I want to eat healthier

Yellow posted...

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.

There's no sugar in regular oatmeal. I'm not going to buy a flavored oatmeal.

Realthuddydrumz posted...

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 have nothing I can give up to afford it.