I Gave Myself 5 Rules for Eating and They’ve Helped Crush My Fitness Plateaus

And I’m not hungry or miserable…

I’ve written at length about why I think tracking calories and macros is worthwhile. Doing it though is hard. It’s hard to do the work of logging everything and it’s even harder to try and hit your macros and caloric goals daily.

Why Counting Calories a Non-Negotiable for Actually Achieving Your Fitness Goals

I’ve finally cracked the code in my own life for making tracking and hitting my macros and calories easy and exponentially less painful.

Here they are.

(Again, these are the rules I made for myself, they aren’t for everyone).

Rule #1 Focus on Calories and Protein (Sorry Fats and Carbs)

Carbs and fats matter, but I’ve found aiming for 150 grams of protein and staying below 2,400 calories is really the biggest driver of getting the results I want: more muscle and less fat.

2,400 calories is enough for me to remain in a deficit so I can lose body fat and 150 grams of protein (I got this…