MACROS - CARBOHYDRATES
Now that we've spent time developing the habit of tracking our calories and protein (if you've not done this for 3-4 weeks consistently spend some more time on these before moving on), the next logical step is to introduce carbohydrates into the equation.
Carbohydrates
Much like with developing our foundations, and calorie tracking. Its important to develop the habit of consistent tracking of the macros to go alongside our already solid foundations, and consistent calorie tracking.
An easy/simple way to introduce macro tracking is to introduce them in thirds.
So once consistently tracking calories, we introduce protein, we track calories and be mindful of protein for 2-4 weeks. Tick those boxes, then we introduce another macro, in this case carbs, until we've successfully integrated all three into our tracking habits.
At this stage, we aren't worrying about an exact amount on the macros, just building a picture of how much of them we eat.
Remember, progress over perfection, 2-4 weeks of mindfully keeping an eye on our calories target and being mindful of our protein and carb intake, we're going to get to working out the exact amounts soon enough!
Consistency is king
The more we're consistent with our calorie targets the better our results will be. A surplus or a deficit is the only way to progress in the direction we want to go in order to hit our goals, make sure you're hitting that before worrying about macros.
Be patient, and be consistent.
Lets break it down:
If we've spent 2 weeks on developing the habit of each section covered, we'll have done the following:
- 2 weeks of foundation development
- 2 weeks of calorie tracking
- 2 weeks of keeping an on our protein intake
- 2 weeks of keeping an on our carbohydrate intake
- 2 weeks of keeping an on our fat intake
We've spent 10 weeks developing habits that are not only going to change our eating habits, but are going to have a profound effect on our physical health, and will serve us well for the rest of our lives!
Doing it this way ensures that we're never taking on too much too soon, and setting ourselves to fail.
We've set our intention, given ourselves a time limit and taken action.
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FATS
OR
CALCULATING MACROS
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