Who doesn’t love saving money, buying in bulk and bringing tons of macro-friendly Costco foods home to help you hit your macros?

When you set a goal to lose weight, the next question is often “how long will it take me to reach my weight-loss goal?”, right?

Many people come to WAG Nutrition wanting to know how many calories they need to lose weight. Then, when they get the initial macros from their coach, they wonder “how do you calculate macros?” or how to calculate a calorie deficit. Use this calorie calculator guide as a jumping-off point.

Should I weigh my food before cooking? Does frozen food weigh more? How important is it to hit your macros anyway? Here are the answers you're looking for!

Calories, macros, grams, ounces…OH MY!  What is the difference between calories and macros and why is counting one often more effective than the other? How do grams and ounces play into this whole thing?

Here is the secret to creating the perfect nutrition plan for your client: what is “perfect” for them is the plan that meets them where they’re at. The “perfect” plan takes more than just the numbers into account. Here is why.

It’s natural for people to want an easy button. Following the path of least resistance is a really intelligent way of approaching things. And there’s no exception when it comes to nutrition, weight loss and wellness.

If you are unable to track your food for some reason, that’s okay. Part of the journey of working with a nutrition coach is learning valuable skills that go beyond just entering your food into an app and attempting to hit your target macros.

We often get asked why we don’t write meal plans, but we think once you see how straightforward it can be with a bit of practice, you’ll be glad you did it yourself!

This guest post is from Misbah Haque of The Airborne Mind.

This week, Michael Cazayoux begins his Q&A Monday takeover by telling us what it was like beginning to track macros when he met Adee.