Living Fit With Lauren

Is tracking your food a tool or a deterrent?

We all have individual goals, needs to reach those goals, and relationships with food. It’s important that your plan is personalized to YOU, and not just a static approach used for everyone.

Big progress can be made without food tracking! You can build muscle and lose fat without counting calories or macros. In fact, I achieved all of my results these last 10 years without tracking food!!

I always preach: longevity over short term results!!

So, if you use a tool like a food tracking app, make sure it’s helping you & not harming you.

You don’t want it bringing you closer to one goal (body composition) but taking you further away from another (mental health).

Tomorrow I’ll chat about how I center my mindset around food tracking, sticking to my plan & how I respond when I fall short! Make sure to follow so you don’t miss it😊

Studies show that Monday is in fact the best day of the week! 🧡

Skipping breakfast might seem harmless, but it can majorly work against the goals we’re trying to achieve.

Eating a balanced breakfast helps:

✨ Support more stable blood sugar levels, which leads to steadier energy, fewer cravings, and less of the afternoon crash.

💪 Give your muscles the protein they need to kickstart muscle protein synthesis, making it easier to build and maintain muscle.

🩷 Support healthy hormone function. Our bodies thrive on consistency, and regularly fueling can help reduce unnecessary stress on our system.

If you’re waiting until noon to have your first meal and wondering why your energy, cravings, or progress feel off, your morning nutrition is probably the culprit.

Aim for a breakfast with 25–35g of protein, fiber rich carbs, and healthy fats to set yourself up for the rest of the day.

More muscle = more strength, more stability, better bones, higher metabolic rate, better energy, etc etc. All good things come from muscle!

Do you ditch your program the second your scale goes up?

If so, that’s probably what is keeping you stuck!

The scale doesn’t tell the whole story, and it takes time for your body to adapt. You could have the most solid nutrition and fitness plan and still see the scale fluctuate. In fact, you should expect it!

Fat loss & muscle gain are not linear, and the people who understand that and continue to be consistent with their plan are the ones who see results.

This is my summer lock in where I’m bringing you along my journey of losing 5lbs of fat this summer. I’m sharing what works, what doesn’t, and how I get sustainable results at 10 years into my fitness journey.

Make sure to follow for my next update!

You can have your cake & eat it too😛

Fat loss doesn’t mean sacrificing all the foods that you love!!

To start, you need to determine your maintenance calories then decide what your calorie deficit will be. Split those deficit calories into macronutrient goals (protein, carbs, and fat) and use that framework to eat the foods you love while still supporting fat loss and muscle maintenance!

When it comes to fat loss, what do you struggle with the most?