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The Only Diet You Need Is From Diet Culture
How I don’t maintain abs on 1300 calories a day. Or keto, or paleo, or Atkins. Why you shouldn’t, either.
I’m seeing a lot of terrible fitness advice online.
Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are filled with food and training journals with instructions on how to finally reach your dream body in a #healthy and #balanced way. They’re all accompanied with a photo or video of a person with visible abs, living their best life. And of course, a link to buy their meal or exercise plan, or some supplements.
“Full day of eating, 1300 calories.”
Eat some rice crackers with a thin layer of avocado before your workout, then some rice and half a chicken breast for lunch, a low-fat, no-sugar, paleo, keto, no-grain, low-carb chocolate cookie for a snack, and some steamed carrots for dinner. In between meals, how about a delicious cup of tea, no sugar, to keep hunger away?
See how easy it is? You’ll drop X amount of weight in 30 days and get ready for summer!
Sorry to break it to you, but your favorite influencer is probably as reliable a source for scientific information as Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s balls.
