Madison Mackenzie, CPT

Petite gym girls, this is why “just eat less” hits different for us 🫡

Height affects your TDEE more than people realize. At 5’4” & under, you’re carrying less lean mass & a smaller frame overall, which means your maintenance calories are naturally lower than a 5’8”+ girl doing the exact same workouts

So when a taller girl eats 1,700 calories & drops fat effortlessly, but you eat the same & stall out? That’s not your metabolism being “broken,” it’s math

The fix is simple: build quality muscle mass to make fat loss easier & then adjusting your numbers to YOUR frame, not using a generic calculator or listening to some random influencer tell you that you shouldn’t eat under 1500 calories

Petite girls have to be more precise: small frame = smaller margin for error, but big results when you actually dial it in 📉📉📉

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Nobody tells petite girls this about maintenance calories

You may not be able to eat 2000+ calories / day & not gain weight

Maintenance isn’t one-size-fits-all, it scales with your frame: height, bone structure, lean mass, even limb length. A 5’8” girl and a 5’2” girl doing the same training split are NOT working with the same maintenance number. Hers will be higher by default

So when you copy some random girl’s “What I Eat in a Day” & suddenly can’t maintain or your weight starts creeping up, it’s not you being “sensitive” to food, it’s just your frame requiring less to sustain itself

This is why petite girls following tall-girl meal plans, tall-girl macros, and tall-girl “what I eat in a day” videos end up frustrated

Your number isn’t smaller because something’s wrong with you. It’s smaller because you’re working with a smaller structure. Once you eat for YOUR frame instead of someone else’s, maintenance actually makes sense 📊

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Stop spiralling when the scale fluctuates

The scale is data, not a verdict

Follow me for more lessons like this & for a coach who teaches you the why, not just the what

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Quitting teaching was one of the scariest things I’ve ever done

“But you get summers off”
“But what about the stability?”
“But what about the pension & benefits?”
“Online coaching isn’t a real career”

I heard it all

But despite all that, I still made the leap & I honestly haven’t looked back

It’s important I say two things here:
1️⃣The kids were not the reason I left
2️⃣I have the UTMOST respect & admiration for teachers still in the profession

I left teaching for a variety of reasons: the exhaustion & burnout from the system, how quickly the profession & expectations changed in the 8 years I taught for, the fairly constant negativity, and the inability to be truly myself & not scrutinized for my passions/wanting more (among other things)

Since quitting, I’ve immersed myself in full-time online coaching. There have been some long hours, tough moments, and HARD days along the way, but I honestly don’t regret my decision in the slightest. Despite all this, I am fulfilled & at peace

I literally heard it from a random person at the gym today, “I can’t believe how much your life has changed since I first met you, it’s so cool to see who you are now” and I’d have to agree

I have always had a passion for educating & helping others, but now it’s in a different way that allows me to be the best version of MYSELF & I get to coach other women on how to do the same thing

My job is about SO much more than just workouts and meal plans & I’ve never been happier

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