Eating healthy can be hard for everyone. Don't let that discourage you however! Having cravings is completely normal and eating what you want is ok! As long as you are making health-conscious food choices most of the time, go enjoy that burger with friends! Progress is not day to day but month to month, year to year. One day is not going to set you off your goals as long as you are consistenly eating healthy! Trying dishes that are tasty is also important to eating healthy foods. YouTubers like Greg Douccette have dozens of tasty dishes on their YouTube!

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If you do have a set goal like gaining or losing weight the app MyFitnessPal can be helpful. The app tracks your caloric intake each day and is easy to use. To understand where you should be eating you can take this easy test. Just be honest with yourself!

link: https://www.freedieting.com/calorie-calculator 

Stressing over your diet is never good though because this can cause discouragement and lead to obsession over diets. When you are cutting, you should only be eating 300-500 calories below your maintenace calories which is the amount of calories you should eat to maintain your current weight. When bulking or putting on weight, you should be eating in a 300-500 calorie surplus daily. Remember, one pound of fat is around 3500 calories but when actively exercising those extra calories can help you gain more muscle and feel stronger each workout session in the gym. 

Link to MyFitnessPal: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/

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