The first edition of Flexible Dieting was released in February of 2014, without the expectation that it would be so widely read. There is a lot of information available to read online when it comes to flexible dieting and I didn't expect to stand out from the crowd in any way. I specifically wrote it for my clientele in hopes to reduce email volume by compiling info into a short ebook that could answer a lot of the questions I was receiving. It was a very entry level, novice text designed to explain the basics for people who had never heard of flexible dieting. It helped a lot of people get started and that is something I'm proud of. The first book was designed to improve people's mindset when it comes to food, and teach moderation.1. What am I trying to prove with my writing style? I was slightly abrasive and immature in the first book, and it was obvious that I felt like I needed to defend flexible dieting and justify my eating behavior. When I reread the book, it sounded like a sales pitch to me and that's not what it was intended to be. I want my writing to be well researched and a learning tool for whomever is reading it. So I started doing research daily to better support my claims and explain my message opposed to me being an asshole and suggesting people listen to me "just because". I want my products to be well respected and of the highest quality. This meant interviews, sources, better design, and an editor.2. This is not suitable for athletes. The info was a great starting point and only that. There wasn't anything specifically written for an athlete as I only touched the surface of many important subjects rather than delving deep. I wanted to present something that could benefit every athlete.The second realization made me notice that there isn't much out there with regards to flexible dieting for athletes. It also made me realize I wanted to create something that would change the way people view themselves. The end goal is to get more people to actually view themselves as athletes, rather than just people trying to lose weight.This is when I made the decision to do a full rewrite to better suit an expanding and increasingly diverse audience. Which brings me to the tile: "FD 2.0: A Flexible Nutrition Philosophy for the Modern Athlete". Who is the modern athlete? You are, whether it's your first month using a barbell or you've gone to the Olympics. There are obviously different scales of athleticism, and even if you are at the very bottom of that scale with 100 pounds to lose, you are still an athlete if you are training hard, and you should treat yourself accordingly. Your body is no less valuable even if, unlike a professional athlete, your body isn't your livelihood.Another thing worth mentioning is that I toyed with the idea of renaming the book "Flexible Nutrition" as the word "dieting" has somewhat of a negative connotation. However I refrained for two reasons, (1) familiarity purposes, and (2) I don't want anyone to think that I am attempting to reinvent the wheel, hence the tagline "a flexible nutrition philosophy", as that's precisely what it is.Before you start reading, be forewarned about some major changes you will see. Unlike the first book, there are no rigid rules in place, there's no requirement that you hit your macros dead-on, and there are more options this time around to help you achieve success. Enjoy!

See if this sounds familiar: you’ve just started a new diet, certain that it’s going to be different this time around and that it’s going to work. You’re cranking along, adjust to the new eating (and exercise) patterns and everything is going just fine. For a while.Then the problem hits. Maybe it’s something small, a slight deviation or dalliance. There’s a bag of cookies and you have one or you’re at the mini mart and just can’t resist a little something that’s not on your diet. Or maybe it’s something a little bit bigger, a party or special event comes up and you know you won’t be able to stick with your diet. Or, at the very extreme, maybe a vacation comes up, a few days out of town or even something longer, a week or two. What do you do?Now, if you’re in the majority, here’s what happens: You eat the cookie and figure that you’ve blown your diet and might as well eat the entire bag. Clearly you were weak willed and pathetic for having that cookie, the guilt sets in and you might as well just start eating and eating and eating.Or since the special event is going to blow your diet, you might as well eat as much as you can and give up, right? The diet is obviously blown by that single event so might as well chuck it all in the garbage. Vacations can be the ultimate horror, it’s not as if you’re going to go somewhere special for 3 days (or longer) and stay on your diet, right? Might as well throw it all out now and just eat like you want, gain back all the weight and then some.What if I told you that none of the above had to happen? What if I told you that expecting to be perfect on your diet was absolutely setting you up for failure, that being more flexible about your eating habits would make them work better? What if I told you that studies have shown that people who are flexible dieters (as opposed to rigid dieters) tend to weigh less, show better adherence to their diet in the long run and have less binge eating episodes?What if I told you that deliberately fitting in ‘free’ (or cheat or reward) meals into your diet every week would make it work better in the long run, that deliberately overeating for 5-24 hours can sometimes be a necessary part of a diet (especially for active individuals), that taking 1-2 weeks off of your diet to eat normally may actually make it easier to stick with in the long run in addition to making it work better.I can actually predict that your response is one of the following. Some may think I’m making the same set of empty promises that every other book out there makes. But I have the data and real-world experience to back up my claims. Or, maybe the idea of making your diet less strict and miserable is something you actively resist. I’ve run into this with many dieters; they seem to equate suffering and misery with success and would rather doom themselves to failure by following the same pattern that they’ve always followed rather than consider an alternate approach. Finally, maybe what little I wrote above makes intuitive sense to you and you want to find out more.Regardless of your reaction to what I’ve written, I already have your money so you might as well read on.I should probably warn you that this isn’t a typical diet book. You won’t find a lot of rah-rah or motivational types of writing, there are no food lists and no recipes. There are thousands of other books out there which fit that bill if that’s what you want but this isn’t it.

