Breaking Up with Macros: Embracing a Christian Weight Loss Approach in 2025

Are you tired of counting every macro in your diet, only to find yourself back on the diet train again and again? I’ve worked with so many women who’ve spent years tracking macros, working with trainers, and still feel trapped in the endless cycle of dieting. If this sounds familiar, it might be time to evaluate whether tracking macros is serving you in the long run. Is it time for a shift?

As we look toward 2025, I want to offer you a different way—one that invites God into the journey of health, healing, and weight loss. It’s time to release the pressure and find freedom in realigning your approach. That’s why I want to invite you to join us for our Realign in 2025 Free Weight Loss Intensive starting January 13.

What You’ll Get in Realign in 2025:

• Daily Action Steps to help you create your 2025 plan for weight loss with a God-centered mindset
• Coaching on any questions that come up along the way
• A clear outline for how to invite God into your journey to do Kingdom-minded weight loss
• A blueprint for creating your best year ever
• Prizes to keep you motivated and on track!

Sign up today to join the Realign in 2025 community! We start on January 13, and I can’t wait to see the transformation that happens when you invite God into this process.

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Why Are We Talking About Macros?

You’ve probably heard the term “macros” if you’ve been following a fitness program or dieting for any length of time. But let’s break it down. Macronutrients—proteins, fats, and carbohydrates—are the building blocks of your diet, and they provide your body with essential energy and nutrients. When you learn how to balance macros, you can fuel your body for weight loss, muscle gain, or better energy. Here’s a brief overview:

1. Proteins support muscle repair, immune function, and hormone production. Sources include chicken, fish, tofu, and beans.
2. Fats help with brain health, hormone regulation, and energy storage. Healthy fats come from sources like avocado, nuts, and olive oil.
3. Carbohydrates are the primary source of energy, especially during high-intensity activities. They’re found in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.

Tracking macros can help you align your food choices with your fitness goals, but is it really the best long-term solution?

The Pros and Cons of Tracking Macros

Why Macros Can Be Helpful:

• Customizable for fitness goals: Adjust your macros to focus on fat loss, muscle gain, or endurance training.
• Improves awareness: Helps you make informed food choices.
• Encourages balance: Ensures you’re not overloading on one nutrient while neglecting others.

However, there are also some drawbacks that might make you reconsider tracking macros:

Why Macros Might Not Serve You in the Long Run:

• Obsession or Legalism: The constant tracking can become overwhelming and lead to an unhealthy obsession with food.
• Neglects Emotional and Spiritual Health: Tracking macros often overlooks the mental and emotional aspects of eating, such as intuitive eating and emotional health.
• Not aligned with Kingdom health principles: A purely nutritional approach can miss out on inviting God’s guidance and peace into your health journey.

For many women, this is where things start to feel burdensome. Yes, macros can help you lose weight, but what about the emotional and spiritual aspects of health? Can you experience lasting freedom if your focus is solely on numbers?

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Why It Might Be Time to Break Up with Macros

Here’s where it gets exciting: It might be time to break up with macros and embrace a new way of thinking about health and weight loss. Instead of focusing on tracking numbers, we focus on eating real, whole foods.

Here’s What I Do Instead (and What You Can Do Too):

• Focus on eating real, whole foods as much as possible.
• Prioritize protein to fuel your body without obsessing over the exact grams.
• Emphasize freedom and joy in the eating experience.
• Shift your mindset to consistency over perfection.
• Align your health practices with God’s purpose for your body.

When you invite God’s better way into your health journey, you’ll experience more peace, more freedom, and more joy—leading to lasting success.

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The God-Centered Approach to Health and Weight Loss

Surrendering your health journey to God can be a game-changer. Instead of trying to control every detail, you can trust God’s provision and His design for your body. This approach brings more freedom than counting macros ever could.

The Power of Surrender:

• Inviting God into the journey for guidance and peace.
• Trusting in His plan and releasing control.
• Finding lasting motivation through a Kingdom purpose.
• Learning to intuitively eat, based on how your body feels and what it needs—sometimes more carbs, sometimes more protein. Plus, adjusting it based on your cycle!

True health isn’t about perfection. It’s about consistency, grace, and trusting God’s design for your body.

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Real Health Comes from Consistency, Not Perfection

In this episode, I share how counting macros can lead to awareness but also become an obsession if not balanced with faith and intuition. Real health comes from focusing on whole foods, surrendering to God’s plan, and trusting His design for your body.

Key Takeaways:

• Macro tracking can create awareness but may lead to obsession if not balanced with intuition and faith.
• True health is about focusing on real, whole foods and trusting God in your journey.
• Surrendering to God’s plan for your health provides freedom, grace, and lasting results.

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Let’s Walk Through This Journey Together

If you’re looking for a Kingdom-minded approach to weight loss, I want to invite you to join Fit Moms Academy, the #1 Christian weight loss program designed to help you lose weight for the last time. With support, accountability, and a focus on whole-body health—spirit, soul, and body—we’ll help you align your health journey with God’s purpose. You can join here: Fit Moms Academy Enrollment.

And don’t forget to sign up for our Realign in 2025 intensive starting January 13! This free coaching experience will equip you with the tools, mindset, and action steps to make 2025 your best year ever.

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Scripture Highlights for Your Health Journey

• Proverbs 27:17: “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Reflect on how mentoring and community can encourage and guide you in your health journey.
• Philippians 4:6-7: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

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In 2025, let’s break free from the chains of dieting, realign with God’s purpose for our bodies, and step into the freedom He offers.