by Jacob | Oct 23, 2025 | Macro Friendly Desserts
I have a complicated relationship with chocolate chip cookies. For years, they were my enemy. During my journey to lose 65 pounds, I saw them as a symbol of everything I couldn’t have. They represented failure, a slippery slope back to my old habits. My ADHD...
by Jacob | Oct 22, 2025 | Easy Macro Meals
Meatloaf wasn’t something I thought about for years. To me, it was that dense, ketchup-slathered brick from childhood dinners. It was comfort food, sure, but it felt like the opposite of “health food.” When I started my fat loss journey, losing 65...
by Jacob | Oct 21, 2025 | Macro Friendly Desserts
I have a complicated history with the sugar cookie. For years, it was a holiday-only treat, something I’d binge on and then feel guilty about for days. It represented the “all or nothing” cycle I was stuck in. When I started my fitness journey, I cut them...
by Jacob | Oct 20, 2025 | Macro Meal Prep
Chicken salad used to be one of those foods I avoided completely. As a single dad with ADHD trying to lose weight, I saw it as a fat-loss trap. It was always swimming in mayonnaise, packed with hidden calories, and it felt like a “healthy” food that was...
by Jacob | Oct 19, 2025 | Macro Meal Prep
There was a time in my life when I thought beef stew was off-limits. It was pure comfort food, something my mom would make on a cold day. In my mind, “comfort” and “fat loss” were on opposite teams. During the first phase of my fitness journey,...
