Staying well hydrated is important, but there isn’t one amount of water that’s right for every MacroRx+ member. Your fluid needs can change based on your body size, activity level, how much you sweat, the weather, your diet, and other individual factors. You’ll generally need more fluid when you’re exercising, sweating heavily, or spending time
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Fiber is an important part of your diet even though it isn’t one of the primary targets in your MacroRx+ prescription. A useful general target is about 14 grams of fiber for every 1,000 calories you eat. That works out to roughly: 1,500 calories → about 21g fiber 1,800 calories → about 25g fiber 2,000
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Vacations, holidays, birthdays, and special occasions are part of life. MacroRx+ is designed to work with them—not require you to avoid them. How you handle them can depend on the situation and your goals at the time. There are a few reasonable approaches. If you want to continue following your prescription, keep tracking and plan
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Alcohol can fit into MacroRx+, and you don’t have to completely give up alcohol to be successful with the program. But alcohol contains calories, and those calories need to be included in your daily prescription. Alcohol is a little different from the other foods and drinks you log. Alcohol itself provides about 7 calories per
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Eating at restaurants is part of real life, and you don’t need to avoid restaurants to be successful with MacroRx+. The goal is to learn how to make restaurant meals work within your prescription. Whenever possible, plan ahead and log your meal before you go. Many chain restaurants publish nutrition information, and you may be
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Some hunger is normal when you’re eating fewer calories than your body uses, but you shouldn’t feel like you’re constantly starving your way through MacroRx+. If you’re unusually hungry, first stop and think about what you’re experiencing. Are you generally hungry and ready to eat, or are you specifically craving something sweet, salty, crunchy, or
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Going over your calorie or macro targets occasionally is normal. Don’t try to “fix” it by drastically cutting your food the next day. First, make sure your MyFitnessPal log accurately reflects what you ate. Don’t delete foods, change portions, or stop logging because the day didn’t go according to plan. Your coach needs the real
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Your MacroRx+ prescription is reviewed each Monday as part of your weekly progress review. Your coach will look at how you’ve been doing and determine whether your calorie and/or macro prescription should be adjusted for the upcoming week. A weekly review does not necessarily mean a weekly change. Sometimes the best decision is to keep
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Probably not. It’s completely normal for your weight to stay the same for several days—or even move up—while you’re still making progress. Your scale measures your total body weight, not just body fat. The number can change from day to day because of hydration, sodium and carbohydrate intake, food still being digested, bowel movements, exercise,
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It’s normal to want faster results, but faster isn’t always better. A commonly used target during fat loss is roughly 0.5–1% of body weight per week, although an appropriate rate can vary based on your starting point, goals, activity, and how your body is responding. If your progress feels slower than expected, don’t immediately cut
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