Dieting is confusing to people because of all the misinformation and over complication of it. A calorie is a calorie. We store them or use them. I’m not critiquing anyone I’m just cutting through the nonsense. I understand people have certain allergens and other things, which is why I’m not giving food choices, but what I am doing is making it as easy and unintimidating as I can. It’s literally the only way any diet works, because they all work if you’re consistent with them.
Listen I totally get what you're doing, you're getting down to the brass and you're simplifying things and you're pulling out the crayons and paper, that part I get.
But people can also read what you're posting and get misinformed as well, because it does come down to the quality and type of nutrients we take in, ratios and so on and this much you already know.
This is like someone that is a whiz at math, someone who completely gets it, while trying to explain the others who do not get it, by telling them how simple it is in layman's terms. When in reality, some people are just good with numbers and other people it takes exposure and practice, with continuously using these principles without getting rusty. For the average person, if you don't use it you'll lose it.
But I get what you're saying here and I'm not disagreeing. My angle of approach is merely advocating education, and having a better understanding.
Take the basic and the fundamentals that you have laid out, and have others build from there with knowing what to take, when to time it, it went to make the adjustments by adding or subtracting. The reality is the metabolism is always changing adjustments will always need to be made. But let's also consider the type of people were trying to better educate here. It's very unlikely that's the majority of people reading this are competitors or plan on being one. Therefore a cookie cutter would suffice, but what happens when they hit a brick wall? I think it's fair to say people should be more in tune.
Apply the basics, basics always win, if they want to make some really significant improvements learn how to make the adjustments.
Your closing statement is what this all comes down to and that's consistency. People will fall off the rails, and people will need motivation, but staying consistent for as long as possible and picking right back up to be consistent again is what it comes down to.
The reality is it's hard as fuck to always be on point.
I consider myself very programmed, and I get disappointed and often have resentment and guilt when I slip up, but to the average person they roll their eyes like "really".. because yes it's a big deal to me, because I know better and I strive to stay consistent. The little shit bothers me. I can't make that up!
A *lean* noob coming out of the gate on his first cycle needs to eat more than maintenance to put on muscle, as does anyone. I said "generally speaking" for a reason. Don't be so literal.
