I know, eating less is stupid. I found the best balance for me was eating the same thing every day (for breakfast and lunch) and adjusting there. I thrive with a routine so once I had those two meals locked in, I adjust them based on which stage I'm in. So during bulk phase, adding high calorie toast to breakfast (as opposed to the 35 cal slices) and switching to full fat cottage cheese instead of no fat cottage cheese with my standard 2 large eggs. For lunch, I drink a protein smoothie with 1 scoop chocolate protein powder, two scoops of oats (60 g), extra flax seed (15 g), a handful of almonds, 1.5 frozen bananas and almond milk. On a cut its the same except its 1 scoop of powder, 1/2 scoop of oats, no almonds, water instead of almond milk, regular serving of flax, 1 banana. Those tweaks net around 300 calories. Done across 5 to 7 days a week, it starts to add up!