Macro Talk Pt 6

Over the weekend our oven broke. I wouldn’t have been a big deal, except for each Sunday we meal prep, and I make each of us our own batch of personalized egg bites. These are our go-to breakfast each morning, which is especially helpful when trying to wrangle kids out the door. There’s nothing to cook, they’re easy to reheat, and most importantly, we know the macronutrients of each muffin.

I haven’t been tracking for a couple weeks. I weigh my food occasionally to make sure I know how much I’m getting, and to keep my eyeball scale sharp. I eat similarly most days, and entering it into MyFitnessPal became redundant.

Expect for Yesterday. I needed a new plan. What was my breakfast going to be? How would it compare in macros to my normal breakfast? What time am I going to cook? Will it keep me full? These seemingly insignificant questions were a big deal because for a couple months, I haven’t had to think about them at all.

I pivoted. I made scrambled eggs with a little bit of cheese, and a bagel. The scrambled eggs were the same in fat, but lower in protein than my homemade egg muffins, which contain cottage cheese, upping the protein. Otherwise, the rest of the day played out normally. I hit my numbers without issue and didn’t go over on fat like I expected.

While it was frustrating to have to figure out a different meal, and will be frustrating to deal with this oven, overall it was easy to adapt to. I had put in the time tracking my macros, and building the necessary skills to know how to properly fuel myself. Nutrition is tricky, and you might need to approach it differently, but tracking macros has not only greatly improved my understanding of food, but how my body reacts and responds to it.

Justin Miner

@justinminergain