I tracked everything I ate for the last year, along with my exercise, sleep, vitals, and sense of well-being. I'm just starting to analyze the 500,000+ data points, but here are 10 quick blink reactions.

I tracked everything I ate for the last year, along with my exercise, sleep, vitals, and sense of well-being. I'm just starting to analyze the 500,000+ data points, but here are 10 quick blink reactions:

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https://medium.com/@mikebechtel/i-tracked-every-single-thing-i-ate-for-a-full-year-here-are-10-quick-a-has-2c259dd2f57b?source=friends_link&sk=ed6113272876d866eeaa23ec05415495

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tl/dr here:

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1. Exercise is a Helluva Anti-Depressant.
   
2. Sugar hangovers: Nearly as bad as alcohol hangovers.
   
3. Two Days of Bad Sleep in a Row Will Mess You Up
   
4. Weight Loss != Fat Loss
   
5. Carbs aren't evil. But they're sneaky.
   
6. 15% body fat (for a guy) is doable with tasty food. 10% requires you to eat fewer tasty things. 5% requires you to forgo taste (and friends) entirely.
   
7. Muscles recover strongest 2-3 days after a workout, and stay stronger-than-baseline for about 2-3 days after that. Beyond that, wimpy-ness resumes and you atrophy. (Which is why consistency is key.)
   
8. Food Scales are your Friend. Casseroles (and buffets) are your Enemy.
   
9. Processed foods are easiest to track (because they have SKU's) but not as good for you. Whole Foods vs. Whole Data.
   
10. Standard McDonald's Cheeseburgers* are, as far as I can tell, the most nutritionally complete food on a macronutrient-per-dollar basis.

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