{"id":71520,"date":"2020-09-04T08:25:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T13:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/?p=71520"},"modified":"2021-05-26T14:43:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T19:43:55","slug":"i-overate-fat-macros-what-should-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/blog\/i-overate-fat-macros-what-should-i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"i overate fat macros, what should i do?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"71520\" class=\"elementor elementor-71520\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61d7b28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61d7b28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2097e07\" data-id=\"2097e07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71815c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71815c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cBut I got a salad! How the heck did it pack so much fat?\u201d\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u201cI thought that trail mix would be more balanced, but after I logged it, I was surprised by the fat content.\u201d \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u201cBreakfast sure was tasty, but it was definitely more fat than I shoulda had.\u201d \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>Umm. T\u2063hat doesn\u2019t sound like flexibility to me!\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>Each day that you attempt to track macros, you\u2019re learning:\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; what\u2019s ActUaLlY in your food\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; which foods leave you full and satisfied \u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; it\u2019s hard to overeat on whole, real foods\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; preparing food at home is a challenge worth overcoming\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; how to visualize what you need across a whole day\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; beans are a good source of carbs (not protein)\u2063<br \/>^^ that last one was for me\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>No one expects you to play an elaborate game of tetris &#8211; puzzle piecing your way to hitting your macros perfectly every single day. \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>And here\u2019s the deal &#8211; I know you want to eat to look, feel and perform your best so if you find yourself off target after a high fat meal or snack &#8211; listen up!\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>Attempt to hit your calorie goals and your protein targets, while adjusting carbohydrates down to accommodate overshooting your fat targets. \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>Ordering the cobb salad for lunch &#8211; complete with eggs, bacon, blue cheese, and avocado means you\u2019ll swap skin-on chicken thighs for skinless chicken breast at dinner tonight. \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>When you do get the chance to eat a real meal after spending the day grazing at the kid\u2019s events, you\u2019ll prepare something filling, high in protein and with lots of vegetables. \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>Next time you make breakfast, you might include higher protein + lower fat options like ham over bacon, roasted potatoes over fried, or a mix of eggs + egg whites over all whole eggs in that scramble.\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>Are you creating macro stress for yourself? Lean into flexible tracking &#8211; it will take you so much farther than perfection ever could. \u2063\u2063\u2063<\/p><div class=\" Igw0E IwRSH eGOV_ _4EzTm pjcA_ aGBdT \">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72b250f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72b250f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b6458a\" data-id=\"2b6458a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe52fdb\" data-id=\"fe52fdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c800f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c800f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrosmadeeasycourse.com\/enroll-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Need more help figuring out how to hit your macros? We can help!<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3827ee\" data-id=\"a3827ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e35079a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e35079a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/macros-made-easy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">check out the macros made easy 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