Still Nothing New

This week I don’t have anything new to share with you.

Everyone else seems to. And maybe that’s the problem.

To sell, people need to come up with something new. Shiny new things get people’s attention. They make money. Unfortunately, they usually don’t actually help.

Instead they create a lack of clarity in people. Where there is no clarity, there is no progress.

King Solomon, the writer of Ecclesiastes said, “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” -Ecclesiastes 1:9

So today, as I have done many times before, I want to bring you back to the basics.

Brian St. Pierre is the director of nutrition at Precision Nutrition. If you don’t follow their work and are interested in health and nutrition I couldn’t recommend them more highly.

St. Pierre says there are four foundational nutritional elements virtually everyone agrees with:

1. Eat more minimally processed whole foods and fewer highly-processed foods

2. More vegetables are better than fewer vegetables

3. Eating enough protein is crucial for health, performance, and body composition (Protein doesn’t have to come from meat)

4. In the long-term, learning to manage your food intake based on your body’s hunger and fullness cues works better than weighing and measuring everything you eat

I love this list. It’s simple, It’s actionable.

There are many such lists out there, but I want to encourage you to look for what everyone agrees upon and do that first. Do that consistently.

Don’t let all the different voices out there paralyze you. Simply start making small changes. Changes you are very confident will actually help you.

Here are your actions steps:

1. Choose a small habit that most people agree upon (perhaps one from the list above)

2. Make it crystal clear in your mind what you are going to do. (Ex: I am going to include 1-2 fist-sized portions of vegetables at each meal.)

3. Do your habit and keep track of it.

4. Continue for 2 weeks or until it is a solid habit in your life.

5. Choose a new habit

These steps are also not new, but they do work. Especially when you pair it with a new identity:

I am a healthy person

I am a person who exercises.

Today, don’t let all the choices, all the fad diets, all the exercise programs keep you from getting started. Just DO SOMETHING. And beginning with what everyone agrees upon would be a great place to start.

You are what you consistently do.

If you want someone to help you get back on track, encourage you, and help you achieve your health goals, contact me about becoming a coaching client.

If you are new to the blog, I want to encourage you to go back and check out my previous posts, as they serve as the foundation for what we talk about each week.

Here's to the best version of you!