Research
Research
The excuses, weighed
The voice that talks you out of eating responsibly, knowing your intake, and training: no time, bad genetics, too complicated, too late. For each one, here's how much of the evidence answers it, and where the concern is actually fair.
“I don't have time”
Doesn't hold up92% of 333 findings“Tracking calories is too complicated or obsessive”
Mostly answered73% of 226 findings“It's my genetics / metabolism — it won't work for me”
Doesn't hold up90% of 241 findings“If I can't do it perfectly, why bother”
Doesn't hold up86% of 94 findings“There's a trick or supplement that does it for me”
Mostly answered74% of 180 findings“I just need to cut carbs / fat — that food is the enemy”
Doesn't hold up87% of 216 findings“Sleep and recovery don't really matter”
Doesn't hold up85% of 496 findings“I'll get injured lifting / it's not for me”
Doesn't hold up90% of 68 findings“Eating well is too expensive”
It's nuanced52% of 107 findings
