The single greatest tool in your nutritional arsenal. Tracking food puts you in control and educates you on the fuel your putting into your body allowing you to hit your goals and build nutritional habits that align with your lifestyle and preferences. You don't need to track forever just for as long as it takes to learn the basics. If you have never tracked before its highly advisable because once you learn you will have the power to eat what you want without sabotaging your efforts in the gym and be able to make sustainable dietary choices and informed decisions that will stay with you for life long after you stop tracking.