Why Your Scale and Apple Watch Are Lying to You | Food for Thought #26

In episode 26 of Greenfork’s Food for Thought, Registered Dietitian Lindsay Ferrara joins host Stephen Zabala to reveal why the bathroom scale and wearable calorie estimates are often misleading, how metabolic testing and InBody scans give a truer picture of health, and why preserving muscle and fiber intake matter far more than chasing quick weight loss. They dive into diet myths, GLP-1 drugs, DEXA scan inconsistencies, and the simple habits that actually optimize metabolism and body composition.

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0:00 Welcome Lindsay Ferrara, MS, RD, CDN.
0:44 How Lindsay got into nutrition & started her private practice
2:30 What makes her practice unique: Metabolic Testing + InBody Scans
4:37 How the RMR breath test actually works
6:58 InBody scan explained
7:31 Why DEXA scans can be inconsistent
9:16 Wearables vs real testing
10:52 From test results to custom plans
14:27 Stephen’s journey from yoga to personal training to Greenfork meal prep
16:54 Do you really need fancy assessments?
20:04 Pilates vs lifting weights & why muscle is critical as we age
22:42 GLP-1 drugs pros, cons & muscle loss concerns
25:30 Hospital metabolic testing – why she brought it to private practice
26:10 What is metabolic dysfunction & early blood markers to watch
30:54 Carnivore, keto, intermittent fasting & other diet myths
33:52 Supplements: What’s actually worth taking
37:57 Book recs: Drop Acid & Good Energy + why standard lab ranges are off
41:50 Why fiber is the closest thing to a real “superfood”
44:08 Cleanses, fasting & Ayurvedic food combining thoughts
47:54 Should she add VO2 max testing?
58:30 Death-row last meal: Real pizza & baked mac ’n’ cheese confessions
1:03:59 Where to find Lindsay & details on her new Metabolic Mastery program
1:07:22 Outro & final thanks