{"id":78595,"date":"2023-04-10T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/?p=78595"},"modified":"2025-06-09T17:27:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T22:27:57","slug":"beginners-guide-tracking-macros-podcast-ep-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/blog\/beginners-guide-tracking-macros-podcast-ep-1\/","title":{"rendered":"a beginner&#8217;s guide to understanding and tracking macros"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"78595\" class=\"elementor elementor-78595\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f93b74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f93b74\" 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-8a459a9\" data-id=\"8a459a9\" 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-0c24b46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0c24b46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 20px; border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.captivate.fm\/episode\/a371eaa6-3a24-48af-8e0b-40ac310e9f5f\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb3c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fb3c34\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you looking for an alternative to dieting that gives you more food freedom and flexibility? Look no further!\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this episode of Macros Made Easy, I\u2019m sharing the importance of tracking macros for improving health and nutrition, and actionable steps you can take right now to get started.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the things I cover in this episode are:<\/span><\/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-5d1fad3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d1fad3\" 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-912b65d\" data-id=\"912b65d\" 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-1cd699b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cd699b\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">what are macros and why are they important to understand?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26aafb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26aafb3\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macros, which is short for \u201cmacronutrients\u201d, are the three categories of energy-providing nutrients that make up all of our food. They are protein, fat, and carbohydrates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By tracking macros, we are able to provide our bodies with gentle direction on what we want to see out of it. By manipulating the macros in our food we can achieve specific goals, learn some basic nutrition education, remove limits on food, and determine the right portion sizes for our bodies. It can also help us to have a healthier relationship with food, and to have more control over lean muscle gain or fat loss, satiety, blood sugar balance, hormone balance, and overall energy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, understanding and tracking macros can help us to achieve our health, body composition, and athletic performance goals.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-868ad5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"868ad5a\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">actionable steps to get started tracking macros<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cda007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cda007\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re ready to get started tracking macros, here are the steps I recommend to get started:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download an app that you\u2019re familiar with, understand, and\/or like using and start logging your current eats. Don\u2019t worry about changing how you eat \u2013 just start logging! My favorite app is <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cronometer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cronometer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a look at the macronutrient breakdown of your meals at the end of the day while ignoring calories. This helps you get an understanding of your current eating pattern and which macros you could potentially be over or under eating.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get a macro prescription and compare it to the averages you\u2019ve seen in your diary.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you know your macro prescription, pick one macronutrient to focus on first. Start making changes to your current eats to get closer to your macro prescription for that one macro, while still ignoring calories.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve got that down, it\u2019s time to aim to get within +\/- 5 grams of all your macro targets.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assess how you feel and make changes if necessary.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still feel like you could use some advice to help you get started? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/blog\/things-i-wish-i-did-right-away-when-i-first-started-tracking\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some things I wish I did when I first started tracking.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e89602c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e89602c\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">what is a macro prescription and how can you get one?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aac408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aac408\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A macro prescription is the personalized nutrition plan that is tailored to your individual needs and goals. It takes into account your current health, body composition, and athletic performance goals, as well as your lifestyle and preferences. To get a macro prescription, you should consult a registered dietitian who specializes in a macro-based approach. They will be able to assess your current health and goals, and create a plan that will best suit your needs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019d like to set your own macro prescription to learn how much protein, fat and carbohydrates you need to support your goals, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emilyfieldrd.com\/macros-guide\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">download the DIY Macros Guide here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03850b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03850b9\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">is macro tracking right for you?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b84ad8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b84ad8a\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracking macros provides a neutral, non-dieting approach to nutrition education, removing limits on food and giving you control over portion sizes. It can also lead to more food freedom and flexibility, and can provide you with a roadmap to achieve specific goals. However, it\u2019s important to understand that tracking macros isn\u2019t right for everyone. Ultimately, it\u2019s up to you to decide if macro tracking is the right approach for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re serious about achieving some significant health, body composition or athletic performance goals in the most efficient way possible, tracking macros is the way to do it!<\/span><\/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-901638d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"901638d\" 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-cf76e55\" data-id=\"cf76e55\" 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-f4f0a27 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f4f0a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b354d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b354d1\" 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>Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive more advice for reaching your health goals with more ease.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>If you enjoyed this episode, I&#8217;d love to see you share what you took away from it by taking a screenshot of the episode and tagging me on Instagram! And don\u2019t forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast and tell me what you want to learn about next!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9405849 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9405849\" 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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9956e5\" data-id=\"d9956e5\" 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-f241099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f241099\" 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<h4 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 1.75em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #222326; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Resources mentioned in this episode:<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/macrosmadeeasy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macros Made Easy<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/eattolean\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eat to Lean Coaching<\/span><\/a><br \/><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-36114bd1-7fff-2317-ca7d-3de5fa9365f1\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><\/span><\/li><li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #222326; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/macros-guide\">DIY Macros Guide<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/macro-calculation\">Custom Macro Calculation<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/blog\/6-steps-how-to-start-tracking-your-macros\">6 Steps to Get Started Tracking Macros<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc3826a\" data-id=\"cc3826a\" 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-1008cd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1008cd1\" 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 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;\">Food Tracking apps I recommend:<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cronometer<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macrosfirst.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MacrosFirst<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myfitnesspal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyFitnessPal<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\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\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-c828582 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c828582\" 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-dcac35a\" data-id=\"dcac35a\" 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-ed39286 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ed39286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2eafb3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2eafb3e\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f3f6fd\" data-id=\"2f3f6fd\" 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-6a72cdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a72cdf\" 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\">follow Macros Made Easy on Instagram for more macro tracking how-tos<\/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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9dc15d\" data-id=\"a9dc15d\" 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-d51d217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d51d217\" 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:\/\/www.instagram.com\/macrosmadeeasy.course\/\" 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\">follow here! don't be a stranger!<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for an alternative to dieting that gives you more food freedom and flexibility? 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