I know that one of the main problems with nutrition is that there are so many opinions about which is the right way.

Add to that knowing how many calories you should have and what macronutrient ratios you should use and information overload is a real issue.

This so often leads to paralysis.

So let’s look at this another way:

“Knowledge alone is not useful”

In the world we live in acquiring knowledge is easy. If I want to learn how to do something, I visit google or youtube and learn but……

What if when I visit the said website I am faced with different options – people claiming their way is the best way, maybe even the only way.

That’s what we get with nutrition.

In such a situation it is actually useful to have an “information filter”.

So that we can assemble, prioritise and then correctly use the knowledge we want/need.

The problem with this is that it takes time, lots of time and another feature of modern life is that we don’t have that.

Once we have the knowledge we have to act, we have to commit.

Knowledge alone does not, unfortunately, bring about that action – that comes from somewhere else.

It is this ability to act which people struggle with the most – mainly because it is an act which needs to be repeated for a long time until your desired nutritional/body composition/performance goals are met.

It is worth remembering:

“Knowledge is powerful but knowledge alone doesn’t create change”

In short, then, there is NOT a right diet.

There is a diet which will work best for you but that will likely be very different from someone else.

You see, whilst your physiology is unique, more importantly, your circumstances and lifestyle are MORE unique.

What then needs to be addressed is your own individual challenges, not simply deciding your going low carb.

For one person, of course, low carb could be best.

For others, it could be to front-load their carbs and others to backload.

Hell for some people it is just to eat carbs with every meal.

The only way you will find out is if you try every option and be patient enough to give each a chance to work.

Jamie “coach” Leighton