You don't have to make real food a rule. You just have to make it normal. Forget the Sunday overhaul where you toss the whole pantry and swear this is the week. By Wednesday you're back to your defaults, because nobody keeps that up. So change the defaults instead. Four that do the heavy lifting: - Build breakfast around protein, fat, and fiber. Eggs and avocado, or Greek yogurt with berries and nut butter, gets you 25 to 30 grams of protein before the day starts. Steady energy instead of the 10am crash. - Never eat naked carbs. Pair them with protein or fat. Apple and nut butter, cheese and cucumber, a hard-boiled egg. The pairing is what keeps you full. - Read the back, not the front. The front is marketing. The ingredient list is the truth. - Change what's easy to reach. Washed fruit on the counter, protein ready in the fridge. When the better choice is the obvious one, you're not leaning on willpower to make it. Real food doesn't have to be perfect. It just has to become familiar...