Have you noticed more diet or weight loss talk on social media or even in your inbox since the start of the new year? It seems that in January and right before the summer time, this information and chatter is prevalent, almost everywhere around us, and it might be adding to certain feelings and emotions we have about our bodies leaving us wondering if we DO need a new program or diet.

Over the past few years, there’s been quite a bit of buzz around counting macros and how this is a non-diet, non-restrictive solution for weight loss. So you might be asking yourself, is this method of tracking something I should do and try?

To help you answer this for yourself, Michelle attempts to explain, in an objective way, what counting macros is, what it involves and how to get started if that’s what you choose for yourself.

In this episode she explains:

What the 3 macronutrients are and why they are important

How macro counting/tracking works

Folks who this method could work well for

Folks who should consider avoiding this method of nutritional tracking

Some of the benefits of macro counting

Some of the pitfalls of macro counting