If you’re sick, taking care of your health comes before perfectly following your MacroRx+ prescription. A minor cold may not change much, and you may be able to continue eating and tracking normally. But illnesses involving fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, significant loss of appetite, or other symptoms can make your normal calorie and macro targets
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First, don’t panic—and don’t change your MacroRx+ prescription because of one weigh-in. Your scale measures your total body weight, not just body fat. It’s completely normal for body weight to move up and down from one day to the next even when you’re consistently losing body fat. A sudden increase can be affected by many
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Missing a day happens. Don’t let one missed day turn into several. If you forgot to log your food or submit your accountability screenshots, simply resume your normal MacroRx+ routine as soon as you can. If you can accurately remember what you ate, it’s fine to go back and complete your MyFitnessPal log. But don’t
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Your protein number is a minimum target, so we want you to make a reasonable effort to reach it each day. But if you’re consistently struggling to get enough protein, don’t simply force down a large amount of food at the end of the night. There are usually easier ways to structure your day. First,
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Not necessarily. The goal of MacroRx+ isn’t to make you dependent on MyFitnessPal for the rest of your life. During active weight loss, consistent food tracking is extremely valuable. It gives you and your coach objective information about what you’re eating, helps you learn portion sizes and the nutritional content of foods, and allows us
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Reaching your goal weight is a major milestone, but it isn’t the end of the process. The next goal is learning how to maintain what you’ve accomplished. During weight loss, your MacroRx+ prescription has generally been designed to keep you in a calorie deficit. Once you’re ready to transition out of active weight loss, your
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If you’re making progress with MacroRx+ without weight-loss medication, we generally don’t recommend seeking out a GLP-1 medication simply to make the process go faster. MacroRx+ takes a nutrition- and lifestyle-first approach to weight loss. Whenever someone can successfully reach and maintain a healthier weight through sustainable changes to nutrition, activity, and everyday habits, we
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If you’re taking a GLP-1 medication prescribed by your healthcare provider, you can continue using MacroRx+. Your medication may change your appetite and how much food you comfortably eat, so communicating with your coach becomes especially important. GLP-1 medications can significantly reduce appetite and may make you feel full sooner. That can make eating fewer
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No. Supplements aren’t required to participate in MacroRx+, and they aren’t a substitute for building a nutritious diet. Your MacroRx+ prescription focuses primarily on calories and macronutrients—protein, carbohydrates, and fat. Those targets are important for managing your energy intake and body-composition goals, but hitting your macros doesn’t automatically mean you’re getting optimal amounts of every
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Yes. Protein shakes and protein bars can be useful tools for reaching your protein target, especially when convenience makes getting enough protein from regular meals difficult. You don’t need to use protein shakes or bars to be successful with MacroRx+. Foods such as chicken, turkey, fish, lean beef, eggs, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and other
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