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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