𝗜 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. ⁣

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“But it’s January 1st!”⁣

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Let me explain.⁣

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A couple years ago, if I would have gone over on my macros, I’d spend the next day in the gym trying to undo the “damage” I made.⁣

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I’d feel guilty for what I ate.⁣

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I thought to continue to lose the weight I was losing, I couldn’t have foods I loved or I couldn’t ever blow my macros.⁣

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Last night, we decided last minute to go have Mexican.⁣

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I ate chips and queso, a chimichanga, rice, and had a big margarita.⁣

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Old me would have gone to the gym this morning and did a bunch of cardio to “burn it off.” ⁣

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But that’s not how it works.⁣

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One meal/day of enjoying myself isn’t going to undo all my habits I commit to 90% of the time.⁣

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And I’m not going to store it all as fat today because I’m not exercising.⁣

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We gain and lose fat over time.⁣

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Not in single instances.⁣

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So today, I’m resting after a large high calorie meal last night.⁣

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And guess what? ⁣

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It’s not gonna change a damn thing.⁣

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The scale was up 3 lbs this morning.⁣

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Is it fat? Absolutely not.⁣

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It’s water from the extra carbs and extra sodium.⁣

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Macros are going to be met today and weight will normalize back out in a couple of days.⁣

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Unless I ate 10,500 calories MORE than my maintenance calories, then I didn’t gain 3 lbs of fat. (1 lb = 3,500 calories)⁣

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So this year I hope you can relax, enjoy yourself, not fall into crazy diet restrictions, diet pills, or any other weight loss bs that the diet industry tries to sell you.⁣

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Sustainable, long term habits is what you need.⁣

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And this is the perfect year to start them.⁣

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Don’t let another year pass you by.⁣

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Start now. ♥️

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