The last nutritional model you will ever need to achieve and maintain your optimal physique, peak performance, and robust health. Do you find yourself confused by the ever-changing diet landscape? Low-carb, keto, low-fat, Paleo, supplements you can’t pronounce, and of course the fix-all magic bullet—it becomes a minefield of endless frustration with little or no sustainable results to show for it. In his new book Flexible Dieting: A Science-Based, Reality-Tested Method for Achieving & Maintaining Your Optimal Physique, Performance, and Health, Alan Aragon is here to put an end to the confusion and put you on a path to success. With over 25 years of experience as a nutrition researcher and educator, Alan reveals the biggest diet secret of all—no single diet is best for everyone. The key to success is finding a tailored program that meets your individual needs and helps you build lifelong habits to support your goals. Flexible Dieting is a research-based, field-tested approach to nutrition that focuses on macronutrient balance and proper food sourcing that will help you achieve your dietary and physical goals at your own pace. With this simple weight-loss plan, Alan shows you how to eat within your specific macronutrient targets, making weight loss achievable and sustainable while fostering a healthy relationship with food and offering more freedom in your food choices.

After a decade of coaching vegans on how to reach their physique or performance goals, Dani Taylor has written down her formula in a step by step, easy to follow format, so that you can learn how to be your own diet coach. If you're tired of not knowing how much to eat, or what to eat, or are feeling very restricted by a clean-eating lifestyle, you need this book to learn how to break free of the mind taffy that comes from never knowing if you're on the right path. In this book, you will learn how to calculate exactly how much you ought to be eating to reach your individual goals, and learn what you can eat to sustainably keep your results!

Think back to when you were a kid and try to recall your most favorite food to eat - we all have one. Something that you loved so dearly that the mere thought of it had you frothing at the mouth and crippled with hunger pangs until that craving was satisfied. Mine was the cheesiest, gooiest, most mouthwatering bowl of macaroni and cheese. In fact, it's still my favorite food to this day. But, I'm not just talking about any old melty pasta dish - I'm talking about the one and only Kraft Mac & Cheese. Just one whiff of that cheesy goodness or a glimpse of that blue ninety-nine cent box and I'm immediately transported back to my childhood when my mom would whip me up the biggest bowl with extra love and care. I'm sure your favorite food brings you that wave of nostalgia too. Sadly, though, there was a brief time in my life where enjoying some Mac & Cheese no longer brought back fond memories. It became synonymous with a "cheat day." Instead of bringing me warm & fuzzy feelings of comfort and joy, my beloved meal would leave me feeling immensely guilty and ashamed. I know I don't speak alone here when I tell you that deprivation IS awful, both mentally and physically. Suppressing your desire to have your favorite treat because it is somehow "bad" is no way to live your life. I'm overjoyed to tell you it DOESN'T have to be this way ever again. You can eat the foods you love while fueling your body properly and keeping your nutrition on point. Your taste buds and mind will thank you endlessly for this. That is what makes the Flexible Eating lifestyle so unique - by design it will nourish the body and make you feel HAPPY about what you are eating and help you create the balance your body craves. This book will teach you how to live a lifestyle that is realistic and sustainable in our modern world. You're going to learn how to be happy about the things you eat, to go to bed eager to wake up the next morning and achieve your goals one meal at a time, and most importantly you're going to... OWN YOUR EATING!!

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