Quick Wits: Why Half-Tracking Your Diet is Keeping You Stuck

Imagine if your bank statement only reported some transactions and not others. And then you get this huge shock at the end of the month when you see your actual balance. Well, you might be doing the exact same thing with your diet, and then the big shock is oh no, I gained 10 pounds. How did that happen?

Just as a partial bank statement leaves you in the dark about your finances, incomplete food tracking can sabotage your health goals. Are those untracked meals keeping you stuck (and in the dark) with your body composition goals?

Find out on today's Quick Wits!

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