11. How to Make Your Own Meal Plan

This week on the pod, Coach Sam & Coach Dylan break down an article D wrote on how to make your own meal plan. They get into the nitty gritty of why meal plans don't work for long-term success, the important of "teaching a man to fish" and how to approach your own day to day meal planning. Roses & Thorns: Dylan’s driving win, tackling limiting beliefs, the fear of asking for help, and the never-ending struggle of doing too much Sam’s SAD and sick of winter, the 30th birthday existential fiasco, the pressure & expectations placed on women, and the grief of evolution Black History Month Recos: (yes, we're late, forgive us) “Somebody’s Daughter” by Ashley C. Ford F.D Signifier on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FDSignifire The Meat of It Why we don’t recommend them & don’t find them to be effective Dylan’s first & only meal plan experience People don’t need to be told what to do, they need to be taught why they’re doing it Why personal trainers aren’t all the same, and definitely are not equally qualified Why there’s no such thing as a magic number when it comes to your macros Maintenance is a range, and it isn’t static The impact of flexible dieting on Sam’s journey Why having a macro range instead of a set target might be more helpful Why we preach trial and error Why you NEED to understand energy balance to achieve flexibility + nutritional competence The reason why calorie calculators don’t always guess your maintenance calories correctly How to find your maintenance calories without a calorie calculator - which will *actually* be accurate to your unique body Why accurately inaccurate is good enough Interested in coaching? Tap the link below to apply. https://www.five-elements.ca/contactus Wanting to join MacroFactor? Use our affiliate code for a 2 week free trial: fiveelements https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/macrofactor-macro-tracker/id1553503471 Tap the link below to subscribe to our weekly newsletter: https://www.five-elements.ca/five-elements-newsletter Follow Us on Instagram: Coach Dylan @coach_dylandacosta Coach Sam @fiveelementscoaching Post-production, music & overall wizardry by Jonathan Gavin @gonathanjavin