PhD Holder in Sports Physiology Reveals Innovative Portion Control Method While Dieting

Dieting can be a bit of a task, and people often struggle to have a proper diet and meal plan. This leads to them dieting only halfway, or some don’t even start it. But not anymore. PhD Holder in sports physiology Dr. Mike Israetel, aka the Exercise Scientist, is here to save your day with his insights.

Recently, the Exercise Scientist uploaded a video on the channel Renaissance Periodization sharing how you can control your meal portions. He shared a few tips and an easy approach so that you can easily follow your diet plan without leaving it between and completing it. Let’s dive deep into the details.

Three steps shared by the Exercise Scientist to control your meal portion

The bodybuilding critic started the YouTube video by explaining the fist and finger size rule of portion control. This rule means you need to have two fingers full of fat and two figures worth of carbs in your diet. Dr. Mike mentioned that weighing your foods is important if you’re a pro athlete, but if you want to get leaner and fit, it is a “total overkill.” He continued and highlighted that you don’t need to do it.

“Your fist and finger sizes generally scale to your body weight, so the diet works for everyone,” explained the PhD holder. He even cleared the clouds on the topic of how a 100-pound and 300-pound person can have the same amount of protein by using the fist and finger rule.

Dr. Mike explained, “300-pound people have bigger fists than 100-pound people.” He further added, “Smaller people have smaller fingers and smaller fists, and the diet fits right in.” The third point is that “we intentionally chose the portion sizes displayed in the diet.”

Dr. Mike explained that “almost everyone of every metabolism and physical activity requirement is going to lose weight and fat on the diet.” He mentioned that he made the diet “gnarly enough” so that it works for everyone. Along with these points, the Exercise Scientist shared two different types of dieting approaches you can follow.

Two simple science diets shared by Dr. Mike

Continuing further in the video, Dr. Mike shared that there are two types of dieting: the grind diet and the chill diet. The grind diet follows a major reduction in calories in your diet. This dieting approach is tough to follow for a long time. On the other hand, the chill-dieting approach is the complete opposite of the grind diet.

The chill diet is aptly named, says the Exercise Scientist because it includes eating much more food than the grind diet. The chill diet “either has you losing weight, no weight, or even filling out a bit,” explained the former professor. The simple science diet advises using “the grind diet for as long as you can until your hunger, energy levels, and sleep are notably disrupted.”

The Exercise Scientist does not make any false claims and always has science or personal experience to back his claims up. After taking advice from the bodybuilding critic, do you think you’ll follow these steps? Let us know in the comments.