Flexible Dieting

Lessons from 3 Nutrition Books Worth Reading

The Consistency Project, 16 September 2026. The book comes up at 3 min 56 sec in.

EC recommends Alan Aragon's "Flexible Dieting" as both a readable guide and a reusable scientific reference, especially for coaches. She discusses Aragon's use of self-determination theory to argue that long-term adherence requires programs individualized to the person's changing goals; the association between rigid dieting rules and higher BMI; the concept that roughly 10–20% of daily calories can be discretionary; and his three-point progress tracking system of body weight, waist circumference, and lifting strength.

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