I'm eating more...and I think I like it!

I remember the days of arguing with my nutritionist about how IMPOSSIBLE it was to get to 2000 calories without eating a LARGE Wings & Things from Zaxbys. Now, I've really gotten a better grasp of how meal planning and eating 6-7 small meals a day can truly give me consistent energy throughout the day instead of the spikes and valleys that I experienced back when I was eating whatever the hell I wanted. Don't get me wrong...I DEFINITELY miss french fries (or freedom fries - remember when that was a thing? anyways...) but I've found ways to make DELICIOUS food by switching up the seasonings that I use as well as my meal prep methods (brine, vacuum seal, marinate, etc). Now that I'm working out twice a day 5 days a week, I need more fuel and tracking it is the best way to make sure I'm eating properly.

The most helpful tool that I have is MyFitnessPal! If you're unfamiliar with the app/website, here's an quick overview: Basically, it's a place to log the food/drinks that you put into your body. The app has evolved a lot, now giving you the ability to scan barcodes of food products that you're cooking and also letting you create recipes based on the ingredients you use to figure out the calories in a made from scratch meal. Now that I'm trying to add muscle and burn fat, I've wanted to increase my protein and decrease my carbs. So far, this week has been very successful! I'm mixing up what I'm eating so that none of my recipes get stale but still making sure I'm mindful of what goes into my body. Here's a breakdown of the week I'm having:

I don't know where those goals came from so don't mind those but I'm anxious to see what a diet like this will do on the scale and in my closet - I'm working on dropping inches! The last and probably the coolest part about MyFitnessPal now is that they are now partnered with Pact! I would try to explain how it works but I think this video does the best job. 

Sign up and start making some money! No one said you had to Build Rome for free! You get the body that you want and you get paid for it..that's a win win.