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Top Plant-Based Protein Sources for Macro Tracking
The goal of a plant-based diet is to focus on filling your diet with whole plant-based foods: vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and legumes. Plant-based doesn’t necessarily mean vegan, as a plant-based diet may contain occasional meat or dairy.
Combining Intermittent Fasting with Macro Tracking: A Sound Strategy?
Intermittent fasting can be used as another tool to help manage hunger and work towards fat loss goals. Curious about what intermittent fasting even is and if it may be a helpful strategy for you? Read on!
Our Nutrition Coaches Share Their 2020 Goals and Strategies
We talk about goals a lot with our clients, so we wanted to kick off the year sharing some of our big, broad goals for this coming year. Read more about what we’re working on this year to improve our fitness, nutrition, and mental health.
Effective Strategies for Setting and Achieving Your 2020 Nutrition Goals
Why are gyms and fitness classes packed with new gym-goers in the beginning of January but then back to normal crowds come mid-February? I don’t think the problem is that we’re bad at trying to be healthier, but that we are inherently bad at setting ourselves up with New Year’s resolutions we can actually keep. Today we’re talking about 3 things you can do set goals you can actually keep in 2020.
Top Nutrition and Fitness Gifts for 2019
We’re sharing some of our favorite items that we love and use in our daily lives. We hope you love them too!
Navigating Thanksgiving: Enjoy Your Meal While Tracking Macros
When you’re tracking your macros and you have goals that you’re chasing down, eating in social settings can be hard. Here are some tips for how to stick to your nutrition goals and strive for a mindful, balanced meal - whether you are tracking your macros or not.
3 Healthy Thanksgiving Side Dishes: Macro-Friendly Recipes
Three super easy side dishes for you to bring along to any family or holiday dinner this season. They are lower-calorie options to traditional side dishes you may normally have at Thanksgiving dinner and are a great swap if you’re not crazy about the traditional casseroles and calorie-dense sides.
Managing Alcohol Intake When You Have Nutrition Goals
Alcohol is fine for most diets in moderation. However, if you are on a fat loss diet and already struggling with compliance, that lower inhibition after a drink may make it very hard to stay on track. If that’s the case, it may be wise to cut alcohol consumption as much as possible, at least until you’re comfortably able to stay compliant without it feeling like a struggle.
Optimizing Nutrition for Improving Athletic Performance
For the Crossfitters out there, the 2020 Crossfit Open is right around the corner and that means it’s time to crush some tough workouts. You don’t have to be an elite athlete to prioritize performance; regardless of your level or experience, just making sure that your nutrition aligns with your goals can help maximize both performance and recovery.
3 High-Protein Breakfast Ideas for Macro Tracking
Your first meal sets the tone for your day. Rather than rushing out the door and having an unplanned donut at the office because you’re starving and don’t have a plan, invest an hour of your weekend to prepare these easy, macro-friendly recipes for the week!
Three Essential Strategies for Effective Fat Loss
A summary of last week’s Live Class: 3 Keys to Your Most Successful Diet. This live class wasn’t about the one secret to dieting or how to lose fat fast. Rather, it was about 3 principles that, if followed, will result in successful fat loss no matter how old you are, how active you are, or what your lifestyle is.
Pushing Past Plateaus: How to Trust The Fat Loss Progress
The process. At some point, your coach has probably told you to “trust the process,” but what does that mean? And why trust “the process” when you’re frustrated that you’ve had a tough week or aren’t seeing the progress you’re looking for?
Your Nutrition Questions Answered: Macros, Metabolism, Protein Needs, and More
Answering questions sent in on all things nutrition: how to adjust your own macros, vegetarian protein options, and whether fat burners really work or not.
Easy BBQ Turkey Hash Recipe for a Post-Workout Meal
Our most liked recipe is back with an update and a lower-carb version available in the Everyday Macros Cookbook. This BBQ Turkey Hash is high in protein and carbs and low in fat for a perfect post-workout meal. It's quick and easy and it reheats well, so you can make a big batch that lasts all week!
Rethinking Cheat Meals: How to Enjoy Food Without Guilt
We don’t cheat on tests or our partners, so why do we cheat on our health? Learn how your cheat meal may be sabotaging your progress, and how flexible nutrition can help you overcome the cheat day mentality.
Embracing Flexibility: The Key Principle of Flexible Nutrition
No matter what goal you are working toward, consistency is key to achieving it and perfection is not your friend. Despite how good it feels hit your macros perfectly 10 days in a row, that may be an indicator that you’re not allowing yourself the flexibility you need to build long-term success.
Master Macro Tracking While Traveling: Expert Tips for Consistency
If you find traveling to be extra stressful and destructive to your healthy habits, check out these tips for maintaining a bit of normalcy while still leaving room for plenty of fun while en route.
How to Be Successful Working With a Nutrition Coach
This week we’re talking check-ins. If you have a nutrition coach or really any kind of coach, you probably have some sort of regularly scheduled touch base with your coach to catch up about how things are going. So, other than checking the box off your to-do list (check-in: done) and a brief touch base with your coach, why are check-ins so important? Today we’re breaking it down and offering advice from a coaching perspective about how you as a client can get the most out of your check-ins.