what’s so special about tracking macros?

When you gain the skills to track your macronutrients, or “macros,” you’re also gaining valuable insight into how macros affect your hunger, fullness, energy, cravings—and so much more.

Getting experience in macro tracking sets you up to make educated decisions about your nutrition based on how you want to look, feel and perform. It’s the method and approach that will help you confidently answer the question, “How much food is appropriate for me?”

That’s why we’ve decided to partner with Registered Dietitian and macro-tracking expert, Emily Field, for a 5-week challenge that will teach you the fundamentals of macro-tracking as well as how to apply the skill long term. As an online-only nutritionist, Emily has applied a macros-based approach with hundreds of clients to help them get strong by eating more and stressing less about nonsense diet rules.

Because everyone has unique health, body composition and athletic performance goals, she’s become known for her expertise in tracking macros as a way for people to:

Reaching out to a nutritionist to help with the macros approach was a game-changer for many of the Kingfield coaches. Check out their reflections on macro tracking below.

Danny

The biggest benefit of tracking macros was learning how much food I was actually eating - or not eating - and how that made me feel. 

After starting to track, I noticed on days when I had a very busy schedule, I tended to under eat - relying on caffeine-containing drinks and coffee to keep me going. Then, by the end of the day when I was starving, I’d eat copious amounts of whatever was in front of me!

As soon as I began consciously eating enough every day, (i.e. more) I get hungry which I’ve learned is simply a reflection of an increase in my metabolic rate. When I eat enough, I tend to lose weight and generally feel even in energy all day long. 

Because of the time I spent learning how to track macros, I know exactly why I feel “off” or don’t perform my best and it’s no longer a mystery. I’ve found tracking a great way to help me achieve personal fitness and health goals.

Jesse

Learning the ins and outs of how protein, fats and carbohydrates work in my body was eye opening.

When I started to eat enough of the right mix for me, my mental and physical health changed for the better.  Not only was my mood more balanced and positive, but I continued to stay lean while performing at a high level - and I’ve been doing it for years. Learning how to eat to support my training was a game changer for my long term journey. 

I spent time learning about macros and how to eat to my targets so I can confidently use the approach when I need it - especially when my goals and training volume changes over time.

Amanda

coming soon!

here’s what Crossfit athletes said about their experience working with Emily and her macros approach

the macro challenge is for you if:

• you want to break up with depriving diets for good and learn which foods and how much food really works for your body.

• you are in your element online and prefer video, online group discussion, digital resources and social media over textbook education

• it lights you up just thinking that you’ll be learning an entirely new approach to nutrition

• you are ready to stop categorizing food as either “good” or “bad”

• you have and/or want to continue to work on a healthy body image and high self worth

the macro challenge is not for you:

• you are looking for a strict meal plan to tell you what to eat each day

• you are more comfortable “trying on” different approaches to see quick, but temporary results

• You are content to spend the rest of your life in a never-ending cycle of Googling questions rather than make a one-time effort to learn the skill of macro tracking

• You tie your worth to your eating habits or the size and shape of your body.