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Flexible dieting trend leaves room for doughnuts
Flexible dieting trend leaves room for doughnuts - CBS News
It seems that everywhere you look, a new diet trend is promising to be the fastest and easiest way to lose weight. Avoid carbs after dark. Fats make you fat. Eat six small meals a day. Do fasted cardio. Wear this wrap. Drink this tea.
Flexible dieters have a personalized target of calories, macronutrients (protein, fat,carbohydrate), and fiber to hit every day. Each person's individual target numbers are calculated to take into account their goals and activity level. Food selection is up to you as long as these numbers are met.
Supporters say flexible dieting is healthy, sustainable and realistic, but myths about it persist.
Myth 1: Flexible dieters only eat Pop-Tarts and Oreos
Social media has helped perpetuate this myth, since many flexible dieters turn to Instagram to post pictures of indulging in treats like Pop-Tarts, doughnuts and Oreos to make the point that they can enjoy these in moderation.
Myth 2: Flexible dieting is great for aesthetics, but it's not healthy
Flexible dieting started with the bodybuilding community, which might leave the impression that it's about achieving a certain physique rather than enhancing overall health.
Myth 3: Flexible dieting won't work for me
A diet that lets you enjoy the occasional doughnut may seem too good to be true, but it's not a license to eat whatever you want. Enthusiasts say this approach can work for anyone who's willing to make the effort.
"Slow progress is the best progress. Flexible dieting and nutrition is a philosophy that has longevity," Cagney said. "It's something you can do for life."
Flexible dieting trend leaves room for doughnuts - CBS News
It seems that everywhere you look, a new diet trend is promising to be the fastest and easiest way to lose weight. Avoid carbs after dark. Fats make you fat. Eat six small meals a day. Do fasted cardio. Wear this wrap. Drink this tea.
Flexible dieters have a personalized target of calories, macronutrients (protein, fat,carbohydrate), and fiber to hit every day. Each person's individual target numbers are calculated to take into account their goals and activity level. Food selection is up to you as long as these numbers are met.
Supporters say flexible dieting is healthy, sustainable and realistic, but myths about it persist.
Myth 1: Flexible dieters only eat Pop-Tarts and Oreos
Social media has helped perpetuate this myth, since many flexible dieters turn to Instagram to post pictures of indulging in treats like Pop-Tarts, doughnuts and Oreos to make the point that they can enjoy these in moderation.
Myth 2: Flexible dieting is great for aesthetics, but it's not healthy
Flexible dieting started with the bodybuilding community, which might leave the impression that it's about achieving a certain physique rather than enhancing overall health.
Myth 3: Flexible dieting won't work for me
A diet that lets you enjoy the occasional doughnut may seem too good to be true, but it's not a license to eat whatever you want. Enthusiasts say this approach can work for anyone who's willing to make the effort.
"Slow progress is the best progress. Flexible dieting and nutrition is a philosophy that has longevity," Cagney said. "It's something you can do for life."
