Originally Posted by
ntnyln
To quote your sig, it depends. Nutrition is very individualized. That's why personal trainers and USA cycling coaches are not permitted to give nutrition advice. Like tetonrider, I'm a big believer in discipline fatigue. I find personally that if I eliminate my cravings rather than manage them, I will binge, especially when I'm under stress from work or outside stuff, and the outcome ends up being worse than the satisfy plan would have been.
Just for clarification, personal trainers and coaches can give generalized nutrition advice. They can't analyze someone's diet nor prescribe a diet (unless they live in one of the few states with very lax licensure laws). That's the domain of a Registered Dietitian or an MD, again due to licensure laws.
No smart non-licensed person would want the liability, anyway. As an RD I carry professional insurance, as I could in theory cause someone inadvertent harm if I prescribed an inappropriate diet to someone with a medical condition that contraindicates it.