"In April 2025, I decided to get a coach because I had been stuck in a cycle of yo-yo dieting for years. I already knew how to count calories and track macros, and I was always successful at losing weight for a few months. But when summer rolled around or the Holidays came, I\u2019d try to maintain my progress\u2014and the weight would slowly creep back. I was tired of it. I didn\u2019t understand maintenance, and I couldn\u2019t seem to make it work.\r\nSo, before summer 2025, I started working with a coach and started with a deficit. Then I switched to maintenance over the summer. That summer was better than any other, but honestly, I still gained five pounds. It was still a huge eye-opener: maintenance calories aren\u2019t that far from deficit calories! While that was an important lesson, it also made me feel like I\u2019d be on a \u201cdiet\u201d forever\u2014constantly relying on self-control and willpower, living with a sense of deprivation.\r\nFive extra pounds wasn\u2019t a big deal, but getting back into a deficit in September was HARD. I felt frustrated and deprived. Normally, I would have given up and eaten whatever I wanted until Christmas, trying to minimize the damage, constantly feeling guilty for not being in a deficit. But this time, my coach held me accountable. I logged everything\u2014even foods I thought were \u201coff-limits\u201d (like pasta, bread, chocolate). And that\u2019s when I had the biggest aha moment of my life: I could fit those \u201cforbidden\u201d foods into my macros and STILL lose weight!\r\nFrom then on, I kept losing weight until Christmas, but this time I included the foods I truly enjoyed. I realized all my previous diets had been way too restrictive, which made me feel deprived and led to overeating whenever tempting foods were available\u2014restaurants, parties, dinners with friends or family\u2014because I thought I\u2019d never be allowed to eat them again (or not often enough). Now, by incorporating those foods into my daily meals, I no longer feel deprived. I can enjoy treats occasionally without guilt, frustration, or that sense of scarcity. It\u2019s freeing!\r\nSo, will I always have a sweet tooth? Yes! Will I keep making my heavenly, absolutely DIVINE homemade fudge at Christmas? Absolutely! But now I know those treats can fit into maintenance, and I\u2019m okay with returning to healthy habits afterward. Or even a short deficit if I overindulge for a short period of time. I can balance it out. Maintenance is for life\u2014and for the first time, at 46, I\u2019m happy with what I eat. I\u2019m not denying myself the foods I love to control my weight. I can manage my weight AND enjoy the foods that satisfy me. I\u2019m finally free from the deprivation mindset and the guilt that came with it. I won\u2019t always be perfect and that\u2019s ok. But I know exactly what to do now. It\u2019s life-changing!"
"In April 2025, I decided to get a coach because I had been stuck in a cycle of yo-yo dieting for years. I already knew how to count calories and track macros, and I was always successful at losing weight for a few months. But when summer rolled around or the Holidays came, I\u2019d try to maintain my progress\u2014and the weight would slowly creep back. I was tired of it. I didn\u2019t understand maintenance, and I couldn\u2019t seem to make it work.\r\nSo, before summer 2025, I started working with a coach and started with a deficit. Then I switched to maintenance over the summer. That summer was better than any other, but honestly, I still gained five pounds. It was still a huge eye-opener: maintenance calories aren\u2019t that far from deficit calories! While that was an important lesson, it also made me feel like I\u2019d be on a \u201cdiet\u201d forever\u2014constantly relying on self-control and willpower, living with a sense of deprivation.\r\nFive extra pounds wasn\u2019t a big deal, but getting back into a deficit in September was HARD. I felt frustrated and deprived. Normally, I would have given up and eaten whatever I wanted until Christmas, trying to minimize the damage, constantly feeling guilty for not being in a deficit. But this time, my coach held me accountable. I logged everything\u2014even foods I thought were \u201coff-limits\u201d (like pasta, bread, chocolate). And that\u2019s when I had the biggest aha moment of my life: I could fit those \u201cforbidden\u201d foods into my macros and STILL lose weight!\r\nFrom then on, I kept losing weight until Christmas, but this time I included the foods I truly enjoyed. I realized all my previous diets had been way too restrictive, which made me feel deprived and led to overeating whenever tempting foods were available\u2014restaurants, parties, dinners with friends or family\u2014because I thought I\u2019d never be allowed to eat them again (or not often enough). Now, by incorporating those foods into my daily meals, I no longer feel deprived. I can enjoy treats occasionally without guilt, frustration, or that sense of scarcity. It\u2019s freeing!\r\nSo, will I always have a sweet tooth? Yes! Will I keep making my heavenly, absolutely DIVINE homemade fudge at Christmas? Absolutely! But now I know those treats can fit into maintenance, and I\u2019m okay with returning to healthy habits afterward. Or even a short deficit if I overindulge for a short period of time. I can balance it out. Maintenance is for life\u2014and for the first time, at 46, I\u2019m happy with what I eat. I\u2019m not denying myself the foods I love to control my weight. I can manage my weight AND enjoy the foods that satisfy me. I\u2019m finally free from the deprivation mindset and the guilt that came with it. I won\u2019t always be perfect and that\u2019s ok. But I know exactly what to do now. It\u2019s life-changing!"
