Should you track your calories?

My recommendation? Don’t rigidly track every macronutrient for the rest of eternity.

DON'T

• If you have a messed up relationship with food or recovering from an eating disorder.
• On vacation – focus instead on howyour body feels and which foods energize you.
• If you know you’re an obsessive/ very perfectionist person who has a tendency to go overboard & restrict.

DO

• If you are eating ‘healthy’ but not making progress.
• If you are starting out on a weightloss journey and want to get an idea of which food fits your goal best.
• If you like learning new things and how these impact your body.

Whatever you do – if you are counting calories, please make sure youalso track your protein in the meantime.

Just tracking calories is more often than not a recipe for failure. It’s too easy to go low-calorie and restrict yourself too much if you’re only focusing on calories!

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