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Make It Simple

125. The Benefits of Macros and Why Understanding Them Matters

Make It Simple

Andrea Allen

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Education, Fitness, How To

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Andrea is explaining why understanding macronutrients are important for your everyday lifestyle, building meals, and how to incorporate this knowledge into your every day life. She discusses why it matters to have a full understanding so you can use it as a tool when seeking changes in your fitness journey. Andrea also explains how using your knowledge of macros can shift your mind around food and your relationship with food. Make it Simple is sponsored by Athletic GreensVisit https://a...

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0:00.0

Well, hello there, welcome back. I am glad that you showed up today so that we could chat about more things health and fitness.

0:08.0

I love this podcast because I get to talk about all of my favorite subjects with people who like to talk about him,

0:15.0

which you literally can't beat that.

0:17.1

Today I'm going to be talking about the benefits of truly understanding macro nutrients and not just understanding them macronutrients and not just understanding them so oh i can lose weight or i can

0:26.5

lose fat or i can gain muscle

0:28.0

but understanding them for your lifestyle

0:30.5

for just building normal meals for just living day after day because I think we get so stuck on these

0:37.2

strict plans which teach certain things and then we can't maintain them but I

0:42.2

want to explain today why understanding

0:44.9

macro-nutrients not on a diet level, just in normal everyday life is

0:48.8

important and how it can benefit you if you do want to see changes and how it can also benefit you just simply

0:55.7

throughout your life in understanding food and even teaching it in some ways in small parts to your kids

1:01.7

as well.

1:02.6

And more than anything, what I want to really explain today as well

1:05.7

is how much they can help you shift your mind around food.

1:10.7

You know I am a big believer in seeing food in a different light, not as good and bad,

1:16.5

and I want to explain today why macronutrients and understanding how they work can help

1:21.1

that mental shift away from labeling things and away from food and

1:25.6

shame and seeing that like moderation is truly not some far distant like

1:31.6

thing that you're always reaching for.

1:33.8

It's truly attainable when we understand how food works for us.

1:37.4

I'm already feeling really excited.

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