What are you really tracking?

When you are using apps like my fitness pal or you are writing out your daily food log or even when a coach/friend writes you out a food/nutrition plan.. you are tracking the main foods in that list.

But are you really tracking everything or are you just tracking the foods that were laid out for you or the foods you feel like you are eating... especially if you are adding sauces or additions to that food.

As you can see by the picture attached to this blog from Feed 4 Function... you can see that majority of people aren’t adding in the extra things they are adding.

You can add up to 500 calories very easy by eating just a little more than you are suppose to or adding creamers to your coffee or adding that full ranch to your salad or adding bbq sauce to your dinner.

Anything you put into your body you should be tracking especially if you are trying to lose weight. However it doesn’t have to be crazy tracking and you don’t have to go nuts with it.. you just have to realize that majority of things you are adding to that healthy meal will have calories.

That’s why you need to either eat plan or just use hot sauce or low cal sauces or even just seasoning. I know it’s rough to eat bland food but bite the bullet for a little and enjoy the results you will see.

This is where calorie deficit and maintenance and even surplus will go hand in hand.

Tracking food is not hard in reality ... it’s tracking all the things you think you aren’t. There are many substitutes you can make. You can eat low fat beef or low fat chicken . Stevia instead of creamer. Low calorie sauces instead of regular sauces.

You just have to be a little prepared when it comes to making the changes. If you need help... it’s why people like me are here.

I hope you enjoyed this!

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