IIFYM (or tracking macros) is overwhelming. There’s a ton of math involved and the added stress of weighing and logging every bite you eat into MyFitnessPal. As someone who’s tracked for years and is a certified nutrition coach, I thought it might be helpful to tell you what I would focus on if I was …
Protein powder vs real food? Ever wonder which is the better option for hitting your goals? Let’s talk about it. Is protein powder real food? Protein powder/shakes are derived from real food products. They are just the isolated grams of protein from a food without the added carbs, fat or other nutrients. This can be …
In order to track macros, you need to be very familiar with nutrition labels. Most of the time you will just quickly scan them into a tracking app, but it is still useful to be able to read a nutrition label. **I also explain this in video form on our TikTok Key info on nutrition …
Let’s talk about how to plan your meals for weight loss. And no, I’m not going to get too strict here and tell you 1 protein, 1 carb, 3 veggies on your plate or anything like that. I like a much more casual approach. The health & fitness industry loves to overcomplicate things, but weight …
Figuring out how to calculate macros for recipes is key in IIFYM. The average person doesn’t want chicken, a side of broccoli and a side of rice for every meal. Although, that is the easiest type of meal to track, it’s not always the tastiest. Tracking a recipe is going to be more complicated and …
A step by step tutorial on how to use MyFitnessPal sharing all my favorite tips/hacks! When I first started tracking macros, there were so many times I had decided to use MyFitnessPal, opened up the app, tried to log a food, and then deleted the app moments later. People rave about it, but it just …