For the past few months, we have been “winging it” with nutrition. For a year straight I had logged everything into MyFitnessPal and it just got to be so tedious. I needed a break.
While I have not gotten on the scale (and I am not going to get on one right now) I can tell I have put on weight that I don’t want to. I am going to lock things down a little better this week. The plan will be to have a planned breakfast, snacks, and lunch. For dinner, I will still eat something healthy, but I am not going to stress if I am over/under on macros. I don’t see how standing at the kitchen cabinet, holding your phone, trying to figure out how eating a single Tic Tac, teaspoon of Ranch, and half a slice of turkey to hit numbers in an app will be great for long term health.
I understand operating within specific boundaries. That makes total sense to me. But being so rigid for so long isn’t going to work for me.
I used to make the same meal for lunch and ate that for so many months I lost count. I haven’t had it in a while and made it again this Sunday to prep for the coming week. I am actually looking forward to it. I also have to do better about when I eat. Sometimes I get focused on work and will forget to eat lunch at the same time. So I will end up eating later which throws dinner off. My wife likes making dinner early, which leaves me hungry after, before I go to bed. So we have a plan for that, too.
Here is my plan for this coming week:
- Stick to my planned breakfast, lunch, and snacks
- Reduce as much processed food, junk, sugar as possible
- Drink a minimum of 1 gallon of water every day, more if I can
- Eat lunch around the same time every day