In my younger days I became obsessive with counting calories, weighing food, getting all of my protein, etc. It got to the point that if I didn't get enough protein or missed a meal I'd feel really guilty. As a matter of fact, if I didn't "hit my macros" I felt a bunch of regret and was convinced all my time in the gym was a waste of time.
Those days are long gone but very recently I got serious into nutrition again and fitness again and started using MyFitnessPal. I felt like once again nutrition was taking over my life in a negative way so I deleted the app.
I do intermittent fasting (18/6) but have a lot of days when I know I'm not getting enough calories/protein/carbs (I strength training 3x week and do conditioning 3x week).
Any advice for somebody who would like to come close to hitting their macros without it turning into an obsessive habit that takes over their life? I was thinking about just trying to get close to my protein requirements and let the rest fall into place while eating "pretty clean"? Thoughts on this? I weigh 200 pounds and would like to get down to 190 so I try to hit 190 grams of protein/ day.
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