Addressing My Current Diet

kortney (49)in #food • 7 years ago

I will preface this post by saying that I do NOT believe in "diets", but rather "lifestyle changes".

Low carb etc blah blah blah...Those aren't long-term solutions. They only lead to a cycle of self-hate.

That being said, my lifestyle can always use some improvements. For far too long, I got away with just being small. Then, I got away with just counting calories (which is great if you're just trying to lose weight).

CURIOUS WHAT MY DIET LOOKED LIKE RIGHT BEFORE I STARTED COUNTING MACROS? WATCH THIS "WHAT I EAT IN A DAY" VIDEO:

https://d.tube/v/kortney/gow8baui

Now that I am working on building muscle and building the body I find aesthetically-pleasing, I have started counting macros, with a large focus on protein intake.

My diet was generally heavy in fats and carbs, but the reason I didn't gain weight was that I learned how much I should be eating to maintain my weight after a few months spent counting calories with MyFitnessPal.

Yesterday was my first day counting macros, and I have to say, even as a vegan (yes, as a vegan), getting more than enough protein wasn't near as difficult as I thought it would have been. YAY!

Honestly, it seems like it's going to be more difficult to increase my calorie consumption. When I was sedentary, my maintenance calories were 1400.

Now that I am quite active, they're more like 2,112-2,208. I will be working my way up to eating more, but for now, I am definitely more focused on macros.