Finally, I started bridging the gap by taking a much closer look at what I was actually eating. All it took was a little poking around in the subject of nutrition, instead of relying on random magazine articles and fad diets. It completely changed the way I looked at food.
I started getting more of the good stuff, and started working on building a balanced plate, at least once a day. I noticed how this simple change would curb my hunger more effectively than a sports bar, which happens to be high in sugar and fat.
Once I made this realization, eating clean became something I desired. I no longer felt like I was depriving myself of food or enforcing extreme calorie restrictions on my body.
I was just eating real, healthy, clean food.
In a short period of time, I went from feeling like I’d never get my health back on track, to a body that had never been in better shape and having the energy to check all the boxes in my to-do list.