Daniel Mak Nutrition Coaching

09/07/2025

Your training doesn't have to be perfectly laid out or structured. Having even a semblance of a plan and showing up is all that ultimately matters.

08/22/2025

05/24/2025

Take it from someone who has lost 55 lbs. and kept it off for the last 20 years.

For instance, yesterday was my “active rest day,” and it just so happened that I bought gourmet doughnuts and had pizza for dinner. I can’t remember what else I had at lunch, but that was my day’s worth of meals.

In the past, I would have felt guilty today, swearing to restrict myself today, only to fall off again later today or tomorrow.

And then I would get so hung up on the increase in the scale this morning, too.

But a lot has changed since then.

Yes, there’s something to be said about eating clean all the time to reach your weight loss goals.

But is that something you could realistically do ALL the time?

Balance isn’t so much a “requirement” as it is something that keeps you sane and grounded in realistic expectations while on your weight loss journey.

And I hate using the word ‘empowering,’ but that’s precisely what it is when you take the time to balance eating foods that are considered less healthy and more healthy.

Anyway, that’s my message for this Saturday—especially as “clean eating” tends to fall by the wayside on the weekends.

Permit and be gracious to yourself to indulge a bit, and if necessary, pick up where you left off as soon as later today.

You’ve got this.

04/27/2025

I’ll say this until I’m blue in the face:

Action PRECEDES motivation.

Not the other way around.

DOING the thing gets you pumped to continue doing the thing.

This is why I coach my clients to start with the smallest step possible. It’s those minute actions that get you rolling and build momentum.

Trash the “I’m not motivated” talk. Yes. You are. You just have to do something—no matter how imperfect—and that “elusive’ motivation will follow.

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04/26/2025

Eating a balanced diet—where you allow indulgences here and there—is what will help you reach your goal weight/physique/whatever and stay there the longest.

So, that might look like leafy greens, slow-digesting carbs, lean protein, and a slice of cheesecake for dessert—or a cookie. Whatever.

As tempting as it might be to restrict restrict restrict, that is not the way.

That will most likely lead you down a spiral of resentment with more steps backward than forward.

Stick to the basics, and permit yourself to enjoy ALL foods.

You've got this.

02/01/2025

February… ALREADY!?

Whatever you do today, be reminded that if you fell short in January with your health and fitness journey, you’ve. Got. Time.

Stay consistent, and the results will come.

You've got this.

01/04/2025

If you enjoyed yourself perhaps a bit *too* much over the holidays, use THIS *real* detox plan to get back into the swing of things.

I’ll also add “moving daily” to the mix.

Moving can be anything from a brisk walk to being up on your feet doing housework, chores, etc. (i.e., NEAT) or an intense gym session.

The best part is that YOU get to decide what “moving daily” looks like.

Look, you’ve heard it from me and every other fit pro on the ‘net: CONSISTENCY > PERFECTION.

So, go get ‘em.

12/21/2024

Physique update. Lol.

11/27/2024

coming through in the clutch with their Black Friday goodies.

I just couldn't pass up on all the savings.

11/26/2024

If you think about it, no food you eat will help you lose weight.

Think about it.