08/04/2021
As many of you already know by now, I am a huge advocate of living a flexible lifestyle, instead of restricting certain food groups.
Unfortunately, words on the internet are taken out of context far too often and as a result some assume that flexible dieting is a synonym for consuming junk 24/7, while this is not the case.
Obviously, eating less nutritious food all the time will not be beneficial for your health in the long run.
But, eating ‘clean’ all the time and restrict certain food groups can be just as harmful.
It was Osho who said, essentially:
“Every time I meet a pr******te, she wants to talk about God.
& Every time I meet a priest, he wants to talk about sex.”
What he meant by this is that what you deny yourself can become your new prison.
If you keep yourself deprived of certain food groups, it is just a matter of time before you will start craving the forbidden fruit more and more.
Therefore, instead of striving for perfection it is important to find a balance. I believe that this balance can be found by applying the 80/20 rule, which simply means that 80% of your foods should come from sources that are beneficial for you health and 20% of the foods can be the so-called fun foods.
This way you can still enjoy life and reach your goals.
