What's This All About?
We live in a strange time.
We're fatter than ever - yet popular media is saturated with skinny. Nutritional advice changes every year leaving us bewildered and confused.
How did it get to be so complicated?
Diet Blog is all about filtering the best of diet news and advice - and combining it with real-world application and opinion. The whole spectrum is covered - everything from body image to fast food.
Writers
Nicole German (RD)
Nicole German is a Registered Dietitian helping others to see that by making nutritious food choices, you can live a happy and healthy life. Debunking food myths and the latest fad diets is just one of her specialties.
Nicole graduated from the University of Georgia with a BSFCS in Dietetics. Nicole also is the blogger behind Nicole's Nutrition.
Mike Howard DCRPA (TFL)
Mike has worked in the fitness industry for over a decade - as a Personal Trainer, lecturer and author. He is also a certified Youth Fitness Specialist and has an extensive background in anatomy and exercise science, and is a diligent researcher of nutritional science and the psychology of motivation.
Mike is passionate about teaching and helping people succeed in adopting healthy lifestyles. Mike also manages The Fit Child.
The Premise
The basis of weight management is good nutrition and exercise. But that is so simplistic that it's almost patronising. As an "instant-gratification" society it's no wonder we reach for every quick fix we can find. When the quick-fixes fail - opinions get cynical, self-image can plummet, and many people begin a vicious cycle of loss and re-gain.
Different things work for different people. Nutrition is individualistic. It's easy to criticize everything except that which worked for me - but that's not particularly helpful.
Eating healthily, and learning to use the best of the nutritional advice that's out there is a good thing. Falling into disordered/obsessional eating is not a good thing. The concept of dieting is not a good thing (going on and off diets all the time).
"The best diet is the one you don't know you're on." - B. Wansink
The Disclaimer
Please read our medical disclaimer.

