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50/50 good food and junk. I don't overthink it and I try to avoid extremes. Half of my friends think I eat "like shit", the other half think I'm a health nut.
by brandonmenc 9y ago
50/50 good food and junk. I don't overthink it and I try to avoid extremes. Half of my friends think I eat "like shit", the other half think I'm a health nut.
Half home cooked (or healthy restaurant) meals and half fast food (as in, literally McDonalds.) I eat a fair amount of red meat (I'm a hamburger junkie) a moderate amount of fish and vegetables (lots of crucifers), and get my healthy carbs from rice (brown and white) and oats. I eat a ton of whole eggs - sometimes a couple dozen a week. Not a big dessert eater, but I will binge on sweets now and then. Unless I'm dieting, I will plow through a box of oreos a week.
I default to a Mediterranean diet (because I was raised on it) and probably eat that way at least a 1/3 of the time and sometimes more, time permitting. Bottle or two of wine a week. I almost always skip breakfast because it tends to upset my stomach.
Protein: If I'm exercising and/or trying to gain weight, I shoot for 1g protein per pound of bodyweight. Otherwise, I try for 0.5g/lb.
Calories: If I'm trying to lose weight, I shoot for 1000-1500 calories a day. Slightly more if I'm trying to maintain. 2500-3500 if I'm trying to gain.
Supplements: magnesium, vitamin D, creatine.
38 years old, 5'7", weight fluctuates between 150-180 lbs, body fat fluctuates between 8-18% but has definitely been over 20% for short periods, total cholesterol usually around 150.