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,...
by Jacob | Oct 18, 2025 | Max Protein Meals
For years, I put bread on the “do not eat” list. In my mind, it was the enemy of fat loss. Just empty carbs that would derail my progress and leave me feeling hungry an hour later. As a single dad with ADHD trying to lose 65 pounds, I needed food that...
by Jacob | Oct 17, 2025 | Reduced-Calorie Classics
Fried rice was one of those foods I thought I had to give up forever when I started my fitness journey. For me, it was pure comfort. It was the go-to takeout order after a long week, the easy meal that always hit the spot. But the traditional version is often loaded...
by Jacob M. | May 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
You already know how good exercise is for you. When you’re moving consistently, you feel better: physically, mentally, and emotionally. But that’s the problem, isn’t it? Consistency. Because you’ve tried. So many times. You’ve probably put more...