The holiday season is a time of celebration, joy, and plenty of delicious foods. While it’s important to enjoy these festivities, it’s also easy for clients to lose sight of their nutrition goals amidst the abundance of treats. As a coach, you need to guide clients toward a balanced approach to holiday indulgence with Macrovember—where tracking macros and maintaining healthy habits is the key to success!
The Importance of Macros Tracking During the Holidays.
Encourage mindful eating: They become aware of what they’re having naturally, without being anxious if this extra slice of pie fits into their plans.
Flexibility and Freedom: Unlike restrictive diets, macro tracking allows you to enjoy seasonal favorites while staying balanced. A macros-based approach allows clients to enjoy their favorite holiday treats in moderation, focusing on portion control and meeting their nutrient needs rather than restriction.
Consistency and Accountability: Staying consistent helps you maintain progress and avoid the “start over in January” cycle. Apps like Everfit make it easier to log meals, see patterns, and stay accountable even on busy days.
Why a Macros Challenge?
A little fun and competition never hurts.
The thing is, it’s hard to ask your clients to log and track macros consistently during the holiday. They are spending time with family and resting after all.
By turning the daily task into a friendly game, you take the weight off it.
- Rebuild momentum and motivate clients to stay committed to their nutrition plans. “You can join anytime you’re free”, not “You must do this every day.”
- Enjoy the holidays without stressing about the macro goals. They can see that the holiday is just a relaxing time. It doesn’t take away their hard work throughout the year.
- Having a sense of community also helps with the energy. They are more eager to reach the goals, and won’t feel too hard on themselves if they are unable to do so. Others also struggle like me. This is just a holiday.
How to Set Up a Macros Challenge Using Everfit.
Step 1: Set up a daily task called “Did you hit your macro goals” and assign it to your client group. You can take it one step further by asking your clients to log meals and macros via the “Calorie Tracker” in the Client App. This extra step lets you know how many calories, carbs, and protein they have consumed every day.
Step 2: Launch a Challenge. Use the “Total Tasks Completed” leaderboard to keep the score. Each completed task earns clients one point.
Step 3: Celebrate Consistency. Set a Customer Reminder so clients can remember to log their entries without missing a day.
Step 4: Decide the winner. At the end of the challenge, recognize and reward those with the highest scores for staying on track! It can be a discount code, an exclusive recipe collection, or a free assessment post-holiday.
It’s not that complicated. Here’s a tutorial for you:
This challenge not only keeps clients focused on their goals but also creates a sense of community and accountability that can be especially motivating during the holiday season.
Bonus: Fun Macrovember Templates to Make your Challenge more Inspiring.
It’s a bit boring to just log a task and see who’s completed the most, right? We got it. Here’s the Macro Templates you share with your clients:
- To show your expertise by suggesting which healthier meals to swap or replace with the traditional ones.
- To encourage your clients to share their own recipes and meal plans with others.
- To help struggling clients by learning from others and from you in the community.
- To make the challenge not just fun, but also insightful and inspiring.
Here’s how to get the templates:
- Download the story templates available here or in Everfit’s Instagram highlights.
- Fill them in with your meal or macro ideas.
- Share to your story, tag Everfit, and challenge others to join for even more engagement!
- Share with your community challenge. Invite your clients to play as well.
This is your chance to inspire and motivate others with your unique approach!
Keep Your Clients Motivated Throughout the Holidays
With the right strategies, your clients can enjoy the holiday season without feeling like they’re compromising their progress. Here are a few additional coaching tips to help them stay motivated:
- Regular Check-Ins: Use Everfit’s communication features to send encouraging messages, remind clients to track their progress, and celebrate their wins.
- Flexibility Is Key: Allow for flexibility in meal plans while keeping core meals structured. Clients are more likely to stay on track if they feel empowered to make choices.
This Macrovember, coaches and clients alike can embrace the holiday season without sacrificing their health and fitness goals. With Everfit’s robust features—structured and flexible meal plans, recipe books, macros tracking, and more—nutrition coaching becomes easier and more effective.
Sign up today to see how Everfit can help you guide your clients confidently through the holiday season and into the New Year. Let’s celebrate health and balance together this Macrovember!
