Keeping Track Of What You Take In: How To Do It Correctly

By Brandon Piggott


When you first start your diet one of the things you will learn right away is that trying to keep a food journal is very helpful. Keeping your meal log not only helps you see clearly what you are having, it helps you see what you are not eating. For example, after you keep a food log for a few days you could notice that while you eat lots of fruit, you almost never eat any vegetables. When you write everything down you can see which parts of your diet must change as well as have a lot easier time figuring out what kind and how long of a workout you need to do to shrink your waist line and burn the most calories.

But what happens if you've been writing every thing down and still aren't slimming down? There is a proper way and a wrong way to observe your food. A food journal isn't merely a list of the items you've eaten during the day. Other sorts of important information are going to need to be written down as well. Here are a number of hints that you can use to help your food tracking be more successful.

Be as specific as possible get while you note down the things you eat. You should do more than merely write down "salad" into your food journal. The correct way to do it is to write down all of the ingredients in the salad as well as the kind of dressing that is used. You should also record the amount of of the foods you are eating. "Cereal" is just not good, but "one cup Shredded Wheat" can be. Don't forget that the more of something you eat, the more calories you are going to take in so you need to list out the measurements of what you eat so that you will know precisely how many calories you take in and will need to burn.

Write down the time you're eating things. This will allow you to figure out precisely what times of day you feel the most hungry, when you usually reach for snacks and then you can figure out how to deal with those times. After a few days you'll observe that even if you might be eating lunch at the same time every day, you are still hungry an hour later. You should also be able to observe whether or not you are eating due to the fact you're bored. This is unbelievably useful because understanding when you're vulnerable to snacking will help you fill those times with other pursuits that will keep you away from the candy aisle.



What kind of spirits are you in whenever you eat? Write it down! This can show you whether or not you use food to solve emotional issues. It also makes it possible to see clearly which foods you are inclined to choose when you find yourself in certain moods. Many individuals will reach for junk foods when we are disappointed, angry or depressed and will be more likely to choose healthier options when we are happy or content. When you pay attention to how you eat in the course of your different moods and mental states, you will be able to keep similar but healthier choices around for when you need those snacks--you might also start talking to someone who can help you figure out why you try to cure your moods with food.




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