"Overall great experience with Macros Inc. and with Colin DeWolfe as my coach. I am someone who always considered themselves as above average fitness. However knowing all the right things (macros, health, and fitness) is different than actually doing the right things. I find that Macros Inc. nutrition coaching is the perfect boost for accountability. I did a year\u2019s worth of coaching and got my weight down from 195lbs to finishing the year at 175lbs. I am 47 years old and 5\u20199\u201d tall, my original goal was to get below 170 and I\u2019ve fluctuated between 172-176 the past couple months. I have a desk job, I travel for work several times per year. I lift weights a couple times per week, I run 10-15 miles per week and averaged around 10k steps per day in 2025. Colin definitely did a good job at keeping me accountable, discussing the importance of sleep, stress management, and keeping it real on how alcohol can affect progress. I can definitely see myself coming back as a client in the future, probably for nutrition + fitness. Remember, it\u2019s what you put into it and I for sure could\u2019ve adhered a little better at times and had even more progress, but life happens (work events, travel, vacations, holidays, my mother passed away). Life will always throw us curve balls, but if we\u2019re consistent the majority of the time you\u2019ll have progress. For now, my goals for 2026 are to run a full marathon which I\u2019ve already started ramping up my running mileage for. To coincide with marathon training, I\u2019m also taking a year off from alcohol which I\u2019m definitely feeling the benefits 4 months in. Again, overall a great experience with a great coach which I\u2019d consider a solid investment in my health. Highly recommended if you\u2019re on the fence!"
"Overall great experience with Macros Inc. and with Colin DeWolfe as my coach. I am someone who always considered themselves as above average fitness. However knowing all the right things (macros, health, and fitness) is different than actually doing the right things. I find that Macros Inc. nutrition coaching is the perfect boost for accountability. I did a year\u2019s worth of coaching and got my weight down from 195lbs to finishing the year at 175lbs. I am 47 years old and 5\u20199\u201d tall, my original goal was to get below 170 and I\u2019ve fluctuated between 172-176 the past couple months. I have a desk job, I travel for work several times per year. I lift weights a couple times per week, I run 10-15 miles per week and averaged around 10k steps per day in 2025. Colin definitely did a good job at keeping me accountable, discussing the importance of sleep, stress management, and keeping it real on how alcohol can affect progress. I can definitely see myself coming back as a client in the future, probably for nutrition + fitness. Remember, it\u2019s what you put into it and I for sure could\u2019ve adhered a little better at times and had even more progress, but life happens (work events, travel, vacations, holidays, my mother passed away). Life will always throw us curve balls, but if we\u2019re consistent the majority of the time you\u2019ll have progress. For now, my goals for 2026 are to run a full marathon which I\u2019ve already started ramping up my running mileage for. To coincide with marathon training, I\u2019m also taking a year off from alcohol which I\u2019m definitely feeling the benefits 4 months in. Again, overall a great experience with a great coach which I\u2019d consider a solid investment in my health. Highly recommended if you\u2019re on the fence!"
