3109: Fitness Meal Plans - Why I Don't Make Them by JC Deen of JCD Fitness on How To Understand Macronutrient Targets

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🗓️ 6 September 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3109: JC Deen challenges the idea of rigid meal plans, explaining how they restrict food choices and prevent people from learning the skills needed for long-term success. Instead of prescribing exact meals, he emphasizes understanding macronutrient targets, which allows for freedom, variety, and sustainable eating habits. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://jcdfitness.com/2012/02/fitness-meal-plans-why-i-dont-make-them/ Quotes to ponder: "I hate meal plans. I hate them so much that when I see one written out by another trainer, I conjure up feelings of dismay." "Fitness meal plans like this can be very restrictive due to our nature of attempting to stick with the plan." "Once you figure out how to create meals on the fly that fits within your macros, you’ll never, ever need another meal plan again." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.4	Fitness Meal Plans, Why I Don't Make Them,
1:07.7	by J.C. Dean of JCDFitness.com.
1:12.3	Fitness meal plans or pre-made diets are something I've strayed from for the longest time,
1:17.7	and I can't imagine I'll ever give in to creating them for clients. A few common questions I
1:22.8	get on a weekly basis are, what do you eat, what do I need to eat to lose weight? Can you make me a personal
1:29.5	fitness meal plan or something in a similar vein? While the questions are not necessarily bad,
1:35.5	they're just not the right questions, in my opinion. First of all, I'll just be outright with it.
1:40.8	I hate meal plans. I hate them so much that when I see one written out by another trainer,
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