India is in the top half of the list of countries where people find losing excessive fat difficult. Especially when it comes to diet, the majority of Indians fail to follow a proper routine. If you’re also facing the same challenge, then rising fitness coach Nathan Johnson is here to help you overcome this hurdle. Johnson is a South Asian coach and is deeply familiar with the Indian fitness culture.

As one can see, the South Asian’s Instagram is filled with the physique transformations of various Indian fitness enthusiasts. This time the young coach expressed his views on the topic of how to successfully follow a dietary plan if you’re an Indian. Let’s delve deeper into the topic. 

Stop following white people’s diet

Johnson recently posted an Instagram video on his account, and he was asked the question, “Why can’t Indian people stick to their diet?” To which the South Asian coach instantly replied, “Because they’re following a plan designed for white people or other people without consideration for the cultural dynamics that has been in the Indian community.” The interviewer then asked a follow-up question to Johnson.

“Why does that mean they can’t stick to their diet?” the interviewer asked. The South Asian coach highlighted the fact that Indian people are used to eating traditional food. Further, Johnson explained, “When they go on a diet of green veggies and meat, they’re just gonna get so alienated, so restricted, and they rebel against it to a point that they don’t want to do it anymore, so they can’t be consistent, and then they can’t get fat loss.”

The interviewer posed another question to the South Asian coach: “So what would you do instead?” The fitness coach emphasized adding any one traditional food to the diet in order to reach the desired goal. 

The coach concluded by saying, “They need to learn how to eat it, and most of all, these have a wide variety diet, lots of protein, lots of carbohydrates, nothing restricted. No food groups gone and understand mostly important how to eat at home, especially when someone else is cooking; how to eat socially and how to have a great time whilst doing both of those makes it more sustainable in the long term.” Johnson also shared his top five protein sources.

Top-five protein sources

In another Instagram post, the fitness coach shared the top five protein-rich food sources that he also eats. He started with paneer, highlighting its high protein content, and mentioned it as his personal favorite. The next source was yogurt. Johnson shed light on the fact that if you have 150 to 400 grams of yogurt, you gain 10 to 30 grams of protein per serving.

The third source that made it to the fitness coach’s list was tofu. He highlighted that many people don’t know how to properly cook tofu. To make it high in protein, some soy sauce or Tabasco sauce has to be added and air-fried. The fourth source was Channa or Rajma, a staple in an Indian diet. Protein shakes or protein powders were the last to make it on the list. The coach also shed light on the fact that people are often confused while opting for a protein shake. He concluded and said, “As long as you get a good quality one that doesn’t make you fall all the time.”

After learning the reason behind the failure of your diet, will you as an Indian add a traditional meal to your diet? What are your views on the top five protein sources of the South Asian coach? Let us know in the comments.