07-26-2017, 10:06 AM
The only thing I really have to add here is that I've lost roughly 60 lbs over the last couple of years with diet and exercise. I counted calories for a couple of years as far as diet goes. After I hit a pretty long plateau on my weight loss, and gaining a few pounds training for a half marathon (ie: I ate all the f'n time), I decided to join my gym's accountability group. 8 weeks of macro counting. Well, I've continued because while I've only lost 2 lbs, I've lost serious measurements, and I've PR'd lifts, and have shaved time off my mile run time. This helped me realize that while I was getting plenty of calories, I had learned that I could eat whatever I wanted whenever I wanted and stayed under my calories. What I didn't realize was that a lot of those calories were fat and carbs. So with macro counting, I have a certain amount of grams of Protein, Carbs, and Fat I'm supposed to hit each day. If I do that then my calories should work out too, and my body gets proper fuel. Its amazing how little protein I was getting, and now how much I get. Sometimes its silly how much protein I have to eat at a meal, but I like Shrimp and chicken, so that's helpful. I always do some minor meal prep. I usually buy a family size of meat and grill it all, and then eat on that for the week with different easy pairings. I'm no cook, so simple is best. Quinoa and rice from Costco is a big go to for me, 90 seconds in the microwave and I'm good to go. I typically buy steak every other week, grill it, and slice it into pieces to put on sunflower crunch chopped salad by dole. I can get 2 really good lunches out of it that way. It does require some planning to eat better, but your body starts feeling better within a couple of days, and its motivating.
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