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It sounds to me like you've gone too far in the one direction with your eating habits. I know personally I've started eating better along with my wife, but that doesn't mean absolutely all non-healthy food is gone from the house. You need to strike a balance. One night you might have fish and salad for dinner, but you've…
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I find I personally don't avoid the scale, I'm probably OCD about it. Back when I started this process I weighed myself multiple times a day. To me it helped me get a grasp of what I do in a day and how it effects me. I find I just have a more intimate understanding of what my body is doing. I tried after meals, after…
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I don't like to even claim that I'm on a diet, it's just logging what I do and understand what my caloric intake is. I can still eat fast food or go out to restaurants, but I also understand that those choices have a cost. So if I know I'm going out with friends for dinner and know I want to have a couple beers I'm mindful…
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I think the idea that you can eat anything you want is also skewed by body size as well. I'm 6'2" and my caloric goal for a day is 2100ish. If I wanted to just maintain my weight it would be in the 2400 range and that's on an inactive diet. If you have moderate activity I'd need close to 2800. If you're shorter, the less…
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Thanks everyone, lots of great info to research now :)
