Research shows people underreport food intake substantially — by 47% among the diet-resistant subjects of the founding study, and 19% among controls — not lying, but forgetting, underestimating portions, and not counting things that “don’t count.” If you’re not losing weight and don’t know why, you’re likely eating more than you think.
This companion explores the underreporting problem, the honesty exercise of reconstructing yesterday, why this matters, the food diary option as diagnostic tool, and the liberating possibility that the explanation is simple. (4 min read)
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