"Overall great experience with Macros Inc. and with Colin DeWolfe as my coach. I am someone who always considered themselves as above average fitness. However knowing all the right things (macros, health, and fitness) is different than actually doing the right things. I find that Macros Inc. nutrition coaching is the perfect boost for accountability. I did a year\u2019s worth of coaching and got my weight down from 195lbs to finishing the year at 175lbs. I am 47 years old and 5\u20199\u201d tall, my original goal was to get below 170 and I\u2019ve fluctuated between 172-176 the past couple months. I have a desk job, I travel for work several times per year. I lift weights a couple times per week, I run 10-15 miles per week and averaged around 10k steps per day in 2025. Colin definitely did a good job at keeping me accountable, discussing the importance of sleep, stress management, and keeping it real on how alcohol can affect progress. I can definitely see myself coming back as a client in the future, probably for nutrition + fitness. Remember, it\u2019s what you put into it and I for sure could\u2019ve adhered a little better at times and had even more progress, but life happens (work events, travel, vacations, holidays, my mother passed away). Life will always throw us curve balls, but if we\u2019re consistent the majority of the time you\u2019ll have progress. For now, my goals for 2026 are to run a full marathon which I\u2019ve already started ramping up my running mileage for. To coincide with marathon training, I\u2019m also taking a year off from alcohol which I\u2019m definitely feeling the benefits 4 months in. Again, overall a great experience with a great coach which I\u2019d consider a solid investment in my health. Highly recommended if you\u2019re on the fence!"
"It's not an exaggeration to say that receiving coaching through Macros Inc has been the single most valuable food\/nutrition related experience in my life. One (of MANY) of the biggest things I appreciate about Macros Inc was the care that was put into asking me about my needs and preferences during the intake process, and then matching me to the coach who was right for me. My coach is Rachel, and she is PHENOMENAL -- I couldn't be more grateful for her guidance, and for her ability to be so patient and understanding when I fell off track (many times) while still holding me accountable and helping me get back on track, over and over. I always felt like my strengths were emphasized, and I was NEVER shamed for my \"failures.\"\r\n\r\nI've gained such an immense amount of knowledge and skills that have helped me FINALLY (after a literal LIFETIME of yo-yo dieting, overeating\/restiction cycles, and struggling with my weight) understand how to create SUSTAINABLE habits and make lifestyle changes that can actually be lifelong. I've chosen to stay in coaching for over a year after I hit my lowest weight, and that's because, after Rachel helped me learn to track and lose the weight, she then helped me learn how to navigate maintaining my desired weight. After that, we shifted into learning intuitive eating and moving away from tracking my food altogether.\r\n\r\nHonestly, it's that second part of my coaching experience (which was actually a lot longer than the weightloss part) that has been most valuable to me. For me, coaching was an investment in myself that has led to gains that will last me a lifetime. Coming from someone who has tried it all over the course of literal decades, I truly can't recommend Macros Inc coaching highly enough. I also want to emphasize, for those who are like me and have struggled with weight and eating for a long time, how worthwhile it is to stick with it after the weight has come off. It's not that you'll be perfect forever if you do, but you'll have the skills you need to get yourself back on track, instead of falling back into the cycle of extremes. Breaking the cycle is SO incredibly worth it."
"It's not an exaggeration to say that receiving coaching through Macros Inc has been the single most valuable food\/nutrition related experience in my life. One (of MANY) of the biggest things I appreciate about Macros Inc was the care that was put into asking me about my needs and preferences during the intake process, and then matching me to the coach who was right for me. My coach is Rachel, and she is PHENOMENAL -- I couldn't be more grateful for her guidance, and for her ability to be so patient and understanding when I fell off track (many times) while still holding me accountable and helping me get back on track, over and over. I always felt like my strengths were emphasized, and I was NEVER shamed for my \"failures.\"\r\n\r\nI've gained such an immense amount of knowledge and skills that have helped me FINALLY (after a literal LIFETIME of yo-yo dieting, overeating\/restiction cycles, and struggling with my weight) understand how to create SUSTAINABLE habits and make lifestyle changes that can actually be lifelong. I've chosen to stay in coaching for over a year after I hit my lowest weight, and that's because, after Rachel helped me learn to track and lose the weight, she then helped me learn how to navigate maintaining my desired weight. After that, we shifted into learning intuitive eating and moving away from tracking my food altogether.\r\n\r\nHonestly, it's that second part of my coaching experience (which was actually a lot longer than the weightloss part) that has been most valuable to me. For me, coaching was an investment in myself that has led to gains that will last me a lifetime. Coming from someone who has tried it all over the course of literal decades, I truly can't recommend Macros Inc coaching highly enough. I also want to emphasize, for those who are like me and have struggled with weight and eating for a long time, how worthwhile it is to stick with it after the weight has come off. It's not that you'll be perfect forever if you do, but you'll have the skills you need to get yourself back on track, instead of falling back into the cycle of extremes. Breaking the cycle is SO incredibly worth it."
