Dr. Eric Helms returns to the SSD Podcast for the 5th time to discuss one of his latest interests, which is, the mental and emotional costs and potential downsides of always tracking your calories and macro-nutrients.

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Time-Stamps: 1:00 - Eric’s top productivity tips 11:00 - Things that Eric has changed his mind on: Periodization 19:20 - Hypertrophy and getting stronger 23:00 - Low carb diets and FAD diets 31:07 - The emotional cost of tracking macros - intro 38:30 - The hype around IIFYM 42:00 - What’s the harm in not listening to your hunger/satiety signals 49:40 - What can you achieve without macro tracking? 56:05 - Bulking on an auto-regulated eating pattern 1:00:00 - Contest prepping without tracking macros (for the first weeks) 1:04:43 - What things have changed in your life since you stopped macro tracking? 1:10:42 - Where can we find your work?

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