by Mike Millner | Jan 15, 2021 | Blog
Have you ever felt completely overwhelmed by the numbers? Like your whole life is being ruled by some arbitrary digits. Calories Macros Scale weight Step count Inches It’s starting to feel obsessive and controlling. Or, maybe it’s felt that way for a long...
by Mike Millner | Oct 9, 2020 | Blog
I have a love/hate relationship with macros. On the one hand, they are a great tool to create more awareness around the food you’re eating, portion sizes, understanding food labels, and finding some low hanging fruit like whether or not you are eating enough...
by Mike Millner | Sep 24, 2020 | Blog
When I first got into nutrition coaching, I thought it was a simple math game. Calories in vs. calories out, right? It made so much sense. I just needed to calculate maintenance calories and deliver a macro plan and the magic would happen. This actually worked for my...
by Mike Millner | Sep 10, 2020 | Blog
Counting calories and/or tracking macros are quite popular in many nutrition programs out there. Counting calories is pretty self explanatory … you’re counting the number of calories you eat in a day. Tracking macros is when you break down where those...
by Mike Millner | Aug 21, 2020 | Blog
Stop placing yourself in purgatory! Macro purgatory, that is. If purgatory is the place that sinners go to cleanse their souls before climbing to heaven … then macro purgatory is the place to cleanse your nutritional mindset before climbing to dietary freedom....