Around this time every year, as we are staring at the QUICKLY approaching holiday season, one of the biggest topics we hear at Stay Fit Mom day in and day out is “how do I navigate this holiday season and still work towards my goals?!?” It’s a VERY real concern for SO MANY WOMEN. There are so many parties and social gatherings, treats and food-based gifts, I just read the other day that we have a candy holiday followed by a pie holiday followed by a candy and cookie holiday followed by a booze holiday. Our celebrations are literally measured by the food we eat when celebrating them.

I heard this quote on the radio the other day and I couldn’t help but listen in. I’ve heard quotes like, “Whatever you are, be a good one,” and, “Excellence is doing ordinary things, extraordinarily well,” but this quote by Chesterton, “If a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing badly,” wasn’t the motivational jargon I was used to.

Let’s talk about how to adjust your macros! There can be a number of reasons for adjusting your macros including but not limited to

• Increases in hunger/
• Decreases in consistency
• change in activity level or training
• pregnant/postpartum/nursing
• A plateau, the list goes on and on.