Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Eric and Steve discuss how our food choices affect our weight, digestive system, and how we feel. They also go through dietary changes you can make to help optimize the functioning of your digestive system. Why is it important to give your body time to adapt to the dietary changes you make? What are some dietary adjustments you can try if you’re struggling with constipation or bloating? What is fiber and what are the potential benefits of consuming a high-fiber diet? Does it matter which foods you get your fiber from? How can fiber provide calories? How should you track fiber? How can you know if you are consuming enough fluids? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.
Timestamps:
0:00- How changes in food choices, sodium intake, and bowel movement frequency can affect your weight
7:47- What is fiber?
14:41- How can fiber provide calories? How much can it provide?
20:07- Fiber is more than just soluble and insoluble
32:59- Some of the things Steve reviews when someone comes to him who is struggling with constipation or bloating
38:49- The potential benefit of getting your body used to smaller-sized meals, if you are used to very large meals
46:11- Fiber intake recommendations
48:44- How to know if you are consuming enough fluids
52:13- Other things to look at besides your total fiber intake if you are struggling with constipation
55:21- Sugar alcohols and giving your body time to adapt to the dietary changes you make
1:06:33- Is fiber essential, a high-fiber cereal that can help with constipation, and how all of this affects performance in the gym
SELECTED LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:
Monthly Applications In Strength Sport (MASS)- 3dmusclejourney.com/mass
Steve’s Website- stevetaylorrd.com
Steve’s Instagram- @stevetaylorRD
Steve’s YouTube- youtube.com/channel/UChfVYx4ck3pY275XlkiumGQ
Steve’s Facebook Page- facebook.com/stevetaylorRD
Steve’s Mailing List & Newsletter- eepurl.com/diZ6Gz
Strategies For Relieving Constipation- youtube.com/watch?v=Qp7pbtPrfJ8&t=2s
Thanks for watching The 3D Muscle Journey Podcast 💪
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Eric and Steve discuss how our food choices affect our weight, digestive system, and how we feel. They also go through dietary changes you can make to help optimize the functioning of your digestive system. Why is it important to give your body time to adapt to the dietary changes you make? What are some dietary adjustments you can try if you’re struggling with constipation or bloating? What is fiber and what are the potential benefits of consuming a high-fiber diet? Does it matter which foods you get your fiber from? How can fiber provide calories? How should you track fiber? How can you know if you are consuming enough fluids? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.
Timestamps:
0:00- How changes in food choices, sodium intake, and bowel movement frequency can affect your weight
7:47- What is fiber?
14:41- How can fiber provide calories? How much can it provide?
20:07- Fiber is more than just soluble and insoluble
32:59- Some of the things Steve reviews when someone comes to him who is struggling with constipation or bloating
38:49- The potential benefit of getting your body used to smaller-sized meals, if you are used to very large meals
46:11- Fiber intake recommendations
48:44- How to know if you are consuming enough fluids
52:13- Other things to look at besides your total fiber intake if you are struggling with constipation
55:21- Sugar alcohols and giving your body time to adapt to the dietary changes you make
1:06:33- Is fiber essential, a high-fiber cereal that can help with constipation, and how all of this affects performance in the gym
SELECTED LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:
Monthly Applications In Strength Sport (MASS)- 3dmusclejourney.com/mass
Steve’s Website- stevetaylorrd.com
Steve’s Instagram- @stevetaylorRD
Steve’s YouTube- youtube.com/channel/UChfVYx4ck3pY275XlkiumGQ
Steve’s Facebook Page- facebook.com/stevetaylorRD
Steve’s Mailing List & Newsletter- eepurl.com/diZ6Gz
Strategies For Relieving Constipation- youtube.com/watch?v=Qp7pbtPrfJ8&t=2s
Thanks for watching The 3D Muscle Journey Podcast 💪
SUBSCRIBE ON SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/show/4E61iRCD1qSZUTRactySTj?si=kiONmQJqSaC3EWUncGgfsg
SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/3d-muscle-journey-podcast/id1115048476
**3DMJ COACHING: 3dmusclejourney.com/coaching
**3DMJ VIDEO COURSES: 3dmjvault.com
**APPAREL & MERCH: redbubble.com/people/team3dmj/shop
**FULL WEBSITE & BLOG: 3dmusclejourney.com
**3DMJ SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram: instagram.com/team3dmj
Twitter: twitter.com/3dmusclejourney
TikTok: tiktok.com/@team3dmj
