How can tracking food and body weight enhance your fitness journey? What are the proven benefits, and are there potential drawbacks?

In this episode, I welcome back Dr. Bill Campbell, one of the world’s leading experts in exercise science and sports nutrition. If you’re not familiar with Dr. Campbell, he’s the director of the Performance & Physique Enhancement Laboratory at the University of South Florida, a former president of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, and has published over 200 scientific papers on diet and exercise.

He also runs a research review that breaks down scientific papers into simple, practical insights.

In this interview, you’ll learn:

• Why tracking is often misunderstood and criticized

• The proven benefits of tracking calories for weight loss

• Practical ways to avoid the pitfalls of tracking

• How tracking body weight regularly influences results

• Dr. Campbell’s personal experiences with tracking

And more...

So, if you want to understand how food and weight tracking can impact your fitness journey, click play and join the conversation.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(06:30) Importance of food tracking

(10:13) Criticism of tracking

(17:20) Meal prep tips

(22:11) Calorie tracking research

(24:36) What tracking means

(25:17) When to track long-term

(31:08) Macro vs. calorie tracking

(37:10) Protein goals vs. calorie limits

(50:30) Tracking body weight

(54:34) Weighing in maintenance

(59:46) Weighing and body image

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