It always amazes me when I hear a trainer feebly attempting to give nutritional advice to their unsuspecting client. In this case, I was witness to a certain trainer explaining that eating 1 to 2 pounds of lean meat a day was the best way to stay thin. Aside from the fact that I believe I laughed out loud, I almost wanted to go over and tell his client to run the other way and not look back!
Short cut approaches like this trainer’s idea, taken from one of the “Oh So Ridiculous” diet crazes only end up screwing every single person that gives them a shot. Worse yet, these short cut ideas are woven with just enough truth so that they sound plausible to the untrained eye. It becomes far too easy to read something and take it as fact because it comes from a fitness magazine or a “doctor.”
Most people mean well, but the fact remains that nutrition is not rocket science. Common sense is always the best approach. However, if you are learning some information that is new to you, it is best to check it out from several sources. After all, keep in mind that most trainers, and even most doctors have little to no nutritional training. They may know what a cool short cut is, but unfortunately those shortcuts often lead to horrible backlashes. Things like gaining more weight back than you lost, upping your cholesterol, clogging arteries and faster aging become commonplace.
Remember, don’t believe everything you read right away. If it sounds too good to be true, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it is too good to be true, but it’s always better to double check the information.
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