Nutrition

September 10, 2024

#50: Simplify Your Pre/Postnatal Nutrition Through Macro Counting with Dani Marenberg

Nutrition during pregnancy and postpartum feels complicated sometimes, so today we’re learning the difference between counting calories and counting macros, and why the latter can be more beneficial for mamas. Discover tips for maintaining a macro-friendly lifestyle without the need to track or weigh your food, and how my guest Dani navigated her nutrition through different phases of her health journey, including fertility and pregnancy. We also share hacks for increasing protein intake, even with pregnancy nausea and aversions, and discuss a simple mindset shift that can alleviate anxiety and stress around food. Plus, we’ll cover how to approach healthy, safe, and sustainable weight loss during postpartum.

About this episode

What you'll learn

  • The difference between counting calories and counting macros and which one is more useful for mamas
  • Tips for living a macro-friendly lifestyle without physically tracking or weighing your food
  • How Dani navigated her nutrition through different phases of her health journey, including her fertility and pregnancy
  • Hacks for getting more protein in your diet even with protein aversions and pregnancy nausea
  • The simple mindset shift that will relieve the anxiety and stress around food during pregnancy and postpartum
  • How to approach healthy, safe, and sustainable weight loss during postpartum

About Dani

Dani is a double-certified nutrition coach and podcaster specializing in optimizing macronutrients & lifestyle habits and is passionate about helping other women reach their ultimate body transformation goals, all while enjoying a life well-lived by balancing a macro-focused diet. She’s helped over 1,000 women through her courses, coaching programs and custom plans lose weight, build muscle and eat more! 

Shownotes

Grab The Milk Mama Lactation Cookbook HERE

Try Needed's Immune Support for 20% off HERE using the code “mama20”

Read the new study about metabolic costs during pregnancy HERE

Connect with Dani HERE on Instagram and HERE on her website

Tune in to the Mindin' My Wellness Podcast HERE

Grab Dani's free 5 Day Pregnancy and Postpartum Meal Guide HERE

Download Dani's fre Macro Getting Started Checklist HERE

Join the Macros for Mama program HERE

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