So many people expect that they're going to dramatically improve their body composition and health in three months or six months. And while you can, the reality is the changes are really going to compound and they're really going to start to show up in one, three, five, ten years. This isn't something that happens over the short term. This is like investing. You are putting something into it

every single month and it doesn't seem like it's adding up. But over time, those investments compound.

Those benefits start to pile on to each other. And what you'll see is that over the course of

six months, you might not see that much of a difference. One year, pretty substantial, five years.

That's when it starts to really show up

and many of us quit too early because of these unrealistic expectations because we go into it with

ideas of 12 week transformations this sets so many people up for just failure from a mindset standpoint

you feel like you're not doing the right things,

you start looking for different solutions.

And the reality is you probably are doing the right things.

If you're getting the right information, you just haven't done it long enough.

Welcome to the nutrition science podcast, where we help you cut through the noise and make

informed science-based decisions about nutrition and your health.

How's it going, everyone?

Welcome back to another episode of the Nutrition Science Podcast.

I'm your host, Dr. Adrian Chavez.

And in this episode, we are going to be discussing a step-by-step blueprint on how to set up your

nutrition in a way that is sustainable, that helps you

reach your health and fitness goals, and that just works for you. I often get questions about

what dietary approach I recommend. People ask me, do I recommend a keto diet? Do I recommend a more

plant-based diet, et cetera, et cetera? And my answer to that is always, I don't really recommend a specific diet.

I recommend a diet that you can stick to, that you enjoy, that meets your nutrient

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