{"id":74293,"date":"2021-04-21T11:32:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T16:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/?p=74293"},"modified":"2021-06-04T15:34:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T20:34:03","slug":"i-already-blew-my-fat-macros-so-ill-just-start-over-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/blog\/i-already-blew-my-fat-macros-so-ill-just-start-over-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"“I already blew my fat macros so I’ll just start over tomorrow”"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\u201cBreakfast sure was tasty, but it had too much fat in it!\u201d \u2063\u2063\u2063
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\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\u2063\u2063\u2063
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\u201cBut I thought I was being so healthy – I got a salad! How the heck did it pack so much fat?\u201d\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063
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Erm. \u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063That doesn\u2019t sound like flexibility to me!\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063
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Each day you attempt to track macros, you\u2019re learning:\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063
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>> what\u2019s ActUaLlY in your food\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063
>> which foods leave you full and satisfied \u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063
>> it\u2019s hard to overeat on whole, real foods\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063
>> preparing food at home is a challenge worth overcoming\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063
>> how to visualize what you need across a whole day\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063
>> nuts are a good source of fat (not protein)\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063
^^ that last one was for me\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063<\/p>

No one expects you to play an elaborate game of tetris – puzzle piecing your way to hitting your macros perfectly ever single day. \u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063
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And here\u2019s the deal – 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 – listen up: \u2063\u2063
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If you overshot your fat targets, don\u2019t sweat it! \u2063\u2063Attempt to hit your calorie goals and your protein targets, while adjusting carbohydrates down to accommodate overeating your fat \u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063needs. \u2063\u2063<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ordering the cobb salad for lunch – complete with eggs, bacon, blue cheese, avocado means you\u2019ll swap skin-on chicken thighs for skinless chicken breast at dinner tonight. \u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063\u2063
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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\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

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Are you creating macro stress for yourself? Lean into flexible tracking – it will take you so much farther than perfection ever could!<\/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

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Need more tips for meal planning around your macros?<\/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
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If you overshot your fat targets, don\u2019t sweat it! \u2063\u2063Attempt to hit your calorie goals and your protein targets, while adjusting carbohydrates down to accommodate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,143],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-macro-tracking","category-pfc-balanced-eating"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74293"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74293"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75015,"href":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74293\/revisions\/75015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}