In today’s episode we talk about why fat loss is currently so hard and how to make fat loss easy. yes, it can be easy. It can even be effortless. And the “how” is not complicated or hard. This is as close to a magic bullet as you will ever get. It is fool proof.
When it comes to making good food choice that are aligned with our goals, we keep skipping practice. We come to a situation where we could make a choice to move towards our goals or away from them. We let ourselves off the hook. We make an excuse. We skip practice. We rob ourselves on an opportunity to make it easier.
“If we really want change we have to make peace with the fact that we cannot self-exempt every time the calendar offers us a more attractive alternative” ~ Marshall Goldsmith
Playing a piece by bach on the piano is not only hard without practice but very likely impossible. So if you feel like you keep failing, ask yourself how much time you’re putting in to practice? How consistently do you practice?
This constant CHOICE to keep skipping practice is known as self-indulgent inconsistency. It’s why it is hard. Because we grab every opportunity to be self-indulgently inconsistent.
In today’s episode we take a close look at soy, soy products, how they’re processed and why they might be mis-labeled as a health food. We tackle their impact on nutrient absorption, hormone balance and more.
Soy contains naturally-occurring anti-nutrients like phytic acid which impairs absorption of essential minerals including calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc
Soy contains protease inhibitors that impair the metabolism and absorption of protein
Soy contains phytoestrogens which look and act like estrogen in your body
Soy contains anti-thyroid agents that inhibit thyroid hormone production and impair cells’ ability to ingest iodine, an essential component of thyroid function
MSG, a known neurotoxin, is created during the processing of many soy products
Soy may decrease testosterone levels
Soy may change the regularity of your menstrual cycle
Phytoestrogens in soy can cross the human placenta
Most soy products are highly, highly processed. The processing includes known toxins including hexane
Soy Tips
Avoid processed soy products (and processed foods in general)
Choose unprocessed or fermented soy (if you are a huge soy fan) like natto, miso or edamame
If facebook required we establish a relationship status for food, most of us would probably opt for “it’s complicated”. But ohmygoodness are we ever over-complicating it by trying to define it via existing “dieting” paradigms. Gahhhhhh! #makesmecrazy
This is a soap box post. I own that. It’s not my typical style but I gotta put this out there. We’ve got some major misconceptions about a whole foods based diet and I want to clear them up.
It is not low carb unless you go out of your way to make it so.
It is not ketogenic unless you go far out of your way to make it so.
It is not low calorie unless you go out of your way to make it so.
It is not high protein unless you go out of your way to make it so.
It is exactly how we were intended to eat. What our bodies were built for. Whole foods. If it is “high” anything it is high veggie. Otherwise, it is moderate fat, moderate protein and moderate carbohydrate. A whole foods diet is not license to eat unlimited quantities of butter and bacon. #sorrynotsorry
Let’s stop using words like “high” and “low” and focus on what actually matters: Quality.
It is quality fat. It is quality protein. It is quality carbohydrate.
It is quality food. Anything beyond that is a CHOICE you have made based on what you buy at the store and what you put in your mouth.
Here’s the thing: food is fuel. Your body uses it just like your car uses gasoline to ensure that you can perform and function. However, food is also the raw material your body uses to heal, repair and continue to function. The phrase “you are what you eat” is cute but also true. These foods become the building blocks of your cells. If you eat fake, plastic, trans-fats, those fats are the raw materials used to create new cells. You are now fake, cheap and plastic. Awesome. #notabarbiegirl
This isn’t about counting calories or cutting carbs – it is about giving your body the best fuel possible. That is neither low carb, high carb, low protein, high protein, low fat or high fat. It is high quality. Beyond that, it is whatever you make it!
People automatically assume that when you cut out breads, pastas, crackers and all other processed foods that you’ve gone “low carb”. That is only true relative to the fact that the Standard American Diet is extremely high carb! The Standard American Diet should not be a relative measure for ANYTHING. That’s like assessing your body weight relative to the heaviest man on earth or your fitness level relative to the strongest man on earth. You have zero sense of perspective if your measuring stick is completely inaccurate. That’s what happens when we evaluate anything relative to the Standard American Diet.
Can you be very low carb while eating whole foods? Of course you can. Just like you can be very high fat, very low fat, very high protein, very low protein, very high calorie or very low calorie. I don’t advocate any of that. Can we settle for balanced and high quality? That’s the paradigm I’d LOVE to see people move towards.
