Whether you’re working with an online coach, following the calculator from one of the N1 Programs, or are writing your own nutrition plans, you know that following macronutrient-based plans to 100% accuracy is a nightmare.
The reality is, in most cases following a diet with >90% accuracy will still get the job done and the increased effort to achieve that last 10% is often more stressful or challenging than it is worth for the potential added benefit you’d get from it. The only time this may not be the case is in the final stages of contest prep where every macro and micronutrient matters.
Whether you are coaching yourself, coaching others, or being coached the following guidelines will help you stay on track and give you some tools to hopefully lessen the stress of “sticking to the plan”.