Lately I've been pretty heavily depressed so it usually consists of no breakfast, rush out the door to class, get a chicken wrap (some fried chicken thing), go home have a little serving cup of some greek yogurt with some fruit. Maybe like 3 spoons of cottage cheese as a snack. Then hours later probably cook like a small plate of chicken breast and maybe an egg. Maybe twice a week I'll have a handfull of pistachios.
Once in a while (like once a month I'll get major chocolate cravings and buy some ice cream). I used to drink chocolate protein shakes (whole milk with ON Double Rich Chocolate) once a week while working out but my roommate lost my Shakerbottle metal spring ball so I didn't bother.
Please don't say "track your stuff online" because I tried that for a month and I just couldn't. The act of logging my food was tedious and ruined me. I'd rather just work out harder/more often. Half hte time I don't even have the energy to cook myself anything and I'll settle for two pieces of toast with peanut butter for supper or a bowl of ramen.
I don't drink soda, I don't even use sugar in my coffee. When I do have breakfast, it's oatmeal, like quick oats.
I checked my weight two months ago (been to the gym 4 times in the past two months) and it was 222lbs @ 5'8".
I tried to kill myself twice only 4 years back. I still am clinically depressed (people who have done research on depressions will know that it's not a patch or a phase, it's actually a long term state that you can/probably will stay in for years)...
I was about 17 stones of flab, had lost a lot in my life and felt it was all going to shit. I'll tell you right now exercising, changing my body and releasing a tonne of good vibes in the gym made me feel as good as any medication did. I am still depressed now but I control it a lot better.
I find the confidence streaming out of me keeps me on track to the point I never have to have those thoughts again. It might sound trivial, but the interest women have in you can improve your mood a lot too.
Look, theres a lot out there that you should do, but you don't need to. I've never in my life written down what I eat, macros, etc..none of that. I live in the real world, I'm busy as fuck, I eat decent and train. I DO make sure I check the back of packets of food for protein and carb levels depending if I am cutting or bulking and average things out over a day, rather than per meal. Don't do too much now that you will end up giving it up in a few weeks. Keep it simple
4 years later I'm 18 stones, still got some flab, but predominately muscular and ready to compete in my first competition this year. Do what you need to do, but change yourself inside first before you think of changing anything else. Only your mind can do it.
