11/03/2023
(This is from my weekly newsletter that I just sent out)
Do you have full control of your eating habits and are you 100% certain about how much/little you are actually eating day-to-day?
What do you think of when you think of “counting calories?”
I’d bet the first words that spring to mind are “annoying", “obsessive” or “pain in the ass.” I agree.
But here’s the thing. You should count calories anyway…
…but only once and only for 30 days for the most convincing of reasons. It’s the best way to retake control of your eating and, ultimately, help you lose fat and build muscle.
But there is one ultra-important lesson counting calories will teach you: awareness.
You've heard the saying: “What gets measured gets managed”
In short, you need to build awareness so you can make better, more informed choices.
If we were sitting down at a coffee joint discussing your current fitness and struggles and you stated that you don't track food or don't like to, here's two key questions that I would ask you:
• How can you adjust your fat loss diet if you’re unsure how much you’re eating?
• How can you adjust your muscle building plan if you don’t know how many calories you’re eating each day?
This is WHY I have EVERY client track their food for the first month (at the very least) when they first start with me.
Here’s what I suggest.
Take the next 14 days to track what you eat. (You can do that using my app or something like myfitnesspal)
The awareness you gain in 14 days will be exponentially greater than you’d gain consuming a random assortment of Instagram posts, YouTube vids, or diet blog posts.
You’ll gain awareness of where you can improve based on your current eating. You’ll likely make dramatically better and more informed choices going forward.
And here’s the payoff: You don’t need to continue tracking after this point.
5 MACRO TRACKING SECRETS FOR LEAN HIGH PERFORMERS
1. Meal prep on Sundays. Grill, bake or broil 2-4 pounds of meat/fish. Roast some veggies. Cook a bag of potatoes and steam some rice. This gives you the component pieces to make dozens of different meals with ease.
2. Eat mostly the same foods. Use my app to track your meals which will allow you to implement them easily.
3. Use measuring cups and spoons, etc. Learning portion sizes is the most important lesson here.
4. Do it now. Track calories right at mealtime. If you wait until the evening, you’ll forget.
5. As a bonus, write how you feel when eating. Are you stressed? Anxious? Relaxed? If you notice you’re devouring Doritos or a bottle of wine when you’re stressed, you’ve found something you need to address: stress management.
Let’s go. You can have results or have excuses. You decide.
Track for 14 Days.
You can do that FREE WITH ZERO OBLIGATION to a sales call (pinky promise) right HERE 👇
online demo fat loss program that is suitable for home or gym (full body exercises that require basic equipment like dumbbells/bands) and includes a basic nutrition program with an accountability follow up during the 14 days.
