Have you ever wondered what macros are? Or how many calories should you be eating for fat loss? Or how much protein should you really eat every day?

In today’s episode of Carbs & Coffee| Strength & Nutrition Podcast, your host Amanda discusses how to calculate your calories and macros for both fat loss and maintenance. Whether you are new to macros, don’t know anything about them, but you are trying to maintain weight loss or lose weight, this episode is for you!

Grab the 65-page macro tracking guide here.

ABOUT THE SHOW:

Amanda Cooper, the owner of Ambitious Coaching. Ambitious helps busy women learn to take up space in the gym and lose weight without giving up the foods they love. We focus on evidence-based practices so you can create sustainable and lasting changes in your health and body.

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Highlights:

(0:34) The problem with macro calculators

(01:47) Two ways to calculate your macros

(2:27) Treat your nutrition like a science experiment

(3:21) Figuring out your maintenance calories

(4:17) Second calculation for maintenance

(5:49) Calculating your protein

(6:33) Carbohydrate and fat ratios

(8:32) Calculating your calories and macros for fat loss

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Website: https://www.ambitiouscoaching.com/

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