To Track Food or Not to Track Food?

Flexible dieters be like:

Me: I love you, but I made exactly the amount of oatmeal that fits my macros right now.

Wife: But I just want— 

Me: *Exactly* the amount.

Fortunately, you don’t have to live like this to get and stay fit, but if you haven’t done any food tracking yet, try it out for a week or two. 

It’ll help you understand your eating habits and find easy ways to better align your calories, macronutrients, micronutrients, meal timing, and meal composition to your goals and preferences.

For instance, you might see an opportunity to replace high-calorie or highly processed food or two with something “lighter.” Instead of fried chicken, baked or air fried. Instead of a frappuccino, a cappuccino or americano. Instead of a cookie, a protein bar. Instead of sugar-sweetened soda, diet.

Or you might realize that you’re simply eating more calories every day than you realize—a common mistake that even veteran fitness folk make—and should trim your portions. 

Or that you’re eating larger meals when you’re less hungry (mornings, maybe) and smaller ones when you’re famished (evenings), making it harder to stick to the plan. By doing the opposite, then, you can score an easy fitness win.

Think of a food log like a video of you doing a key exercise—a handy way to audit your current habits and find ways to make even minor improvements that’ll help you reach your fitness goals faster. 

Some people like to do both more often than others, but everyone can benefit from the occasional check-in.

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