Counting macros for weight loss

Fact: I have tried every single diet known to man.Let me back up a little bit: I was at my heaviest weight—232 pounds—after giving birth to my son in September 2015. I was already overweight prior to pregnancy, but I gained even more while pregnant—I used my pregnancy as an excuse to binge-eat anything I wanted. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below After that, I experimented with any diet I could find—Weight Watchers, "if it fits your macros" (IIFYM), calorie-counting—and ended up losing 60 pounds on a very restrictive diet that I was absolutely miserable on. I was basically starving myself—and I knew it wasn't healthy. Everything changed when I found the keto diet through my own research. I figured since I had already tried everything else, I'd give it a go. At first, the keto diet seemed really tough to stick to—the plan focuses on getting most of your calories from fat, a moderate amount from protein, and very few from carbs—so my … [Read more...] about ‘This Product Helps Me Maintain A 100-Pound Weight Loss On The Keto Diet’

Let’s face it: dieting is hard. But if you believe proponents of the If it Fits Your Macros (or IIFYM) eating plan (also known as “flexible dieting"), you can eat anything you want and still lose weight — without counting calories. All you have to do is count your macros. According to the IIFYM eating plan, if you stick to your daily macro goals, you'll automatically consume fewer calories, thus helping you lose weight. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below “The overall concept is similar to Weight Watchers in that you can eat what you want as long as you’re keeping your calories at a certain level, but with flexible dieting there’s an emphasis on protein,” explains Brad Schoenfeld, Ph.D., director of the Human Performance Lab at CUNY Lehman College in New York. Intrigued? Here's everything you should know about how to count your macros, and whether or not it actually works for weight loss.First of all, what's a macro? There are three … [Read more...] about What Is the Macro Diet? Everything You Need to Know About Counting Macros for Weight Loss

Calorie counting? Out. Macro counting? In. But...uh...what *are* macros? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Macros, a.k.a. macronutrients, are the nutrients your bod can't live without: carbohydrates, protein, and fat. Each macro plays its own role—and each has its own weight-loss superpowers.Macro #1: CarbsRepeat after me: Carbs are not the enemy—even if you're trying to lose weight. “Carbohydrates are the most important energy source for almost all human cells,” explains registered dietitian Mascha Davis, M.P.H., R.D.N., a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Your body digests them quickly and turns them into sugar, or blood glucose, which you then store in your liver and muscles as glycogen. Together, blood glucose and glycogen fuel high-intensity exercise—the kind you need to burn fat and build metabolism-boosting muscle. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Carbs may also help you lose more weight by preventing stress … [Read more...] about How To Count Macros To Lose Weight