Of all of these, I believe health to be the most important and should be the driving force behind your food decisions.
While strictly counting macros and the idea that a gram carbohydrate from sugar is the same as a gram of carbohydrate from broccoli both equal 4 calories is true. This approach can possibly help you get an ideal body composition but may not give you optimal health and performance. I believe that a majority of calories consumed should come from whole foods.
However I do believe that treats can and should be a part of your lifestyle while counting macros. The beauty of counting macros is you can pretty much fit most foods into your daily macro needs. Nothing is off limits! Filling a bulk of your day with Doritos and ice cream may work to some degree but the remaining meals will need to be on point. Even then, you will likely feel hungry and being hungry sucks!
If you want to fill your days with processed foods, artificial sweeteners, and nutrient poor food I'm not going to stop you but you likely won't see any benefit from my approach either. So I would advise you look elsewhere. If you put an emphasis on your health and giving your body foods that it can easily recognize and process and maximizing nutrients then stick around I think we will get along really well!
While strictly counting macros and the idea that a gram carbohydrate from sugar is the same as a gram of carbohydrate from broccoli both equal 4 calories is true. This approach can possibly help you get an ideal body composition but may not give you optimal health and performance. I believe that a majority of calories consumed should come from whole foods.
However I do believe that treats can and should be a part of your lifestyle while counting macros. The beauty of counting macros is you can pretty much fit most foods into your daily macro needs. Nothing is off limits! Filling a bulk of your day with Doritos and ice cream may work to some degree but the remaining meals will need to be on point. Even then, you will likely feel hungry and being hungry sucks!
If you want to fill your days with processed foods, artificial sweeteners, and nutrient poor food I'm not going to stop you but you likely won't see any benefit from my approach either. So I would advise you look elsewhere. If you put an emphasis on your health and giving your body foods that it can easily recognize and process and maximizing nutrients then stick around I think we will get along really well!