Sisterhood Support for Calculating Macronutrients
If you follow the Sisterhood on Instagram, you know that MACROS are a thing we care about around here.
What about CALORIES?
Calories are just a unit of measure. Just like a centimeter measures length or a degree measures temperature, a calorie measures the energy produced if you literally lit your food on fire.
If you read a nutrition label you will find calories at the top. You might notice a can of Mountain Dew has the same calorie measurement as two hard-cooked eggs and a handful of baby carrots. Does that mean they offer the same benefits to your body? Definitely not.
That’s where the QUALITY of our calories comes in, which we can measure in our MACROS.
“Macro” is short for “Macronutrients”, the nutrients that provide energy. There are a ton of micronutrients, like vitamins and minerals, but only three macronutrients.
Carbohydrates: The body’s favorite source of energy.
Protein: The building blocks of the body.
Fat: A concentrated source of energy.
Calories come into play when we are figuring out the overall energy needs of each individual person. But macros matter most when getting the right balance of nutrients.
Back to my earlier example: A twelve-pack of Mountain Dew provides the calories you need in a day, but not a whole lot else! I know I’d feel pretty awful if that’s all I had sloshing around in my stomach. Also, those calories are coming 100% from carbohydrates. There’s no sustained energy from healthy fats or building blocks for muscle mass from protein. Tracking macros instead of calories is most beneficial in making body composition changes and just feeling better.
It might seem more difficult to track three different numbers (grams of fat, protein, and carbohydrates) versus one number (calories) but I wouldn’t recommend it if it wasn’t totally worth it!
Would you like some support with sorting these numbers? Of COURSE Sweat Inspire Sisterhood is here to help!
Drop 10 Nutrition Education Program
Our Sweat Inspire Sisterhood Drop 10 nutrition education program for women opens twice each year (once in the spring and once in the fall). In this 8-week program, you get:
8-week printable exercise tracker + guide personalized to your nutrition and fitness goal
Personalized calories & macros calculated for you at the start of the program
56-days of printable macro meal plans
Access to Erika's MyFitnessPal calorie tracking app - you can copy + paste everything from her account to yours
Nutrition education videos to help you learn the foundations of women's nutrition and apply them to your life
8-Weeks of meal prep accountability
56-Days of nutrition tracking accountability
Weekly accountability to take your measurements to ensure you’re on track to hit your Drop10 goals
Private Drop10 Facebook community to connect with others in the program AND Weekly Q&A's
Students who’ve completed past rounds of Drop 10 report:
weight loss
inches loss
fewer medications needed
more energy
better sleep
increased confidence
enhanced muscle tone
healthy habits established
If you want to get in to the next round of the Drop 10, tap the button below to add your name to the Drop 10 waitlist: