimal hormonal balance. Furthermore, especially if you consume things containing products like hydrogenated seed oils and artificial thickeners, you are actually poisoning yourself.
Lastly, when I hear “you don’t have to starve yourself, you don’t have to torture yourself, to transform your body” I agree here too. And I am in agreement because once you eliminate all processed items (drinks too) - once all those toxins are replaced by an abundance of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and amino acids - your now properly functioning body will reward you with things like weight loss and healthy skin.
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