{"id":76636,"date":"2022-02-19T17:43:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T22:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/?p=76636"},"modified":"2022-02-28T17:47:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T22:47:52","slug":"avoid-macro-tetris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/blog\/avoid-macro-tetris\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid macro tetris"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"76636\" class=\"elementor elementor-76636\" 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>Your sticky point is not the same as my sticky point.\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>You might struggle with getting enough protein. I might struggle eating up to my carbohydrate targets. Some days you feel like you have to force feed fat-rich foods and others you gobble them up with no problem.\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>You\u2019ll be a pro at forming meals with a balance of protein, fat and carbohydrates in no time, but until then while you\u2019re learning, consider some of these easy swaps for your typical foods.\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>It\u2019s useful to see high vs. low options for each macro when you\u2019re just starting out tracking macros.\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-1baa67a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1baa67a\" 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-664156c\" data-id=\"664156c\" 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-e5765b2 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"e5765b2\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-1-768x768.png\" alt=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-1-768x768.png\" alt=\"2\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3-2-768x768.png\" alt=\"3\" \/><\/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-e20db8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e20db8d\" 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-5000b8b\" data-id=\"5000b8b\" 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-f14a518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f14a518\" 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>Hear me when I say: the foods on the higher macro side are not &#8220;bad&#8221; and the foods on the lower macro side are not &#8220;good&#8221;. Food is neutral and for different reasons you might need to utilize a variety of options. \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>Macro tetris is totally not fun, nor is it a sustainable approach to tracking. Instead of banging your head against the wall at the end of the day (multiple days a week!), take note of trends:\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; Which of my meals tends to pack the MOST fat? Do I need to make a food swap so I can enjoy fat in all my meals and not just one?\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; Which are the foods that contribute the least amount of carbs? Can I increase the portion of those foods or should I find a higher carb option that provides more of what I need?\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; Do I eat a fairly even amount of protein throughout all my meals? If not (and I find myself playing \u201ccatch up\u201d at the end of the day), which meal do I typically need to add more?\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>Ya dig? \ud83d\udca5\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\">need more tips about 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<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.kartra.com\/page\/mealplanaroundmacros\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\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\">grab my free guide 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