5 Benefits of Tracking Macros: Energy, Muscle, Recovery

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If you are learning macronutrients or trying to get into macronutrients, I can tell you guys that one of the biggest things that was so frustrating to me was that I was over or under every single day at the end of the day, because I was tracking as I was going during the day. So make sure that you plan ahead.

Let's talk about an overview of macronutrients. Macronutrients are the main nutrients that our bodies require in larger amounts, right? They include carbohydrates, they include protein, they include fats. All three of those are primarily responsible for providing your body the energy that it needs, second to also getting the results that you want. And you have to eat enough of these macronutrients, and in good quality form from foods, in order to create really solid energy and in order to feel the results that you want.

The second thing that I want to speak to you guys about is the nutritional energy values that come from each of them. Protein and carbs both provide about four calories per gram, right? So when you look at a nutritional label on a box and it says that there's 35 grams of carbohydrates, well, four calories per gram make up the overall calories coming from those carbohydrates, right? So you would just take 35 times four, and that would be the overall makeup of calories coming from carbohydrates. Fats provide nine calories per gram, which is more than twice the energy provided by proteins or carbohydrates.

Why you should track macronutrients. Number one, improved nutrient intake. When you track your macros, that ensures that you're getting the right balance of the major macronutrient groups, being carbs, proteins and fats. Not eliminating one all the way down to 10%, not forgetting about your protein or struggling to get your protein in. When you track macronutrients, the most important thing is your improved nutrition intake, which just improves all of the other things I'm going to talk about here. It ensures you get the right balance of carbs, protein and fats.

Number two is better weight management. This helps you understand how different foods affect your overall body weight, right? When I say that, it's like when you didn't overeat, but you step on the scale and you see it go up. Well, maybe you had more salty things or more sugary things, and it's causing your body to hold on to more body weight. It's not necessarily body fat, but the scale doesn't recognize, oh, this is your sodium intake, this is your sugar intake, and this is your muscle mass, right? It just gives you a number. So when you track your macronutrients, you're able to understand how the different foods affect your body.

Number three, increased energy. Proper macronutrients, protein, fats and carbs, and proper nutrition intake optimize your energy levels. Eating the right foods, eating enough of the right foods. You guys, many women that I know who have focused in on this came to WarriorBabe or to us coaches with no energy or low energy, feeling tired midday and not sleeping enough and X, Y and Z. And by feeding their body what it wants and what it needs, their energy levels have just skyrocketed. And they're on the other side, and they're like, oh my God, I can't wait to eat more food because of the energy that it's giving me, right? So increased energy is huge when it comes to tracking macronutrients.

Muscle growth. When you make sure that you're eating the right protein intake, you can know that you will be providing your muscles the necessary nutrient for them to grow.

Number five, improved recovery. By giving your body the macronutrients that it needs post-workout, or in the next 24 to 48 hours following your workout, you know that you're giving your body the right nutrients that it needs in order to recover properly.

Real quick, the only ask I could ever have of you guys is to help spread the word so we can help more women lose body fat, build muscle, reach their goals and feel insanely confident. And the only way we can do that is if you rate, review and share this podcast. So the single thing I ask you to do is leave a review. It will take you 10 seconds, and it will mean the absolute world to me and may change the world of someone else.