Why Get a Personalised Calorie & Macro Plan After Your DEXA Scan?
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A DEXA scan provides detailed information about your body composition, including how much lean tissue and body fat you have.
For many people, seeing these numbers is fascinating—but the next question is often:
"What do I do with this information?"
This is where a personalised calorie and macro plan becomes valuable.
Rather than relying on generic online calculators, we use your DEXA results alongside your goals, activity levels and lifestyle to estimate your calorie and macronutrient requirements, giving you practical nutrition targets based on your body composition.
1. Your Body Composition Influences Your Calorie Needs
A DEXA scan measures how much lean tissue and body fat you have.
Lean tissue is more metabolically active than fat tissue, so two people who weigh the same can have very different energy requirements.
Instead of estimating your calorie needs using body weight alone, your DEXA results provide additional information that helps us develop a more personalised starting point.
2. Protein Targets Can Be Personalised Using Your Lean Tissue
Many people either overestimate or underestimate how much protein they need.
Your lean tissue provides valuable information that helps us recommend a protein intake that's appropriate for your goals, whether that's:
Preserving muscle while losing body fat
Building muscle
Supporting healthy ageing
Recovering from training
Optimising sports performance
3. Your Nutrition Plan Should Match Your Goal
Whether your goal is to:
Lose body fat
Build muscle
Maintain your weight
Improve sports performance
Your nutrition plan should reflect where you're starting from—not simply what you weigh.
For example, someone with 15 kg of body fat to lose will require a different approach from someone trying to lose the last 2 kg while maintaining muscle and performance.
4. It Helps You Focus on the Right Goal
Many people assume they simply need to lose weight.
In reality, their DEXA results may show that they would benefit more from:
Eating more protein
Building or preserving muscle
Fueling their training more effectively
Maintaining their weight while improving body composition
Your DEXA scan helps identify the most appropriate focus, and your calorie and macro plan provides the nutrition strategy to support it.
5. It Turns Your Results Into an Action Plan
A DEXA scan is a snapshot of where you are today.
A personalised calorie and macro plan answers the practical questions that follow:
How many calories should I eat?
How much protein do I need?
How many carbohydrates should I eat?
How much dietary fat should I include?
Am I eating enough to support my health, lifestyle or training?
Rather than leaving with a report full of numbers, you'll leave with practical nutrition targets that you can begin implementing straight away.
6. It Creates a Baseline for Future DEXA Scans
Your first DEXA scan establishes a baseline.
When you return for a follow-up scan, we can compare your body composition changes with your nutrition plan and assess whether any adjustments are needed.
We can evaluate questions such as:
Were your calorie targets appropriate?
Was your protein intake sufficient?
Did you preserve or increase your lean tissue?
Did your body fat decrease?
Should your nutrition plan be adjusted?
This transforms your DEXA scans from one-off measurements into an ongoing strategy for monitoring progress and making evidence-based nutrition decisions.
Turn Your Results Into a Plan
A DEXA scan tells you where you are today.
A personalised calorie and macro plan helps you understand what to do next.
Instead of guessing, you'll receive practical calorie and macronutrient targets based on your body composition and your goals, helping you make informed decisions and get the most value from your DEXA scan.
