Protein police at your service…

My weight was creeping up, my strength and mobility were going down, and I just felt awful about myself. I found out during this time that I was going through menopause. Even with my background in exercise and nutrition, I was lost. I even went to my doctor for advice and he told me that I just have to expect to feel like crap at my age. I am only 41. I finally bit the bullet one evening when I had finally had enough with my now post-menopause symptoms, my weight gain, and the bad habits I had continued to make excuses for. I sent Digital Barbell an email and then cried.

Are you making these macro tracking mistakes?

Don’t pull that loaded bar off the ground until your deadlift position is dialed in!

Before you pull, check a few things:

While the most important factor for fat loss is food quantity, that doesn’t mean there aren’t foods in the store that can help you stay on track. Think of these suggestions as a starting place that you can customize based on your preferences.

Did your nutrition coach encourage you to start paying attention to how much protein you’re eating? (wink wink) Here are some commonly eaten foods we see and how much protein they have in them.

You have an 8% chance of keeping your New Year’s resolution.

That’s not good, and that’s putting it nicely.

As a matter of fact, a 2018 study pinpointed the date that most people give up on those goals to get in shape and eat healthy.

January 12th.

Ouch.

12 days?

Really?

We need a better plan.

Are you drinking Oat Milk, Almond Milk, Cashew Milk, Soy Milk or any of the other Milk substitutes? Do you think they’re about the same nutritionally as Cow’s Milk since they’ve got the word “Milk” in the name? You’d be wrong! Keep reading!