Sergio, a 37-year-old corporate sustainability professional, has been transforming his life and health over the past two years, balancing weight loss while maintaining — and even gaining — muscle mass.
“I was obese my whole life,” he said. “Losing weight was just one (big) part of my journey, but so was muscle growth and tracking other health aspects. Obviously, I could say my biggest win was losing 150lb (and I am very proud of that), but I think the bigger win is how MacroFactor helped me permanently turn my life around for the better.”
Before discovering MacroFactor, Sergio was already making big strides to improve his health. Diagnosed as pre-diabetic, he started simple by keeping his carbs in check and following a generally balanced diet. Training-wise, he didn’t engage in anything too specific but tried to increase his activity and daily walking. From these changes alone, he lost 50lb and made a big dent in working toward his first goal of 199lb.
Motivated and excited about his progress, he followed his doctor’s advice and added weight lifting to his routine to preserve muscle mass. He was also advised to pay better attention to his protein intake.
“I started looking into a food tracking app,” Sergio said. “Upon reading up on various forums and threads, I decided to try a couple of them simultaneously, including MacroFactor. I fell in love with MacroFactor and ditched the other ones.”
“There are so many aspects of MacroFactor that I enjoy. The quick barcode scanner, data galore, the no judgment on food entry, the coached programs — and it’s not just that these features exist, but MacroFactor is great at these and so much more.”
After deciding to roll with MacroFactor, Sergio chose a coached program to create a personalized plan and set a weight loss target of just over 1 pound per week. He focused on balancing a higher protein intake with moderate carbs, while also keeping an eye on key micronutrients, ensuring he got enough fiber while monitoring his caffeine intake.
“Because of MacroFactor and weight lifting, I was able to reach my initial goal weight (losing an additional 90lb) in about 14 months, while gaining about 3lb of muscle mass. In those 14 months, my body-fat percentage went from approximately 50% to just under 20%.”
Sergio also learned throughout his journey that progress doesn’t demand perfection — whether in food tracking or food choices.
“Tracking food is not daunting at all, like I thought it would be,” he said. “It takes almost no time, and MacroFactor, with all of its features, does such a good job at it. … I recently looked in my phone settings and discovered that on average, I am on MacroFactor mere minutes a week — essentially no time. That time is the greatest return on investment to myself.”
One aspect of MacroFactor Sergio really valued was its adherence-neutral philosophy. Unlike other apps that make you feel like every food decision has to be perfect, MacroFactor took the pressure off.
“Judgment-free food logging goes a long way.” Sergio said.
It allowed him to log his meals while avoiding the mental strain that often comes with trying to eat perfectly. Instead of stressing over whether a meal was “good” or “bad,” he could simply focus on consistency and tracking in a way that worked for him.
Sergio’s transformation is remarkable, but it didn’t happen overnight. His journey required months of dedication and sticking to caloric deficits. Throughout it all, MacroFactor’s data-driven insights helped him stay focused and offered him motivation when he needed it.
“I am a data nerd, so I love all the data feedback MacroFactor gives,” he said. “I had tried and failed at losing weight many times in my life. I believe MacroFactor was a key differentiator this time because it kept me accountable while also providing me with data and feedback. While generally watching what I ate in my first year of weight loss worked well enough, I knew that I needed something robust to be able to continue losing weight but also add a focus on hypertrophy (or as much hypertrophy as possible while in a calorie deficit). The algorithm and coached program are also fantastic. I weighed myself every day, and to be able to see how my TDEE changed as my workouts evolved was fascinating to me, and quite honestly created motivation for me to keep going.”
Currently, Sergio is focused on smaller moves of the needle, feeling confident that he has MacroFactor in his pocket.
“My current goal in MacroFactor is to lose about another 10lb. At that point, I will either maintain or try a lean bulk to grow a bit more muscle, maybe to get up to about 195 or so,” he said. “But what I am really looking forward to is that, regardless of how my goals evolve in the years to come, I know I can count on MacroFactor to help me get there.”
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