![]() But it’s the best and most effective and efficient way to GUARANTEE you wake up on time. I mean do you really want to wake up with an alarm? And well…restrictive.īut there are lots of “necessary evils” we have to do daily to get results. One of the biggest “hold ups” people have when it comes to counting macros is they don’t want to track. So focus on small adjustments based on what you’re currently doing and be patient with yourself as you learn! Remember, at the start you are just “practicing!” #3: Stop Giving Yourself The Excuse That Tracking Is “Annoying” Or “Restrictive.” The idea of it can even be so intimidating we never actually start! Because, let’s face it, most of us don’t like change. Too often we try to jump into these massive changes when really small tweaks over time to what we are currently doing will add up enough to get results.Īnd smaller adjustments make change easier. Set small daily goals so you can consistently work to move forward. Log what you’re currently doing and make small changes based off of that instead of feeling like you have to go from 0-60 all at once. Which can then make other changes easier since you won’t also be mastering the act of logging itself. It often allows us to be more “forgiving” of mistakes because…well…we expect mistakes when we are just first learning and practicing!Įven if you don’t set a specific ratio but just start by LOGGING to see where you are currently at, you’ll be practicing that habit of tracking. It sounds weird because really practicing is just doing it, BUT sometimes having the mentality that we are just “practicing” before officially “starting” can help us jump in and make the changes easier. So as you get started tracking and logging with specific ratios in mind, see it as “practice.” #2: “Practice” – Build A Solid The Foundation Start by planning in those “treats” first and build your meals around them to hit your ratios. So don’t start by first cutting out the foods you love most.Īdjust other meals so you don’t feel deprived and can strike a balance! But small steps to get there helps us create lasting habits. Yea sure…you’d like to cut out some of the crap and eat only whole, natural foods. ![]() Honestly, plan AROUND those treats to start. So when you’re first starting to track macros, do NOT cut out the foods you love the most first. It makes us feels deprived and often leads to us becoming even more focused on what we CAN’T have. Often the thing we love the most is also the worst for us.Īnd knowing that thing is the worst for us, it is also often the thing we cut out FIRST.īut this restriction backfires on us all too quickly. So here are 4 tips to make that change easier so you can get the lean, strong body you’ve always wanted! #1: DON’T Start By Cutting Out The Foods You Love (You don’t need to “run away” from the foods you love!) It’s why you can feel like you’re eating “healthy” and not seeing the aesthetic changes you’d like.īy simply adjusting the amount of protein, carbs and fat you consume, you can help yourself get better weight loss or fat loss results or even build muscle.īy dialing in your macro ratios, you can also fuel yourself better for your endurance races and avoid the dreaded weight gain often associated with menopause.īut all of this means making a change to your diet. How much of each macro we consume can affect the results we get from our diet. Just a quick recap of macros… Macros or macronutrients are proteins, carbs and fat. Here are 4 Tips To Help Make Getting Started Counting Macros Less Intimidating! 4 Macro Hacks: If you’re sick of not getting the results you want, of not knowing what is or isn’t working, you’ve got to start Counting Macros! Too often we set all of these restrictions and create these extreme diets depriving ourselves of all of the foods we love, only to NOT achieve the results we want, especially not long term!Īnd all too often when we arbitrarily restrict things, we can’t maintain those restrictions so end up stuck back in that horrible yo-yo dieting cycle. If we don’t know what we are ACTUALLY eating, we may be making random changes that lead…well…nowhere. ![]() If we know what we are truly eating, we can make the adjustments we need to create change. ![]()
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