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Walk down any grocery aisle, scroll through social media, or flip through a fitness magazine and you\u2019ll be hit with the same message: eating well is complicated.<\/i> Keto, paleo, intermittent fasting, carnivore, vegan, low-carb, carb cycling\u2014the list never ends. Each diet has its rules, restrictions, and rituals, and all of them promise the same thing: results<\/b>.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve ever tried to lose weight, build muscle, or just eat healthier, you already know the nutrition world is incredibly confusing and there are so many conflicting ideas on what the \u201cright\u201d way to eat is. And unfortunately each promises to be the answer<\/i>, so we never know what actually works.<\/p>\n
Inside our Fit Mother Program<\/a>, we\u2019ve helped thousands of busy moms over age 40 break free from the \u201ccomplicated diet trap.\u201d We teach women how to press the easy button<\/i> following a simple nutrition system that fits your busy life.<\/p>\n In this article, I\u2019ll show you not only why over complicating your nutrition is holding you back from continued progress, but I\u2019ll share some proven strategies that will allow you to dial in your eating while minimizing the time and effort needed to eat a high quality diet.<\/p>\n If you look closely at the people who actually succeed with their diets\u2014year after year, not just for a month\u2014you\u2019ll find something surprising: they keep it simple.<\/b><\/p>\n Take a moment to think about how much energy goes into a complicated diet. You\u2019re weighing every gram of food, meal-prepping a dozen containers, tracking every calorie, reading labels like a scientist, and avoiding entire categories of foods.<\/p>\n For a few weeks, it feels exciting\u2014you\u2019re in control, the rules give structure, and the novelty keeps you motivated. But then life happens. Work deadlines pile up. Your kid gets sick. You travel for the weekend. Suddenly, all those rigid rules and restrictions crumble.<\/p>\n Why? Because complicated diets are fragile. They only work when life is perfect. And life is never<\/i> perfect.<\/p>\n Simplicity, on the other hand, is resilient.<\/p>\n Anyone can follow a diet for 30 days. But the real question is: Can you eat this way for 30 years?<\/b><\/p>\n That\u2019s the difference between flashy diets and a simple, sustainable approach. Flashy diets burn hot, then fizzle. Simplicity might not be exciting, but it\u2019s repeatable<\/i>. And repeatable habits are the only ones that stick.<\/p>\n At the end of the day, your body doesn\u2019t care about fancy rules. It cares about consistent patterns. Eat real food. Control portions. Repeat.<\/p>\n You\u2019re a busy parent.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n If you\u2019re anything like me, you have far more things to do than you have time and the last thing you want to do is spend hours planning, shopping, prepping, cooking, and cleaning each week all in the name of eating healthier. Does that work, yes. Can we do it for a little while with success, absolutely. But the reality is that most of us just don\u2019t have the time, money or energy to stick with these things for any length of time.<\/p>\n The most powerful factor in any fitness journey isn\u2019t intensity, whether it\u2019s with your workouts or diet\u2014it\u2019s consistency. And the best way to get consistent is to make it as easy as humanly possible to succeed. And that may mean rotating your favorite 5-6 healthy meals over the course of each week. That may mean starting a meal prep habit.<\/p>\n It may mean getting your family on board<\/a> with healthy eating habits because we all know how difficult (and time consuming) it is to make separate meals for yourself and the rest of your family!<\/p>\n One thing that has worked very well for me personally over the years is eating the same breakfast almost every day. I make 3-4 scrambled eggs with fresh salsa, blueberries, and some potatoes cooked in a pan with a little olive oil and spices. It\u2019s simple and healthy and takes all the guesswork out of eating when I wake up. And as an added bonus, my daughters eat this too!<\/p>\n Every day, you make thousands of small decisions\u2014what to wear, how to commute, when to answer emails. By the time you get to dinner, your willpower is already drained.<\/p>\n A complicated diet adds more decisions: Can I eat this food? How many grams of carbs do I have left? Is this snack \u201cclean\u201d enough? That mental clutter often leads to burnout.<\/p>\n But when your diet is simple\u2014protein + vegetables + carbs, repeated in different ways\u2014you don\u2019t have to think so hard. Fewer choices = fewer chances to quit. Using the Perfect Plate<\/a> approach simplifies eating and makes it so much easier to follow the basic guidelines of a high-quality diet.<\/p>\n The Perfect Plate approach makes things super simple and is the template I have been using for my meals over the last few years. One of my absolute favorite easy meals is 6-8 oz. of meatloaf (cooked with veggies in it for extra nutrition), a spinach salad with an oil based dressing, and a handful of red potatoes cooked in the air fryer with some garlic and pepper.<\/p>\n Another favorite is a 6-8 oz. chicken breast marinated in an oil based dressing, asparagus with olive oil and parmesan cheese in the air fryer, and half of a sweet potato. Nothing fancy, just easy, quick, and healthy.<\/p>\n One of the hidden costs of complicated diets is that they make you think about food all the time.<\/i> When you\u2019re constantly counting, measuring, or restricting, food takes up too much mental space.<\/p>\n Simple eating flips the script. Instead of obsessing, you start automating. You eat in patterns, not puzzles. And once eating well feels automatic, you can shift your focus to actually living your life.<\/p>\n A study from Cornell's Food and Brand Lab found that the average person makes about 200 food-related decisions every day<\/b>, many of them unconsciously. These decisions range from what to have for breakfast to whether to get a snack. Think of all the freed up mental space you\u2019d have if you didn\u2019t have to constantly have to be thinking about and planning your next meal. Do you think you\u2019d be more productive in other areas of your life? I do!<\/p>\n One fear people have is that \u201csimple\u201d equals bland. Not true. Think of tacos: meat, veggies, tortillas. Or a stir-fry: protein, rice, vegetables, sauce. Simple meals can be endlessly creative without needing dozens of ingredients or restrictive rules.<\/p>\n One of the most popular recipes we\u2019ve shared inside our Fit Mother Program<\/a> is a dish called Crack Slaw. It\u2019s so easy to make, tastes amazing, and is loaded with nutritional value. It\u2019s just one of the many recipes and tips we share inside our private group to help make fitness easier for you.<\/p>\n Nutrition isn\u2019t supposed to feel like a second job. It\u2019s supposed to be your easy, nourishing structure that gives you the energy to support you for the rest of your life.<\/p>\n The most successful eaters aren\u2019t the ones chasing the latest diet trend\u2014they\u2019re the ones who found a way to keep it simple. Because simple is sustainable. Simple is repeatable. And in the long game of health, simple is one of the real \u201csecrets\u201d to success.<\/p>\n A few more ideas to help you succeed:<\/p>\n That\u2019s what we do every day inside the Fit Mother Program. Our proven 6-week program<\/a> gives you the simple meal system, workouts, and accountability to finally get results that last just like the members below!<\/p>\nHow To Simplify Your Diet\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Complexity Is the Enemy of Consistency<\/b><\/h2>\n
Adopt The Long-Game Mindset: 30-Days vs 30-Years<\/b><\/h2>\n
Simplicity Builds Consistency, and Consistency Matters Most<\/b><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nSimplicity Eliminates Decision Fatigue<\/b><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nSimplicity Frees You from Food Obsession<\/b><\/h2>\n
Simple Doesn\u2019t Mean Boring<\/b><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nArticle Summary: The Bottom Line<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Ready to press the easy button on your diet?<\/b><\/h2>\n
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