Making Macro Tracking Less Overwhelming

Mind Over Macros

Mike Millner

Diet, Wellness, Health & Fitness, Macros, Mindset, Gym, Weights, Training, Nutrition, Neurotype, Fitness, Health, Exercise

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Mike explains the way we often perceive things as overwhelming or stressful without even taking a minute to assess those beliefs. We assume that macro tracking or stepping on the scale are things that inherently cause stress and frustration. But they are simply neutral acts. We assign meaning to them. So this episode is all about reframing those beliefs to be more productive and conducive to success. You'll also hear a hidden gem in this episode about one reason why you might...

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0:00.0	What is going on everybody? Welcome back to the Mind Over Macros
0:04.5	podcast as always. I am your host Mike Milner. I've got a lot to cover today on
0:09.3	this episode. Mainly the main topic is going to be removing the stress and overwhelm with
0:16.6	tracking macros. This was inspired by a coach colleague that reached out to me and said that she was struggling with a
0:25.3	client who was having a ton of mental resistance around tracking and was trying to find some ways of helping her just reframe and become more,
0:41.1	I don't know, just a little bit more receptive to the idea of tracking.
0:47.0	And it's a great conversation.
0:49.0	It's something that happens that comes up frequently.
0:51.8	There's this mental barrier, whether it's because of past experiences or just perception.
0:59.2	Oh, weighing and tracking my food, that's overwhelming, that's stress-inducing that's time-consuming
1:07.1	there's all of these preconceived notions frequently that gets in the way there's these
1:11.9	mental barriers that stop us
1:13.9	from utilizing a tool that may be helpful.
1:18.3	Now, it may also not be that helpful.
1:20.6	It depends on the person.
1:21.8	It depends on the person, it depends on context, however, labeling
1:25.9	something or saying that something is inherently stressful or
1:33.0	obsessive,
1:35.0	that's when we have to have this conversation
1:38.0	because nothing is inherently good or bad.
1:45.0	I'm talking about the act of tracking.
1:50.0	It's neutral.
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