Macro Tracking
There’s a lot of buzz going around PI about our upcoming 6 Wk Program that starts Sept 30th designed to Kickstart your Fitness and Body Composition without extreme dieting or excessive workouts.
Part of the program will challenge you to track at least some of your food using an app such as MyFitnessPal to make sure you’re hitting your IDEAL macros that match your weight, height, age, activity level.
The truth is a lot of people are frustrated from lack of results, but they’re also not sure HOW much they should eat to maintain their body weight let alone lose body fat or gain muscle.
You might be asking, well what about intuitive eating and listening to your hunger cues? I 100% believe in that BUT, eating to hunger cues and cravings can be problematic in today’s world where we are surrounded by hyperpalatable and accessible foods that are genetically engineered to make you want to eat more than makes sense for your energy requirements.
By tracking your food for a short time, you’ll have a much greater awareness of the “cost” of certain foods relative to your overall budget. Like they say, knowledge is power, and this power or new knowledge will lead to smarter choices. The daily calorie goal or daily “budget” that’s given to you in our FITT program will be much more realistic than what apps will prescribe which are often too low for people interested in maintaining their lean muscle mass which we ALL should be given its incredible health benefits.
Just as important to understanding your overall daily budget when it comes to food, is understanding the breakdown of what amount of your daily budget should be “spent” on protein, carbs and fat.
All of these macros (short for macronutrients) are important, and by joining our 6 wk program you’ll be given your own personalized “Macro” prescription specific to YOU. And of course throughout the 6 wk program you’ll receive lots of support through a Macros Ebook, Private facebook Group where you can share successes and challenges, get advice from me and support and ideas from others in the program and I’ll even have Office Hours available on Fridays where you can chat with me face to face or on Zoom.
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1) email info@pitraining.ca, and sign up for the Free FITT program Information Session to be held on Zoom on Sept 11 at 7:15
2) On days when you’re not as busy, start tracking your daily meals on an app, preferably myFitness Pal but ignore the calorie goal automatically selected for you. If you’re new to tracking just get used to the app. There’s a lot of cool features to figure out that make tracking a lot easier. BUT if you’re more seasoned and have already played around with calorie or macro tracking, pay attention to the g of protein you eat by the end of the day.
Protein is the most satiating macronutrient and many people don’t eat enough to gain the benefit of this satiation and they don’t eat enough to reap the rewards of the hard effort they put into the gym. Most women should be hitting at least 100g of protein/day and men at least 150g/day. If you’re already doing that, aim to get within 20g of your body weight in lbs. Now again, I’m generalizing with these targets and if you sign up for this program I’ll give you YOUR specific protein targets that make sense for you personally, but this gives you an initial ball park to aim for.
Stay tuned next week for more info on this program as well as more teaser action steps to give you a headstart on this program!
If you haven’t already, contact to sign-up for FREE 6-Week HIIT Program Zoom Information Session on Wednesday, September 11th at 7:15 pm. Contact info@pitraining.ca for more info!