Macros

• What protein, carbohydrates and fats are and why it's important to incorporate each of them into your diet

• How to track your macro’s loosely using your hand as a guide

• How to track your macro’s more precisely using a food scale and tracking app

• Charts of high quality protein, carb and fat options to create your meals

• Tips for planning and prepping your meals to help you get set up for easier tracking

• You’re a beginner and want to understand and learn more about macronutrients

• You’ve been curious about tracking macro’s but feel unsure where to start

• You want to learn more about how to fuel yourself with better food

• You want to track your macro’s but don’t know how much to consume to reach your goals

• You’ve tried tracking macro’s using an online calculator and don’t feel that the numbers are right for you

In order to reach certain goals, it’s not only important to be eating the right amount of energy (calories) but also the right ratio of protein, carbohydrates and fats. For example, if you are eating too little protein, but working out intensely on a regular basis, you may not be consuming enough protein to maximize protein synthesis for muscle mass. In addition, eating an imbalance of macronutrients can affect your appetite, hormone levels, energy levels and nutrient consumption. When you begin to focus on the 2 main macronutrients and building balanced meals with them, you may find that you’re able to meet your nutritional needs better. This can result in more stable energy, less cravings, better workouts, sleep and recovery!

• When you use different sites on the internet, you put in a select few bits of information about yourself, including your age, weight, height, gender, activity level and goal. Then an algorithm uses this small amount of information to spit out some numbers for you. This algorithm doesn’t know YOU and what your personal needs are based on where you currently are in your healthy journey. While numbers are helpful, they don’t take into account the whole picture.

• Your macro count from us will involve an actual human evaluating your data! You will fill out a questionnaire including details like:

  • Your height, weight, age

  • Your physical and daily activity level

  • Your goals and when you want to reach them by (weight loss, muscle gain, body recomposition)

A macronutrient ratio will be selected based on the above data.