I eat very little processed food and primarily track my protein intake. I believe tracking every micro-nutrient is unnecessary as long as I eat a wide variety of whole foods. I place virtually no limit on vegetable consumption and only a light limit on fruit. Eating an extra banana isn’t as detrimental as eating a bag of chips. It’s easier to drop an additional banana a day than chocolate.

​In the beginning, it was helpful to learn which vitamins specific foods contain, but now that I eat a high volume of diverse greens, I don’t feel the need to track them closely.

​being vegan is cheap because tofu is around €6/kg, while meat is at least €8/kg. Seitan (self made) is often even cheaper, and soy chunks are incredibly cost-effective at €10 per dry kilogram. ​Going vegan does narrow your food selection. There are simply things you can’t eat, and there’s no room for bargaining. However, the industry is developing rapidly, and more vegan options appear every year. Avoiding cheese also removes a massive source of calories. We aren’t quite at the point where vegan cheese can replace dairy one-to-one in terms of variety, but we likely will be in 10 to 20 years which will make it more difficult to stick to a healthy diet based on vegan.

​Ultimately, eating unprocessed food is the best choice for both my budget and my well-being. I’m glad I’m not contributing to the suffering of animals, though I believe that choice is a personal one.

Lifting the zen way!

great reminder!

It sounds good to aim for a body fat percentage instead of weight! I hope my body weight scale is ready for the task

Nice

I cycled from barbell bench to barbell incline bench to dumbbell incline bench in the past months.

Sounds like it’s time to get back to the flat bench and check if I can press 100 kg. Thank you for giving me the heads up and confidence! I knew that I am getting there, but I didn’t know when.