You Don’t Have to Dwell on Every Detail to Make Progress in Fitness.
You are the kind of person who scrupulously tracks calories until you have to decipher the contents of General Tso’s chicken just to say, “To hell?” For many, there is a fine line between obsession with detail and indifference. This is why extreme detail may not be needed.
First of all, not everyone needs the same level of detail when it comes to diet and exercise program. According to nutritionist and author Lyle MacDonald:
How detail-oriented you are depends on a variety of factors. One of them is where you start from. Someone who is going from 30% fat to 25% or is just trying to lose a few pounds should pay almost no attention to detail as they are trying to gain 10% to 5% fat without losing muscle mass.
Most people reading this will be fine with tracking down details when possible, and learning how to evaluate portions when you can’t . Thinking in black and white is what leads to the endless roller coaster of dieting.
When you can’t be very meticulous, it’s important to know that you shouldn’t throw that towel. We recommend that you buy a kitchen scale and measuring cups for home tracking whenever possible, and then look at the closest result on your favorite tracker (like MyFitnessPal) when that isn’t possible.
To learn more about balancing vision and obsession, and why you shouldn’t mess with something if it works, check out the full article below.
How much to focus on details | BodyRecomposition.com