{"id":72138,"date":"2020-10-05T11:15:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T16:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/?p=72138"},"modified":"2021-05-26T14:52:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T19:52:49","slug":"being-silly-versus-smart-about-tracking-macros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/blog\/being-silly-versus-smart-about-tracking-macros\/","title":{"rendered":"being silly versus smart about tracking macros"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"72138\" class=\"elementor elementor-72138\" 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>Tracking macros isn\u2019t the magic sauce to getting results. \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>I might be shooting myself in the foot for saying this but\u2026asking my clients to track macros has less to do about hitting targets and more to do with\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; understanding your own trends\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; staying accountable to your goals\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; knowing how your social circle influences your eating\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; becoming more aware of your food environment\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; learning what\u2019s aCtuALly in your food \u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; connecting what you eat with how it makes you feel \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>Here\u2019s what we know from the research: the simple act of logging food in some way is what separates the successful from the unsuccessful when it comes to achieving nutrition related goals.\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>So don\u2019t skip tracking on the weekends!\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>Even if you \u201cdon\u2019t know what\u2019s in it\u201d\u2063<br \/>Even if you didn\u2019t plan ahead\u2063<br \/>Even if you\u2019re gonna be over your needs\u2063<br \/>Even if you\u2019re not even close to your targets\u2063<br \/>Even if your weekend plans fall apart\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>All that matters is the consistency in your act and the data that you gather from the experience. Will you be among the successful and log your eats this weekend?\u2063<\/p>\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:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/work-with-us\/\">want to go from confused to confident with macro tracking?<\/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\">click here for my Macros Made Easy course<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6fdb53\" data-id=\"c6fdb53\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The simple act of logging food and macros in some way is 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