Meal planner based on desired macros
Be sure you are eating in a way that supports your current goals.
You should also know that these macros are NOT my personal fat loss macros, so when Tighter Together rolls around and I am eating with a different goal, my macros will change. I tell every client or new friend that there IS a learning curve that comes with a much more intentional and accurate way of eating, but there are also ways to simplify! So if logging things into your app daily is becoming a chore, make a meal plan that FITS your macros and just eat! I promise it’s better than winging it :) If I know I didn’t get close to the calories I would have consumed with my normal dinner + dessert, then I’ll still make my protein ice cream (maybe leave out the chocolate). Let’s say it’s a day that we go out to eat of plans change unexpectedly- what happens? First of all, if I’m this accurate 5/7 days a week, then I know the unplanned things will not derail my consistency, so I don’t fret, I re-arrange! I usually will just pull macros from my dessert and dinner and eat something that is generally balanced from a restaurant and call it even. Lower calorie foods like zucchini and cauliflower rice I’m not concerned about being perfect. Once I know that my meals for the week add up to my totals, I just eat! I know what the approximate sizes of the portions and ingredients look like, BUT I will measure/weigh out things like peanut butter and proteins just so I get those correct. I wanted to show you my app entries as an example, but I won’t necessarily take the time to log them each day since I know from my first day and my meal plan the totals! Meal 1: (breakfast) 31 Carbs / 4 Fats / 22 Protein But I have made her recipe as called for and it’s DELICIOUS!Īnd here is one she has made with spaghetti squash! (Favorites: Everything But the Bagel from Trader Joe’s, Garlic Salt Seasoning (TJ’s), and 21 Seasoning Salute (TJ’s)Īlso, the “recipe” I’ve been making for lunch is adapted from Lillie Loves Macros blog and the main things I have changed are: spaghetti squash instead of pasta and then I leave out the chicken from the dish, and also use Fat Free Mozzerella as my topping instead of breadcrumbs. I’m truly not picky about the ratios of each in my meals as long as the totals add up at the end of the day.Īlso, my meals are not fancy! Most of them are put together quickly with relatively basic ingredients combined in different ways that I enjoy eating! Some people thrive with recipes and others don’t- I’m a simple girl when it comes to flavor combinations and I find that with some good seasonings, I’m happy! So those are the totals I’m looking to fill with the meals I eat throughout the day.
The details for participating in that challenge can be found here. I read each questionnaire and am confident that you are eating in a way that is going to be effective for you and your needs. One of my favorite aspects of Tighter Together challenges is that hundreds upon hundreds of people given CUSTOMIZED macro counts. A person’s macros dependent on highly specific characteristics and I don’t recommend winging them. My meal plan example is based off of macros that are probably NOT your macros. It takes the tetris out of trying to fill your protein at the end of the day because you have already mapped out meals that help you fill your goals, so simply eating the food you planned gets a successful day of eating every day! So the kind of meal planning I’m talking about is flexible and PERSONALIZED to your macro numbers. So if we can eating ANYTHING, why are we talking meal plans? Well, sometimes life is busy and sometimes people get overhwhelmed when they can eat anything they want and a little structure goes a long way. To be perfectly honest, having a meal plan sounds pretty restricting, especially to people who have found all of the freedom that counting macros brings! With macro counting you are not eliminating foods of any kind, you are simply arranging the foods and portions you choose with a daily goals for each macronutrient category (carbs, fats, and protein). How and When to Use them with Macro Counting