Water. No drinks other than water or black coffee/ tea.
Understanding nutritional value better and counting calories (for a while). Intuitive eating has been sven better for me after that.
OMAD. One meal a day. Suited my hunger pattern for a long time and allowed me to feel full after a meal which I like while feeling light most of the day which I also like.
Home cooked meals 99% of the time. Literally. Maybe eat out once a month most months.
Enjoying feeling healthy, so liking eating the things I ate and working out etc.
Things I didnt need but do recommend:
Improved fiber intake.
Cutting all caloric drinks.
Know how much fat youre adding to your food, that tsp you just added are actually 2 tbsps.
Choose better carbs. Thats mostly about fiber content again. So whole wheat instead of white.
Dont mean to sound like that guy but good for gut foods. Yogurt, pickles and other fermented products.
The mental side. Know that a bad meal, day, week doesnt ruin anything. You don’t need to be perfect, just improve in the long term.
Understanding nutritional value better and counting calories (for a while).
Amazing comment, but I just want to throw some support behind this concept in particular.
The goal of calorie counting doesn’t necessarily need to be to commit yourself to it for life. It’s okay if you do! But many people will “catch” issues they had within a few months, and generally be able to navigate things successfully from there just by eyeballing it in.
Another way I like to think of it is meal-by-meal. Instead of logging the full day, it’s easier to just quickly check the labels and make sure that meal is within your normal range
Things I didnt need but do recommend:
I could go on forever but I’ll stop here.
Amazing comment, but I just want to throw some support behind this concept in particular.
The goal of calorie counting doesn’t necessarily need to be to commit yourself to it for life. It’s okay if you do! But many people will “catch” issues they had within a few months, and generally be able to navigate things successfully from there just by eyeballing it in.
Another way I like to think of it is meal-by-meal. Instead of logging the full day, it’s easier to just quickly check the labels and make sure that meal is within your normal range