I want to eat healthier

carbs good for you; apples and bananas are like 98% carbs

Keto/Carnivore are both fine diets and all, but honestly you'd do yourself so much more good if you just cut all the super processed shit out and stop eating at restaurants - fast food or otherwise.

If you want to cut back on carbs, but maybe not cut them out (much more easily sustainable than prolonged ketosis) start making your own bread. It tastes way better, and the effort that goes into it will keep you from overdoing it. Grow a garden, and find a good butcher. Fill your stomach with food, not food products.

ya, growing your own garden needs a lot of space to grow enough for food... other than maybe green beans, you get a LOT O BEANS; but those also grow nicely indoors (might need a grow lamp).

well, in general just buy more fruit/veggies

i was told to avoid banana at first because of it's high glycemic load/index. only could have half.

all of us carve our true path to eating healthier. had to do the same since last year. keeping myself off from the diabeetus path.

i stick to onions/tomato and iceberg lettuce for fresh. the frozen and canned at each dinner varies but it's mainly peas/carrots and green beans.

I also want to have some cheat stuff

that... i limit myself to once a week where i can have something within the limit.

tuesdays usually i make ground beef burrito's. but i stick to the lower calorie diet for the other meals minus a 1 serving dessert on 2 days a week.

I haven't eaten lunch in 3 days. Hard to avoid carbs since they're far cheaper than actual healthy food.

I'll probably start with a scoop or two of oatmeal since that's at least a form of healthy carbs.

I have the space but just can't afford the set up for a garden.

Eat beans instead of bread.

I used an app that kept track of my calories/macros.

Generally you want an even 1/3 split between carbs, fats, and protein. If you are trying to lose weight, then stick to filling foods with high protein, cut back on fats and carbs, and stay away from fast burning carbohydrates like sugar, since those will give you a craving to eat more. You want to maintain a calorie deficit of up to 700 calories. After that, your body will start breaking down muscle.

I don't buy into any fad diet or keto anything. Keto will give you some serious cravings, and carbs/protein can also be turned into fat. More importantly, I've never heard it being recommended by anyone other than a blogger or an internet poster.

Bulk frozen chicken for protein/fat, yogurt for fat, butter, milk, cheese, and others, it's not too hard. I had a great app that listed macros in all foods, but I forget what it was.

Really you're just trying to avoid sugars because they will give you the cravings when your sugar levels crash. You could go for bread or something like that. Sugar is like throwing leaves into a campfire.

I refuse to eat oats, personally.

Afford. Do you think you'll be able to afford being in shitty health later in your life?

Seems to me like the choice is to spend the money now on eating right or spend the money later on medical bills and shit.

Healthy decisions usually require sacrifices beyond the simple decision to do something like "eat better".

Its not just putting down the addictive, processed, sugar filled shit people stuff their faces with. Its also going to come with the added caveat of "give something else up so you can afford to eat better."

Either that or just have more money, which is even harder for a lot of people.

I'm not going to buy a flavored oatmeal.

Generally you want an even 1/3 split between carbs, fats, and protein.

You want to maintain a calorie deficit of up to 700 calories. After that, your body will start breaking down muscle.

I have nothing I can give up to afford it.

Dad always used to say similar, but I noticed we ALWAYS seemed to have money for beer and cigarettes. People are often blind when it comes to the places they end up dumping their disposable income to the point that they no longer see it as disposable income.

Like I said, find the space by choice now, or run the very serious risk of finding much more space by force later. That's your call.

Dad always used to say similar, but I noticed we ALWAYS seemed to have money for beer and cigarettes. People are often blind when it comes to the places they end up dumping their disposable income to the point that they no longer see it as disposable income.

Nowadays it's usually ending up with five or six streaming services, somehow.

Think about all the things you are spending money on. How many of those do actually need , and how many do you merely "need"?

Nobody needs shit like Peacock or Paramount.

am in the same boat as the topic headline. recently discovered my triglycerides are too high & Im pre-diabetic (diabetes is an issue that runs in the family), also included are: the point of taking meds, and talking with a nutritionist. I also know that theres way too much info out there to make things a slippery slope and/or a very deep rabbit hole.

this discovery has been a pretty good wake up call to work on correcting things the best I can. have completely cut out soda, and focused on more healthier things. current enjoyables are salads, yogurt, and fruit (obsessed with blackberries). just searching for good hints/tips/ideas/etc, & best of luck to those fighting this battle!

this discovery has been a pretty good wake up call to work on correcting things the best I can. have completely cut out soda , and focused on more healthier things. current enjoyables are salads, yogurt , and fruit (obsessed with blackberries)

I'm on day two of black coffee. Instant is especially trash but better than adding anything.

If you are drinking coffee black to avoid sugar, try cold brew coffee. Cold brew is a lot less bitter than regular coffee. It's easy to make and you can either improvise the equipment or buy a very inexpensive kit (Aldi occasionally has a glass carafe with a filter insert for $10).

Get two bottles with lids, a funnel, and paper coffee filters. Add coffee grounds to one bottle, fill it with room temperature water, put the lid on it, and stick it in the fridge overnight. Next morning, put the funnel in the second bottle, stick a filter in the funnel, and slowly pour the coffee from the first bottle into the filter to fill the second. When you've finished, put a lid on the second bottle and keep refrigerated; use within a few days to maybe a week. If it's too strong, you can add cold water (or milk) to dilute it.

The Aldi kit is similar, except there's a filter insert you place into the carafe. Add your coffee to the filter, then fill with water. Stick in the fridge overnight, then carefully remove the filter, leaving the brewed coffee in the carafe. It comes with two lids, one that fits on top of the filter and one for use without it.

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I fucked up two days in a row.

I fucked up two days in a row.

My first rule when I'm focusing on eating healthy is to cut out all empty calories. If you can do that, you're good on conditioning yourself on eating what you should and staying away from the things you shouldn't.

Have you tried the cronometer app? I've used it to help me gain weight. It keeps track of vitamins and other nutrients as well. I've only ever used the free version, and it's great.

That would be useless for me since I definitely don't get enough nutrients since most healthy food is too expensive.

It's a very common fallacy that eating healthier is more expensive.

How good are you at keeping/ tracking a budget? And can you cook? Where i live, fast food is just as expensive, if not more so, then fresh, healthy food.

I'm not going to buy any snacks next month.

That would be useless for me since I definitely don't get enough nutrients since most healthy food is too expensive.

Plain popcorn is a healthy snack.