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Well Beyond 40

I Tracked My Macros for 30 Days, Here's What Happened...

Well Beyond 40

JJ Virgin

Nutrition, Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.51K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Do you know how much protein you eat in a day? How about fat and carbohydrates? Most of us are pretty unaware of how much of each of these macros we are getting in our diets, which is where macro tracking—not calorie tracking!—can be a helpful tool. I always say that WHAT you eat is more important than how much you eat, but making sure you are hitting your protein-intake goals and getting in the right amount of carbs and fats is another important factor in reaching your ideal body composition and feeling your best. I used a macro-tracking app to log my protein, carbs, and fats (along with the diversity of plant fiber I consumed) for a month, and it helped me dial in the ratio that makes me feel and perform at my best. In this episode, I’m sharing my results and giving you the info you need to make sure you are getting the right amount of each macronutrient in your diet to look and feel your best, too. I’ll also share some tips on how to uplevel your diet even further with a few of my simple and effective hacks, so stay tuned until the end! Full show notes: jjvirgin.com/macros Get my full macronutrient recommendations in The Sugar Impact Diet: https://store.jjvirgin.com/collections/books/products/sugar-impact-diet-paperback-book I love the Carbon app for tracking macros: https://www.joincarbon.com/ I make my protein-first smoothies with All-In-One Shake: https://store.jjvirgin.com/collections/shakes Adding Collagen Peptides Plus boosts a smoothie with 11 grams of protein: https://store.jjvirgin.com/collections/supplements/products/all-systems-glow-collagen Good Karma Flax Milk + Protein adds an additional 8 grams of protein to smoothies: https://amzn.to/3VP3MO5 Get a copy of my Loaded Smoothie Cookbook, packed with delicious, protein-first smoothie recipes: https://jjvirgin.com/smoothie-guide/ Check out this study on the impact of hydration for fat loss: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4901052/ I use the Nutrisense continuous glucose monitor:  https://www.nutrisense.io/?code=JJ25&utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=jj.virgin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Yes, I'm a certified nutrition specialist, fitness hall of

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Famer, and I speak at health conferences and

1:45.1

trainings around the globe.

1:46.7

But I'm driven by my insatiable curiosity and love of science

1:50.4

to keep asking questions, digging for answers, and sharing the information I uncover

1:55.2

with as many people as I can. And that's why I created the Well Beyond 40 Podcast to synthesize and

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