OP, what are your goals?
Most of these guys work really hard in the nutrition department so you aren’t going to get any sympathy.
Do you really enjoy training everyday?
I ask because that IMO training shoukd be your first objective. Many people feel they need to do both correctly or they won’t do anything.
If you take training very seriously, you will WANT to fix your nutrition, you will be motivated to.
Me, I subscribe to Rick the Stick, treats while lifting, they help get the PRs and they definitely help with the energy levels, after that, well, I’ve had my treats so I’m satisfied, plus I’ve made those gains in the gym, which when you lift hard, the sugar is utilized differently than when you not doing training. When I say treats I’m talking nature fig bars, cliff bars, maybe a bagel, maybe honey. Also most of my day is one big set of lifting. I do something in the morning, I do a set of arms later, then I hit my strength stuff in early evening. I will keep a weights in the car if I have to, it’s real easy to do a set of 50rep curls or something if I’m somewhere else. If you got your own office, it can be done there.
But if I’m not lifting, I won’t eat any treats.
No one is going to agree with me on this. No problem.
I’m not a big fan of 20 dollars for a steak for only 600 calories, I feel you there OP. So you have to eat a couple of them a day plus a dozen eggs. But if your getting carry out, then they are right.
There are some weeks I totally back off or even stop the treats, it’s usually when I start seeing too much fat. I then get very motivated to stop and the changes happen quickly because I’m dead serious about the daily training, no days off bro!