The Macro Editorial — Nutrition

This week, I have a little tough love for anyone reading this (and definitely for myself).  Stop living in the past. Stop reliving the moments when you think you've failed, whether you think you should have exercised or you shouldn't have had that piece of cheesecake. I want you to stop reliving the past. Sometimes we need a rest day and a bit of cheesecake on the same day! Give yourself a break. Today is Monday, a new week and a new start. We have no space for guilt or shame this week.   Remaining mindful can prevent many negative feelings and sub-sequential eating side...

Oh, the mind games that cravings can play on you. It’s so interesting to me how our bodies can be telling us exactly what we need but our minds can misinterpret those signals with the wrong foods because of emotional and habitual conditioning. I’m a firm believer that our body knows exactly what it needs and when it needs it, but sometimes we just need to learn to listen without letting our own desires cloud that. If you think about pregnant women, intense cravings are a common experience and something that we all have joked about (you all know about...

Let’s chat cheat meal AND re-feeds. There's a difference, although the two are often confused. A cheat meal is eating something that is not part of your diet plan and is typically junk food like pizza, hamburgers, dessert, etc.  And a cheat meal is exactly that: a meal. A cheat meal does not constitute a whole day of "cheating". If you follow the 90/10 rule, then the 10 percent spent cheating should not derail you from losing fat, getting leaner and getting you closer to your goals.  As long as you are following 90 percent of your diet plan, we have...

A question for the ages… can you lose fat and build muscle at the same time? Now, before we get a bunch of emails about the science behind this (because trust me, you can dive deep into a rabbit hole on this stuff), we believe that you CAN with precision and consistency. There are three methods that we utilize to achieve a fat loss/muscle gain combo that we highly recommend but the most important part of this process is consistency. You can utilize these techniques during the week but if you are going off the rails on the weekends, it...