{"id":72338,"date":"2020-11-06T09:49:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T14:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/?p=72338"},"modified":"2021-06-07T14:06:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T19:06:22","slug":"what-you-really-need-to-do-to-be-successful-with-a-macros-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/blog\/what-you-really-need-to-do-to-be-successful-with-a-macros-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"what you really need to do to be successful with a macros approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"72338\" class=\"elementor elementor-72338\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c673e77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c673e77\" 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-7c936ff\" data-id=\"7c936ff\" 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-28f2552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28f2552\" 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>Can you hit your macros perfectly? \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>Will you do it everyday forever? \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>Then, why do you expect that from yourself?\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>The most successful people are those who have cultivated a robust \u201cgrey area\u201d with all their habits &#8211; including nutrition. \u2063\u2063\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-c15dbb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c15dbb4\" 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-077f7df\" data-id=\"077f7df\" 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-df2c1e4 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"df2c1e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3-768x768.png\" alt=\"3\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2-768x768.png\" alt=\"2\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4-768x768.png\" alt=\"4\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-768x768.png\" alt=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-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><br \/>\u2063So if your year is marked by oscillating between [eating like you disrespect yourself] and [perfectly hitting your macros] you don\u2019t need a new and novel program. You need to figure out your personal \u201cgrey area\u201d with nutrition and commit to at THAT most of the time. \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>What will you risk if you continue with that pendulum swing? Try: a healthy humming metabolism, happy hormones, effortless weight maintenance, a lean strong body composition, and a sense of calm confidence that what you eat is working for you, not against you. \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>My personal grey area? It includes things like:\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; when in doubt, eat a real food macro-balanced meal\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; estimating my macros is better than not tracking at all, even if it\u2019s just in my head and especially if there\u2019s a specific goal I\u2019m chasing\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; wine is not a meal substitute, neither are chips + salsa\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; reach for protein heavy options when choice is limited\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; eat until 80% full, not 120%\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; look at menus ahead of time to make mindful decisions outside of social + environmental influence\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; load up on deep and dark colored fruits + vegetables\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; read labels for continued education + awareness\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; honor hunger signals even when they show up in a non-traditional ways like irritability, tired feelings, or munchie cravings \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>Here\u2019s what I know: people tend to underestimate what they can accomplish in a year and overestimate what they can accomplish in 6 weeks. \u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>\u2063\u2063\u2063<br \/>Don\u2019t let that be you. \u2063\u2063\u2063Play the long game. \u2063\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\">want to go from confused to confident?<\/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 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