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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- Show
- FrequencyUpdated weekly
- Published20 November 2024 at 14:58 UTC
- Length1h 13m
- RatingClean