Diet Tracking and Mindful Eating (Episode 111)

In today’s episode, Eric responds to a few pieces of listener feedback, then covers two popular nutrition topics. In the first, he discusses the utility of calorie counting or diet tracking, and how to make the process as feasible and effective as possible. After that, he provides a thorough overview of mindful eating, while addressing some common misconceptions along the way. While many people think that mindful eating is the same thing as intuitive eating, or that mindful eating is incompatible with weight loss goals or diet tracking, neither of these popular perspectives are true. In reality, mindful eating and diet tracking can be used synergistically when pursuing a variety of goals, including weight loss. Today’s episode discusses how to use both of these evidence-based strategies in a complementary fashion. SUPPORT THE PODCAST If you want to learn more about our MacroFactor diet app, check it out at https://macrofactorapp.com/macrofactor/ To join in on the MacroFactor conversation, check out our Facebook group and subreddit. Facebook group:   / macrofactorcommunity   Subreddit:   / macrofactor   If you’d like to receive our Research Spotlight emails, please sign up for our email list at https://www.strongerbyscience.com/new... To join in on the SBS conversation, check out our Facebook group and subreddit. Facebook Group:   / strongerbysciencecommunity   Subreddit:   / strongerbyscience   Finally, next time you stock up on supplements from BulkSupplements.com, be sure to use the promo code “SBSPOD” (all caps) to get 5% off your entire order. TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro/Announcements 9:42 A clarification about intrinsic motivation https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/w... 24:06 Does diet tracking “work?” 31:33 What are the major challenges that threaten the effectiveness of diet tracking or calorie counting? https://macrofactorapp.com/problems-w... 41:27 How to make diet tracking as effective and enjoyable as possible https://www.strongerbyscience.com/goa... https://macrofactorapp.com/behavior-c... https://macrofactorapp.com/cheat-meals/ 53:34 The relationship between diet tracking or calorie counting and eating disorders https://www.strongerbyscience.com/die... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34427... 1:05:47 Mindful eating 1:06:51 Mindful eating versus intuitive eating https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33279... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... 1:10:23 How is mindful eating actually implemented? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... 1:16:36 Is mindful eating a weight loss strategy? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31368... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24854... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30591... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20351... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... 1:38:08 Psychology-related applications of mindful eating https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24854... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32551... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27862... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32549... 1:43:28 Can mindful eating and macro tracking co-exist? 1:49:21 Episode summary and conclusions