re: Getting wife on board with fitness

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I tell people that you can workout and be disciplined in the gym all you want but if your diet isn’t in check it’s not going to matter.

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I started counting macros six weeks ago. You're right. If you aren't monitoring the fuel that goes into your body, you'll never achieve what you want to achieve.

Case in point....been working out hard for the past 5 1/2 months and was relatively happy with the results, but I still wanted a little more. A couple of the boys at the CrossFit gym I belong to count macros and I started asking them questions about it.

I decided to start counting macros....fast forward to six weeks later....body fat dropped from 16.8% to 13.3% and I dropped 11 pounds overall. Out of the 11 lbs I dropped, muscle mass went from 97.7 to 96.8. That was a tiny drop, but nothing I'm concerned with.

My cardio has taken a tick upwards and everything else has been easier (box jumps, pull ups, or anything involving moving your bodyweight around). I'm happy with where I'm at now at 192 lbs. I'll continue the maintenance macro split I'm on now for another couple of months and see where I'm at.

Never would've believed I'd see the drastic changes in just six weeks, but it just shows how important eating the right stuff means to your achieving your goals. Closely monitoring my intake of protein, carbs, fats has been huge. I'm usually consuming 2200 to 2400 calories per day, working out 4-6 days per week.