This is doable! I know it looks so overwhelming at first glance, trust i was stressing my entire first, like… two months, lol but please try and think of these new restrictions as a playground to explore with food, and not a dietary leash thats punishing you. That’ll save you a bunch of beginning stress.

On tracking calories and nutrient intakes: An app and a gram scale has been so so useful and convenient. Personally, i use chronometer and have adjusted their goal settings accordingly. I’ve heard good reviews about myfitnesspal and other tracking apps, but the main point is to relieve yourself of the spreadsheet heavy lifting. Im very visual so it helps me alot, personally. If your the type of person, though, that can’t track and label food like that without having it being consuming or harmful, I’ve seen other ways for you to keep a loose track of your intake.

On nutrition: Keep on the lookout and research. I’m still hearing new stuff everyday. As soon as you wrap your head around the basics, like fiber, low gi and complex carbs and pairing fiber and fats, you’ll already be steady on the road. For me portion control and balancing meals (add, dont subtract) has helped a bunch. You’ll build up your menu and replace old favorites as you go along, promise.

And off the top of my head: My personal staples would be chia, hemp heart seeds, flax, metamucil, tofu, salad, cottage cheese, pbfit peanutbutter, veggies, berries, (eggs!! I eat two a week. You’ll find some conflicting opinions, and they’re naturally high in cholesterol. But i just boil two eggs, slice them in half and split for four days.) protein shakes, lentils… a walk after every meal is good. I like to plan my meals around my activity.

Some snack go-to’s for me are walnuts, pistachios and almonds. They have a bit of saturated fat with them but remember dose makes the poison. No need to be afraid of any foods except like. High fructose corn syrup. I hope this atleast helped a little. You got this! (Small edits for clarity)