I especially love it when science takes a look at weight loss and nutrition.
Science helps prove, validate or add weight to theories and arguments that allow me to help my clients become champions.
However science isn’t always right. Science (just like anything) can just be one view of a topic that can be taken out of context because of how it is presented.
In the nutrition industry people like to make camps. People like to anchor themselves to a way of thinking then completely disregard every other method and principle with cult like narrow-mindedness. This leads to crazy internet arguments, people being confused and lots of hate mail for me.
People like to pick up on studies, articles and videos and then run around telling everyone that what they are doing is wrong. The other week it was the article on protein, this week it could be this video.
The title of this video really intrigued me as I thought it was going to be about metabolism health. Instead its a video on how all dieting is bad, we are wasting our time and there is a better way to eat.
Now I agree that using fad diets is a bad idea and I am assuming that this is what the video is aimed at as it doesn’t mention people who train, lifestyle changes and their effects on fat loss, that weight loss is different from fat loss and weight gain coming from an increase in muscle mass.
In fact, if people don’t exercise at all, then this would be a pretty good place to start.
I also highly agree with helping young children to have a healthy view on nutrition and not use the scale as a be all and end all on health and happiness.
The problem I have with the video is on set points and metabolism.
I have seen in many cases people resetting their set points and changing how their metabolisms work. I have seen countless people lose fat and keep it off while eating MORE than they were before.
The speaker on this video knows about metabolism health (also known as adrenal failure) as she touches on it. However she seems to leave out the fact that a metabolism can be improved or fixed with a correct nutrition plan.
I agree that following a fad diet or a diet this is highly restricted in calories and macro nutrients for a long period of time is a bad idea. I agree that most people put back on the weight they had lost after they stop after a fad diet.
However this comes down to having a poor nutritional plan in place and making poor lifestyle choices after the diet is finished, not the fact that their body rebelled against them because they eat a bit less.
This is the type of video that just confuses people and perpetuates the thought of ‘I’m not meant to be thin’. The truth is that fat loss is not easy. In fact it’s fucking HARD. It does take will power and dedication. It does take discipline. It does take being uncomfortable.
I dare anyone to find me something worth having that came easy!
The presenter says in her closing statement “If diets worked, we would all be thin already”. That’s like saying if education worked we would all be doctors and rocket scientists.
As terrible as some of the diets are in this industry, at some point we have to also look at the individual that is on them (agreed this is impossible for a presentation).
We need to have a flexible, full filling way to alter people perceptions on nutrition. A good nutrition plan should support the persons life and goals while improving their health, performance and get results.
Stay Healthy,
Mike
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