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Here’s what you can expect from this episode:

Ready to hit 2025 with a new year, new me mentality? With the new year upon us, you are probably ready to kick it off strong with some new habits, health priorities and body goals. But how can you set yourself up for success? Planning is key and in the episode I am going to show why it is important to have a game plan and share step-by-step how to create one. 

We’ll be breaking down the key phases of nutrition periodization—calorie deficit, reverse diet, maintenance, and even a calorie surplus phase for muscle building. You’ll learn how to block off specific weeks on your calendar for each phase to ensure consistency and adherence, while avoiding potential pitfalls like metabolic slowdown and hormonal imbalances.

By the end, you’ll know how to plan around life’s inevitable challenges—hello, holidays—and stick to a sustainable, science-backed method that avoids the pitfalls of quick-fix diets. So tune in, take notes, and prepare to achieve your body goals in 2025!

Topics covered on planning your body goals: 

• Using a calendar strategically to plan your fat loss, reverse dieting, and maintenance phases to optimize results throughout the year
• Strategies to prevent metabolic slowdown and optimize hormonal health
• How to balance muscle gain with fat loss through structured eating and training during the maintenance phase
• Why you should plan your nutrition for 6 to 12 months with scheduled dieting phases to achieve sustainable results
• How to consider your personal schedule, holidays, and special events in 2025 when setting your primary fitness goal

Resources Mentioned:

• Listen to the Macro Phase Series Playlist 
• Take my FREE Macro Phase Quiz
• Register for my FREE Training, 3 Steps to Sustainable Weight Loss Without Sacrificing A Life Well Lived
• Want to lose fat, fix your metabolism and tone your body for a lifetime without sacrificing the foods you love? Sign up to my transformative 8 week course, The Macro Body Method
• Ready to reach your body transformation goals the right way without restriction, sacrifice, or even dieting? Apply for my 4 month coaching program, The Macro Accelerator 
• Want to take the guesswork out of your nutrition and get a professionally tailored macro count to start transforming your body to look and feel your best? Grab your Custom Macro Assessment

Connect with Dani:

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• Subscribe to the show on YouTube @mindinmymacros

Related Episodes:

• Episode 14: The Phases of Macro Tracking Explained
• Episode 15: How to Use the “Maintenance” Phase to Your Advantage
• Episode 16:What Should a Calorie Deficit Look Like to Lose Body Fat?
• Episode 17: What is a Reverse Diet & How Does It Work?
• Episode 18: How to Build Muscle in a Surplus
• Episode 59: Should I Focus on Fat Loss or Building Muscle First?
• Episode 71: Do you have to be in a deficit to lose body fat?

More about Mindin’ My Wellness:

The Mindin’ My Wellness podcast is for busy, motivated and health-empowered women who are ready to kick old dieting mentalities to the curb and step into transformed health to look and FEEL their best, without sacrificing a life well-lived. Each week, your host Dani Marenburg and her guests will share top tips on all things macros, movement, mindset and everything in between. You’ll learn simple, effective and sustainable tips you can take away from each episode and implement in your daily life to look and feel like the best version of you.

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