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🍂 My October Tip: Pay attention to the little extras!

A splash of creamer in your coffee, a few bites while making dinner, a handful of crackers, or a little something sweet—these can be easy to overlook when tracking your macros.

There’s nothing wrong with enjoying them--but those little extras contribute to your daily intake, and logging them can give you a clearer picture of your habits.

Practice noticing what you eat between meals. Pause, portion, and log—without judging yourself or aiming for perfection. 🧡

Macro tracking is about building awareness so you can make choices that support your goals AND enjoy the foods you love.

With Online Macro Coaching, I’ll help you understand your numbers, troubleshoot challenges, and build habits that work in your everyday life.

Send me a message to learn more! 🍁

January 1st gets a lot of attention, but there’s nothing magical about that date. 🍂

Let’s be honest: January in Minnesota can be a tough time to begin a whole new routine. It’s cold, the holidays have just wrapped up, and you're probably feeling tired, bloated, and ready to get back to normal. Adding an all-or-nothing resolution on top of that can feel overwhelming.

What if you started now instead?

The next few months give you a chance to learn what works for you: how to build satisfying meals, enjoy holiday favorites, and keep a few helpful habits going even when life gets busy. You don’t have to do it perfectly. You’ll simply have some practice under your belt by the time January arrives.

That’s what Online Macro Coaching is for—support, guidance, and a plan that fits your real life. If you’re ready to start before the New Year, send me a DM! 🤍

Let’s give one of my favorite carbs a little fall appreciation: SWEET POTATOES! 🍠🧡

Did you know?

🍠 Sweet potatoes are a great source of carbohydrates, which provide your body with energy.
🍠 They also contain fiber, vitamin C, and potassium.
🍠 Their beautiful orange color comes from beta-carotene, which the body can convert into vitamin A.
🍠 They’re incredibly versatile—bake them, roast them, mash them or add them to soups, bowls and breakfast hashes.

Carbs aren’t something to fear. They’re an important part of a balanced diet—and sweet potatoes make them especially delicious.

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What’s your favorite way to enjoy sweet potatoes?

Sweater weather is just beginning…and so are all the cozy foods. 🍂🧶

Soups, casseroles, warm breads and slow-cooker favorites can absolutely be part of your nutrition goals. Macro coaching isn’t about avoiding the foods you love—it’s about learning how to build balanced meals, understand portions, and make choices that work for your body and your real life.

You don’t have to choose between comfort food and progress. You can enjoy both. 🤎

Ready to find a little more balance this season? Ask me about Online Macro Coaching!

Imagine 6 months from now…

You understand your portions. 🍽️
You know how to build balanced meals. ⚖️
You can eat out without panicking. 🍷
You don’t fear carbs. 🍞
You know how to prioritize protein. 🥩
And healthy choices feel more automatic. 💃

This is the part of macro coaching that doesn’t always show up on the scale.

You’re building nutrition knowledge you get to keep. 💚

The goal isn’t perfection. It’s becoming more confident and aware of the choices you’re making—and learning how to make nutrition work in your everyday life.

You don’t have to figure it all out alone. I can help you learn one step at a time. Reach out or send me a DM today.

Thank you for following along!

In Your Corner,
Tanya

Macro coaching is about so much more than getting a protein, carb, and fat target. Your numbers are just the starting point!

As your macro coach, I help you understand what your numbers mean, why they matter, and how to make them work in your everyday life.

Together, we’ll work on things like:

🥩 Learning how to build balanced meals and hit your protein goals
🍽️ Navigating dinners out, weekends, vacations and special occasions
🛒 Making food choices that support your goals without giving up the foods you love
📊 Looking at your progress and making adjustments when needed
💡 Troubleshooting the areas where you’re feeling stuck
🙌 Creating realistic habits you can actually maintain
💛 Providing accountability, encouragement and support along the way

And maybe most importantly, I want you to learn through the process. The goal isn’t simply to follow a set of numbers—it’s to better understand nutrition, become more confident in your choices, and develop habits that can stay with you long after coaching.

Your macros are not meant for you to follow forever. They will change depending on your goals and if you have been in deficit, maintaince, or surplus for a long period of time.

Knowing your macros is one thing…

Knowing how to live your life while reaching them? That’s where coaching comes in.

Ready to stop guessing and start learning what works for YOU?

👉 Ask me about Online Macro Coaching today!

Going out tonight?
Try this macro trick: Plan dinner FIRST.

If you know you're going out for dinner, enter or plan that meal earlier in the day.

Then build breakfast, lunch, and snacks around it.

Instead of getting to 6 PM and thinking, "Well…there go my macros," you've already made room for the meal you wanted to enjoy.

A little planning can make a BIG difference. 💪🏼

YES, YOU CAN EAT THAT. Counting macros AND eating pizza?

🍕 YES.

One of the biggest misconceptions about macro coaching is that you have to give up your favorite foods.

You don’t.

Pizza night. A birthday dinner. Dessert. Vacation. A glass of w**e. Dinner out with friends.

Macro coaching is about learning how foods can fit into the bigger picture instead of labeling everything “good” or “bad.”

Because a nutrition plan that only works when life is perfect isn’t very helpful.

➡️ Your nutrition should fit your life—not the other way around.

Before you build your meal, ask:
👉 Where’s my protein?

Here’s one simple macro habit you can start TODAY:

When you’re planning a meal or snack, start by identifying your protein source.

Eggs 🍳. Greek yogurt. Cottage cheese. Chicken 🐓. Turkey 🦃. Fish 🐟. Beef 🥩. Tofu. Protein shakes.

Once you’ve got your protein, build the rest of your meal around it.

TIP: Don’t save all your protein for dinner! Look for ways to spread it throughout your day.

MACRO MYTH: “If I count macros, I’ll have to weigh my food forever.”
🚫 Nope!

Tracking is a learning tool, not necessarily a lifelong assignment.

In the beginning, measuring portions can help you understand what you’re actually eating. Eventually, those numbers start turning into knowledge.

You begin recognizing what a serving of protein looks like. You know which foods help you hit your goals. You learn how to build a balanced plate. 🍽️

That’s one of the biggest benefits of macro coaching: you’re learning skills you can take with you.