Matt has a rant!

Recently I have received some comments and criticism about the nutritional strategies I utilise with my clients. People telling me that I am asking people to follow a fad diet. They have even said my approach is too restrictive and unhealthy. They have informed me that avoiding some food groups is down right dangerous.

So I though I would answer some of these objections and have a little bit of a rant.

First and foremost let me state the principle aim of my nutrition plan. To make peoples bodies healthier. Yes that is it. I believe that the best

nutrition plan should be to optimise the way your body functions. For this reason I ask my clients to remove toxic foods, inflammatory foods and foods that our body may not be equipped to digest easily.

I have made it a major aim for me to educate myself about the best ways I can get clients great results and ultimately make them healthier. This has involved attending courses, reading books, articles,

recent research, taking part in discussions with other trainers, about their knowledge and experience. So you may see

why I get a little frustrated when people tell me that I am wrong, with little more than a rudimentary knowledge of nutrition and based on anecdotes and urban myths. Now I am not

saying I have all the answers, I am continually learning after all and I appreciate that some of the things I do may change over time, but the basic principles or nutrition have

never changed.

In this day and age it is very difficult to avoid toxins unless you go and live in the middle of the wilderness. When we eat toxins our body must detoxify itself. This process is always going on. Many of us

though consume more toxins than the body can deal with. This causes the body to start storing toxins; we store them in our fat cells. This makes fat essential, as we need to dilute the toxins within

the body.

This is where traditional ‘eat less’ diets can sometimes fall down, as they don’t address the toxins in the body, making it much easier to gain weight after

achieving results.

Now I’m not saying that if you follow my eating plan you will never regain weight.

After all if you eat crap you will get fat!

You will however find it much easier to maintain your weight loss if you continue to avoid (most of the time) foods that are toxic and not actually good for you. Going back to your old eating habits will lead you to regain the body you had.

I will in the near future write an article about why I don’t advocate other products such as dairy and wheat based products. For now I hope this serves to explain why I do what I do and that I haven't offended you.