Low-carb or low-fat? No fruits or no meat? Only meat or only fruits? Are you genetically predisposed towards obesity or miraculously endowed with a clockwork

Counting calories, using food scales, tracking macronutrients, timing meals down to the minute, and using other tedious dieting methods are all the rage these days.

People will give you all kinds of advice about what to eat and not eat. Most often that advice is based on something they read

If you don’t understand calories, macronutrients, and the value of whole foods, you’ll never progress from average Joe to elite athlete. Unfortunately, misguided dietary recommendations

Regardless of how long you have been on your fitness journey, chances are you’ve at least heard of flexible dieting or IIFYM (if it fits