The hardest part of any program is the diet. You can exercise for an hour and it is done. Sleep is more of a scheduling process but nutrition is a 24 hour issue. Now you are eating with a purpose, not just getting 3 meals in a day. What your goals are determine your diet. Your protein, carbs and fat intake will affect the results you are looking for. But so will the snacks and other temptations available. However it is not as complicated as people scare themselves to believe. Magazines and YouTube have lots of programs designed for people losing weight, gaining muscle, get shredded and all other body sculpting. But for the average guy, counting calories to the extreme, measuring every item is not necessary. What you have to make sure is that you always eat clean ( natural unprocessed ). Preparing your own food leaves no room for error, guarantees the quality of your meals and most important, doesn’t allow bad foods to sneak into the menu. The same goes for your snacks. When you have your snacks with you , it keeps all salty , sugary foods away. Yet if that is your desire, you must find healthy alternatives that satisfy, not sacrifice. Those harsh diets are for professional athletes who have nutritionists, not a working man who has to live a normal life. Replace candy with grapes, raisins cherries, strawberries. Approach your new diet from the point of view of looking for what you can eat, not what you can’t. Try not to leave many meals in the hands of others because there is where you can fail.

However don’t go crazy if there is a day that you don’t have the dinner according to plan. Or you go out to lunch and eat like everyone else. One bad meal will not affect your goals. The same way one salad does not make you a vegetarian. But never forget you had many years of cheat meals which you are now trying to correct. So while we have to be realistic about how strict we are with ourselves , there has to be total dedication in order to succeed. And once committed to the process, all other aspects of your growth to being the man you are creating will all be attainable.