Meal Planning for Macros?

betsymoomoo
betsymoomoo Posts: 71 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I need help with this. I have a guide for what I need for the twelve week program I'm starting, but I just don't know what I'm doing!

Even if you can just recommend a nutritionist who is willing to make a meal plan with the specifications I want.

I'm in Edmonton, AB, Canada.

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  • Panini911
    Panini911 Posts: 2,325 Member
    check with your doctor for referral to a registered dietitian. I know my health clinic has one on their staff you can see (though they are not all great, the one they had years ago was less than helpful but the other i met at the hospital was great).

    what is your twelve week program? like recipes/food or exercise?

    Personally i don't watch macros. weight loss is about calories. i make sure to get enough protein and that's about it.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    What are your macros? Is it some special nutrition plan for medical reasons?

    Personally I just pre-logged food that I wanted to eat (into my FOOD page here) and then tweaked the portions to make them fit. It's a learning process no matter how you do it. I now know exactly how to fit my calories and macros into my meals. That's a valuable skill to learn.
  • betsymoomoo
    betsymoomoo Posts: 71 Member
    Just a more strict carb cycling type diet for the summer since I don't have my kiddo's, (they go with their dad) and I am terrible at lining up my macros but since I will have quite a bit of extra time this summer, I'm upping my exercise and diet.
  • betsymoomoo
    betsymoomoo Posts: 71 Member
    Panini911 wrote: »
    check with your doctor for referral to a registered dietitian. I know my health clinic has one on their staff you can see (though they are not all great, the one they had years ago was less than helpful but the other i met at the hospital was great).

    what is your twelve week program? like recipes/food or exercise?

    Personally i don't watch macros. weight loss is about calories. i make sure to get enough protein and that's about it.

    It's a combination of both from Muscleandstrength.com
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    I do macro cycling...typically I eat a variety - I keep specific foods that are predominantly one macro or another

    Ie rice to round out carbs (or fruit); chicken or shrimp for protein; macadamia nuts for fars
  • sillyfacez
    sillyfacez Posts: 2 Member
    I’m with @cmriverside. Pre-logging my food SUPER helps.

    So the next four days, I have different events happening and I think through where I’ll end up and what food is likely to be available that will fit within my macros and I start logging it. Then I also think of a plan b just Incase. Like maybe I bring a meal and a cooler to keep in the trunk or an available fridge instead.

    Pre-logging is pretty much a visualization technique. I love it. It works.

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