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Why Do People Fail with Most Diets?

Misconception #2: You Can't Transition Into Keto

Just as bad as Misconception #1 is the idea that there is no space for transition in the keto diet. The
idea is that this is just another diet.

Think about it. The reason people fail with their diets is because they put this undue pressure on
themselves to completely switch over to the new diet.

For example, if you adopted a high-starch diet or a vegetarian diet, the idea is to just go all in all at
once. In other words, you go cold turkey. It's like a smoker going from two packs a day to absolutely no
cigarettes the next day.

That works for some people but, for the majority of people who go cold turkey, they will fail again and
again and again until somehow, some way, if they're lucky, they make it through. That is not a winning
strategy.

A lot of people are able to achieve better success when they gradually or ease into their new lifestyle.
That's the secret. This is not a diet. It's a lifestyle. It's a new way of looking at the things that you put in
your mouth. This is a new attitude that you’re assuming regarding your food.

When you change your relationship with your food, you change your outcomes. There's no need to go
through some sort of black-and-white transition. The more you think about the keto diet along these
lines, the more unnecessary pressure you put on yourself.

Last time I checked, when people operate under a tremendous amount of pressure, they are more
likely to break apart. They are more likely to fail.