Hello, my beautiful people.

Happy first Monday motivation of 2026 in the new year.

I wanted to come in with a quick, juicy to the point episode that I think is honestly

something a lot of women are going to be Googling this time of year because it's a question

that I get very often in my inbox and it was time we finally address it. We're going to

talk about our calories or macros. The most important thing that you should be focusing on if your

top priority is fat loss. Because I mean, I know if you're listening to this episode, you're trying

to shed some weight, girl. If you want to lean out, tone up, change the way we look in a positive way. Like, not that we don't love ourselves right now, but it's like, come on. Like, we want to see some of this progress. We want the scale and our body to shift and move in the direction we wanted to. So that's what we're going to talk about today. Before that, I have to give Alessandra from Spotify a massive shout-up. By the way, love your name. Gorgeous, beautiful. Love it. She says, thank you, Lauren. I needed to hear these honest truths on your podcast. I hope you have a wonderful day. You were so sweet. This was actually a fun review

to leave. This was actually related to episode 327 on honest truths about speeding up your fat

loss progress where I will share with you this episode is really, really good for the new year

because I did not hold back. Women who listen to this podcast do not want me to sugarcoat shit.

You do not want me to just make you feel good in this moment, but inevitably causes you

not to feel good overall because you're not actually making the changes and addressing the

actual things that are holding you back.

So I will link that show in the show notes for you guys if you do want to give episode 37 to listen, if you want to speed up fat loss progress. And then alongside that, this episode is also not going to hold back any information for you guys. We are going to also address do calories or macros matter most if you're really, really locked in and ready to level up and see fat loss. And as we're jumping into today's episode, the only reminder I just want to give you really quickly is if you do enjoy this podcast, don't be a stranger, leave a rating and review, share the podcast with someone that you love, and just take a brief moment out of your day. Do not just leave this rating and review, but also follow the podcast so you'll never miss an episode and you'll also be

helping more women reach this show. I love you, Alessandra. Thank you so very much. Now let's talk

about the question of the day. Okay, so when I hear and like have someone message me on Instagram,

for instance, in my DMs, and they're like, hey, Lauren, you know, something that I want to learn more

about are calories and macros. I'm getting kind of overwhelmed and confused, like, which matters more? Like, is it calories? Is it macros? And honestly, this is a question that I also get from clients a lot. So I want to just be very blunt and honest. Fat loss, certainly I care about what you eat. And I never want that to be twisted.

I mean, I feel like I've grown this platform.

And, you know, we have over 350 episodes. Fat loss, certainly I care about what you eat. And I never want that to be twisted. I mean,

I feel like I've grown this platform. And, you know, we have over 350 episodes as I record it to date as

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