Is food tracking actually causing the very problems you’re trying to solve? Should I stop tracking my food?
In today’s Ideal Body Challenge podcast episode, we’re unraveling one of the most common traps women fall into when trying to “get healthy”: relying on tracking apps, meal plans, macros, or calorie budgets to control their eating.
Spoiler alert: food tracking often leads to overeating—not control.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why food tracking and meal plans create pressure and obsession
- How calorie control backfires and leads to rebellion, binges, and guilt
- How to stop tracking food and reconnect with your internal cues
- Why willpower isn’t the problem—control is
- The secret to reconnecting with your hunger and fullness cues
- Why we challenged our clients to ditch tracking—and what happened next
Why This Matters
If you’ve ever felt like you have to track everything to stay “on track,” but always end up overeating, feeling out of control, or rebelling on weekends… you’re not alone.
Tracking creates a pressure cooker. And eventually, you will explode.
But when you stop micromanaging every bite and start tuning into your body instead, everything changes.
Try This Instead: Use the Hunger Scale
In this episode, we introduce the hunger scale—a simple tool that helps you eat based on how your body feels, not based on numbers, apps, or someone else’s rules.
Letting go of food tracking isn’t giving up. It’s leveling up.
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