Diets
The best diet is the one that works for you, that allows you to feel comfortable in your skin, literally and figuratively. All “diets” are restrictive, in calories, categories of food, or when and how you eat. Let’s consider a few.
See-food – This is by far and away the most common diet. We see something tasty, often something engineered to create that response in us, and we eat it. While we are “restricted” by what we can see and desire, it often meets our emotional rather than nutritional needs.
Calorie-restricted – This is the classic based on the “calories in should equal calories out” model. It is more nuanced. Your body recognizes the dwindling calories and turns down your metabolism...