Wellness Equipped

With all the noise in the world about different plans, let's cover why it is so difficult to pick one.

Keto, Carnivore, Plant Based, Cardio, Drop Sets, Intermittent Fasting, 3 Day Water Fast...

The list goes on.

Why is it so hard to pinpoint one singular plan and stick to it?

Let's discover why.

Why so many plans exist.

This may shock you, but everyone is different.

Spoiler alert, that is kind of going to be the general consensus of this newsletter today.

If you Google any diet or exercise plan you are debating getting started on, you are going to hear both positive and negative things about that plan.

So why bother?

Well it may take some time to find what works for you, and that is a big part of why I started this newsletter in the first place. I want to take you through my experience doing whatever the heck I end up doing for a month and telling you why I think it may AND may not work for you.

It is easy to look at things like a plant based diet for example and start to love it. All the vitamins and minerals you need right from your food, tons of good fiber, but wait, where did the protein go?

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This is a quick glance at the macros from different food per 100 grams. Consider Spinach as well. It has ~3 grams of protein per 100 grams. That means you need over 1000 grams of Spinach to match the same amount in Chicken or about just over 2 pounds of it.

You will be a lot more full from that that the chicken.

And this isn't at all a cut on plant based diets, I actually have slowly transitioned to a mostly plant based diet but I feel that having a nice salad with some chicken breast is not going to tip the scales too far one way or another.

This is a huge reason why there are so many plans and diets out there.

A good balanced diet is maybe the best option (not accounting for any religious, ethical, or personal beliefs for or against a diet).

We also have to consider that the best diet is the one we stick to. Sadly that usually means a late night pint of ice cream, but we can do what we can to make adjustments to make it something we can with some ease adhere to.

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It might also depend on your current situation.

I was listening to an episode of the Huberman Labs podcast this week and the idea of the keto diet targeting epilepsy and how we use the keto diet for widely different means than it was initially created for.

That mostly inspired this topic today.

Let's continue on the idea of the keto diet.

On that podcast, Dr. Chris Palmer suggested he might not give someone a keto diet with a heavy lean on healthy fats if that person is trying to lose weight. They typically have a little more fat stores on their body and it is important to begin to lessen that before we go with a more high fat version of keto.

Let me give an example of my own situation.

I easily put on a good COVID 20. Simply meaning I gained about 20 pounds over the first year or so of COVID. For myself, I am looking into applying a lot of those ideas mentioned earlier, but also limiting my late night calorie intake.

I need to position my body such that when it is time to fast, there is only the fat to subsist on and then I can feed and give my body the proper nutrition to last throughout the day and continue to grow.

Another idea more workout based is I am doing a lot of compound movements, learning to get back into doing more pull-ups and push-ups and getting my body in a position to do a lot more since I lost so much muscle mass and bone density after high school.

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So what CAN you do about this endless landscape?

Experiment.

I know that is not a sexy answer, but I truly feel that is a good place to start.

I want to cater this newsletter to as many people as I can and offer as many different options as possible. I went over a few ways to consider beginning in this newsletter and I think those are all good places to start in their own right.

The best thing you can do is gather as much information on yourself as possible.

Get some labs done, see where you are at, try something and see how that changes your readings.

I am going to be soon trying this for myself and hopefully bring you my results if do end up getting a in depth lab done for myself (probably using Inside Tracker, but open to other suggestions if you have them).

We don't know what we do know, but if we equip (I had to) ourselves with information on our own current situation, we might find something aligns with our current goals pretty easily.

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-Dids 💪🧠

Disclaimer:

This newsletter is created with the intent that it is not to be taken as medical advice. For any desire to approach anything discussed within the confines of this newsletter, please consult your local healthcare professional. I am not a doctor or licensed professional of any kind and am not claiming to be with this newsletter. I am only creating this to bring you zero cost information into all things wellness that I am personally curious about. Only you are responsible for your own health. No client patient relationship is formed through the means of this newsletter. Links provided in this newsletter can be affiliate links which do provide slight kickback at no additional cost to you.

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