Macros: A Way to Eat Healthy Without Depriving Ourselves of What We Love w/Hilary Downey and Bridget Shinn

Being healthy isn’t just about looking good. It’s about feeling good in our bodies, having energy, being around for as long as possible and setting an example for our kids. Food is a huge part of health, and most of the time it feels like achieving it requires us to give up all the foods we love.

 

What if we could eat whatever we want, just managed intentionally, so we can still reach our goals? What are macros and why are they an easier way to track our nutrition?

 

In this episode, I’m joined by mother-daughter duo, Hilary Downey and Bridget Shinn. They share how their app Body By Hilary makes nutrition less overwhelming and restrictive so you can have that pizza guilt-free!

 

As a mom, I don’t want my kids to see me constantly at war with food and my body. -Hilary Downey

 

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

 

- A personal budget for your calories

How do we use macros to get optimum results? 

 

- Don’t put the progress on a pedestal

Why is it so much easier to achieve our health goals when we focus on the habit, not the outcome?

 

- Give protein more attention

Why is protein so important as you’re getting older?

 

Guest Bio

 

Hilary Downey and Bridget Shinn are a mother-daughter duo that each lost 100 pounds by learning to count macros and creating balanced lifestyle habits. They own Balance by Hilary – a company that teaches women how to stop fad dieting and finally lose weight for good eating the foods they love.

 

The Balance by Hilary app, where you can access our 28-Day Macro Challenge that teaches you step-by-step our framework for learning to count macros so you can lose weight eating the food you love. Download the app on the Play Store or App Store and follow @balancebyhilary and @bridget_bbh on Instagram.