{"id":76309,"date":"2022-01-02T16:44:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T21:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/?p=76309"},"modified":"2022-01-18T16:51:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T21:51:59","slug":"silly-vs-smart-about-adjusting-your-macros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/blog\/silly-vs-smart-about-adjusting-your-macros\/","title":{"rendered":"silly vs smart about adjusting your macros"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"76309\" class=\"elementor elementor-76309\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc2fbfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc2fbfa\" 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-692b791\" data-id=\"692b791\" 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-38f9afd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38f9afd\" 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>\u201cOk so when should I adjust my macros?\u201d &#8211; the most common question after someone receives their custom macro calculations.\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>My answer?\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>Not often at all. \u2063<br \/>And only if what you are doing stops working and you aren\u2019t seeing results. \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>But before you go and flip the table on everything you\u2019re doing, you gotta *actually verify* that what you\u2019re doing is not working and that you aren\u2019t seeing results. \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>If you care about losing body fat, getting leaner, stronger and fitter &#8211; why aren\u2019t you tracking variables that would give you that information? Why would you use the scale to verify this information? \u2063It like, very much does NOT tell you what you\u2019re looking for.<br \/>\u2063<br \/>All too often I see women get frustrated by the scale but when we talk it through, they actually can verify that what we\u2019re doing *is working*\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; their pants are fitting looser\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; muscles be more defined\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; they are stronger, more fit \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>Truly, if it isn\u2019t broken, don\u2019t fix it! It\u2019s almost always better to be eating as much food as possible while seeing results. \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>But you gotta be tracking metrics that you actually care about that measure the things you\u2019re trying to assess. \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>Over the next several posts I&#8217;ll address all things progress &#8211; how to assess fat loss and lean muscle gain progress, best metrics to track, verifying plateaus, how to use the scale (if you want to!).\u00a0<\/p><p>\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-af4c4df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af4c4df\" 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-4a69e5b\" data-id=\"4a69e5b\" 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-cfca472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cfca472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df3ba87\" data-id=\"df3ba87\" 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-e9af3d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9af3d1\" 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 more help? we're here for you!<\/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-fcc998d\" data-id=\"fcc998d\" 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-8049cf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8049cf8\" 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-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/work-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">\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\">apply for coaching<\/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-a32c670\" data-id=\"a32c670\" 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-a91f978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a91f978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you care about losing body fat, getting leaner, stronger and more fit &#8211; why aren\u2019t you tracking variables that would give you that information? 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