Type 'diet' into any search engine and prepare to be bombarded: Atkins, Zone, Paleo, Fruitarian, Vegetarian, Liquitarian (wtf), Anabolic, Abs Diet, Jenny Craig, Lean for Life, Mediterranean, and countless others. While some information listed in your search results could prove beneficial, the majority of the hits will be pure junk that are better off lost in the void of cyberspace. Now before you spend a small fortune trying out the numerous fad diets saturating the market, I am going to let you in on a little secret. Lean in closely. Here it is - there are no diet secrets, and there is no such thing as an ultimate diet. That's it. This fact is nothing ground shaking and you have probably heard it somewhere before, but today's marketing is filled with misinformation that leads many to forget this simple point.
Well how does this help? Any average person who gets the majority of their meals from a drive through could probably pick up a book like the Zone or Atkins and get great results if they make the necessary changes. Crossfit actually advocates the Zone as a complete diet approach to support the Crossfit methodology. This is all find and dandy, the Zone diet is actually a great resource, but before you spend any more money on dietary information I urge you to read further.
Like fitness, there is no cookie-cutter approach to diet. Despite what some might have you think, we were not all created equal. We all have different body types that respond differently to different stimuli and has different needs. To top it off, people do not have the same diet goals or lack thereof. Your best bet is to really define your goals to figure out what you are eating for. Then you will be in a better position to research the different diets and find what is best suited for you. In the mean time you might find some useful starting information, or even a standalone diet, in The Whole, Fresh, & Raw Diet (WFR) article at IronGarm. This is more of a common sense diet that is most likely geared towards how the human body was built to eat. Unlike our ancestors, the only hunter-gathering you will have to do is driving to your local grocery store or farmers market. Foraging in the 21st century is an easy convenience that lacks any excuse. Just be sure to do the majority of your grocery shopping in the periphery of the grocery store, and keep away from the isles (bet you haven't heard that one before), and you will be close to following the guidelines of the WFR Diet:
"Eat whatever you want as often as you want as long as it is
As whole as possible
As fresh as possible
As raw as possible"
What you put in your body really effects what you get out of it. I'm not just talking about trips to the toilet. If your goal is sports performance, increased energy, muscle gain, longevity and so on - then you really need to pay more attention to what you are putting in your body. Product in = product out: if you want a good output you need a good input. Check out the rest of the article at IronGarm: The Whole, Fresh, & Raw Diet (WFR) |
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