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Look, I get it. You're probably tired of hearing about protein. Eat more protein! No, that's too much protein! You need protein every 3 hours! Trust me, I've been there. As someone who once thought protein was just for gym bros and literally passed
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Look, I get it. You've probably read dozens of articles about the "perfect" macro split. 40/30/30? 50/25/25? It's like trying to crack some secret nutrition code. But here's the truth bomb I learned after years of obsessing over
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Y'all, let me tell you about my epic macro-tracking meltdown last year 😅 There I was, surrounded by calculator apps, food scales, and complicated spreadsheets, trying to figure out if I could eat that slice of pizza without destroying my macro goals. Spoiler alert: I totally ragequit and ordered
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Look, I get it. I was once that person who'd rather eat a stick of butter than touch a piece of bread. My Instagram was full of #keto posts, and I preached the gospel of carb-free living like it was my job. But here's the plot
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Look, I get it. You're probably rolling your eyes thinking "Not another protein article!" Trust me, I was that person who thought I had my nutrition game on point. Spoiler alert: I was wrong, and my body was literally screaming for help - I just didn&
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Y'all, can we talk about how I used to think protein at breakfast meant choking down plain egg whites while enviously watching my roommate devour pancakes? spoiler alert - I was doing it SO wrong. Let's get real here. If you're anything like my
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Let me tell you about that time I almost passed out during a summer run because I thought I was being "healthy" by avoiding sports drinks. Yeah, not my finest moment! 😅 But here's the thing - I wasn't entirely wrong about skipping those neon-colored
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Y'all, can we talk about protein for a sec? 🤔 Look, I get it. I used to be that person obsessively counting protein grams, carrying around sad, dry chicken breasts in tupperware. Trust me, I've been there - complete with the chalky protein shakes and the constant
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OK, let's talk about my epic protein fails. Like that time I tried eating 6 chicken breasts in one sitting because I read somewhere that "more protein = more gains." Spoiler alert: my body was NOT impressed, and neither was my roommate's nose 😅 Look, I
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Let's talk about protein, but not in the way your gym buddy does. As someone who spent years optimizing code before optimizing nutrition, I've come to realize we're thinking about protein all wrong. We're stuck in a "more is better"
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Look, I'll admit it - I once bought "sugar-free" cookies thinking I was making a healthy choice. Plot twist: they had more calories than regular cookies. And I'm literally a food scientist. 🤦♀️ If someone who spent years studying food chemistry can fall for label
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Let's talk about my grandmother's reaction when I told her potatoes might not be vegetables anymore. She nearly dropped her famous potato salad bowl (and trust me, that's SERIOUS). Y'all, we're living in wild times. The USDA is basically giving
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OK, let's talk about how I spent way too much time pinching my knuckle skin yesterday 😅 If you're on TikTok (who isn't these days?), you've probably seen THE skin pinch test that's supposed to tell if you're dehydrated.
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Let's get real for a hot second - we're about to dive into something everyone thinks about but nobody talks about. You know that moment on a date when your stomach makes that noise? Yeah, THAT one. My Embarrassing First Date Story Picture this: Me, 2019,
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Okay, real talk - I used to think fiber was just something my grandma worried about. Boy, was I wrong! After dealing with constant bloating and what I call the "post-lunch slump," I discovered I was totally bombing at the fiber game. But here's the thing:
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Picture this: It's 11 PM, and I'm sitting in my San Francisco apartment, surrounded by sticky notes covered in numbers. Protein: 150g ✓ Carbs: 225g ❌ Fat: 58g ✓ This was me three years ago, treating my nutrition like a debugging session. As a former software engineer turned nutrition