Why You Should Never Subscribe To A Diet

Subscribing to a diet is not the right solution. It could be hurting your chances of success. 

Diet Subscription

Starting a new diet is like a temporary subscription. You try it for awhile. See how it feels. Tell your friends and family about it. It’s fun at first, maybe even a little exciting as you figure out new recipes and flavors. After a couple weeks you’re seeing results (down 5 lbs!). The diet is working and you feel incredible!

Maybe you’ve been there and had that initial feeling of success. Well you aren’t alone. Many have seen immediate “results” on a diet and have been quick to share their success. Others hear the diet works, get inspired, try the diet for themselves and have the same experience. The cycle repeats.

But fast forward 3 months and you’ve gained the weight back. The success didn’t last. So…what happened?

You were victimized by the Diet Subscription Trap.

This is a nasty trap that has been used for decades to SELL DIETS. Why sell diets? Because no one makes money telling people to eat fruits and vegetables, reduce processed food intake, and consume smaller portions. Although this is great health advice, it doesn’t sell. However, if the nutrition information is packaged into a specific diet that is easy to follow, it can be sold as a “cure” by savvy individuals who write books. Consumers buy the books, subscribe to the diet, share their results, and promote the diet.

The truth is: it’s all hype. Anyone who restricts their food intake and makes healthier choices will get results. In this way diets are not unique or special. Don’t be a victim of someone’s Diet Subscription Trap. I know several diets look promising. They are backed by science, testimonials, and professionals who advocate for the diet claiming it’s better for XYZ reasons. But none of that matters.

Why?

Because it’s not your diet. 

Your Diet

Your diet is the way you eat. It includes the foods you most commonly consume. Everyone has a diet they currently adhere to and depending on the person that diet can fluctuate drastically or be very limited in scope.

Your diet is uniquely yours. It is tailored to your likes and dislikes. For this reason, trying to subscribe to someone else’s diet is like attempting to fit a square peg in a round hole. It doesn’t fit. It was designed by another person who has their own likes and dislikes. Taking their diet won’t work for you.

You have to create your own diet tailored to your goals.

Your “goal oriented” diet will include the foods you enjoy eating. It will also take into account:

• Required preparation times
• Willingness and ability to cook
• Food availability
• Take out options
• Nutritional knowledge

These numerous factors won’t be taken into account with someone else’s plan. This is why I advocate for creating your own personalized plan, an ideal diet.

Creating your ideal diet is a great place to start, because it provides a diet framework to follow that isn’t food exclusive, but inclusive. This framework is at the core of our Nutrition Coaching to continuously improve their personal diets.

Our Nutrition Coaching is designed to address diet fluidity, because our diets constantly change over time, as the contributing factors I described above change. (This is why rigid diets like meal plans don’t work long-term.) Your ideal diet can be developed in an afternoon, but it requires time and effort to prepare, considering all the factors involved.

Ready to develop your diet? Then check out our Nutrition Coaching.