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Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Embrace Real Podcast. I'm really excited about today's episode.

Now, if you've heard any podcast of mine,

you've likely heard me talk about macro counting.

I am a huge believer in macro counting,

and I believe that it's a great tool

for you to be able to achieve your health and

fitness goals without feeling the need to sacrifice the foods or time with friends and

family going out to eat and so on and so forth and I believe that macro counting

has played a role in helping me heal my relationship with food for a decade

plus my life I struggled with this but when I implemented and really learned how to macro count

it really opened up a whole new world where I felt like I didn't

need to deprive myself I no longer felt like I needed to eat as little as possible or

avoid my favorite foods or even completely cut out my food groups of my daily intake.

When I started learning how to properly feel my body,

I stopped feeling super confused about what I should and shouldn't be eating

or confused about how much I should and shouldn't be eating or confused about how much I should or shouldn't be eating.

I would sit down each day and I would know that I'm actually properly fueling my body so I no longer had stress and I was no longer feeling like I was you

know asking myself the question am I doing this right or feeling guilty for

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