Honestly not much changed for me initially except cutting back my alcohol intake and forming the habit of weighing, measuring, logging, everything I ate. I still ate most of the same foods just in different proportions (not always smaller ones either) so that I was staying on track to progress accordingly.
This opened my eyes quite a bit as to what I was actually putting into my body and I was hooked on the logging pretty quick.
Now, after years of logging, I feel like I “need” to know everything I am putting in my body almost compulsively because it has had such a positive effect. I am always learning in the process which is a great feature. There are so many tips and tricks that you learn with staying consistent.
As I have progressed over the years my focus has changed a few times with my goals which makes it great to have a nutrition that can help you adjust. If I didn’t know exactly where I was with intake daily (calories, macro-nutrients, weight, etc.) then it would be real difficult to make any competent, well informed changes.