For all 40 years of my life, I’ve pretty much eaten whatever I wanted. I never really worried about calories, fat, carbs, or anything like that. In the back of my head I always knew those things were important, but I never thought about them enough to be concerned. I figured watching my weight would be just one more thing to worry about, and I already had enough on my plate (pun very much intended). As I grew older, the idea of living a more healthy lifestyle started to creep into my head. Instead of eating what I wanted all the time, I started pondering a life where I paid a bit more attention to not only the food I was consuming, but the amount as well.