Keeping Track Of What Exactly You Consume: How To Do It Correctly

By Lucia Clutter


When you begin a diet probably the most often heard pieces of advice is to keep a food journal in which you write down every thing you eat during the day. Keeping a food log helps you identify the foods you are eating as well as the foods you aren't eating. For example, after keeping a food record for a few days, you might see that you are not eating very many vegetables but that you are consuming lots of sugar and bad carbohydrates. When you write every thing 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 little thing down and still aren't losing weight? You can track your foods the right way or the wrong way. There is much more to food journaling than composing a listing of what you eat during the day. You must note down other vital pieces of information as well. Here are some of the things you need to do to be more productive at food tracking.

You need to be very specific while you write down the things that you are eating. It isn't enough to only jot down "salad" on a list. You must record each of the components within that salad as well as the type of dressing on it. You must also note down how much of the foods you are eating. "Cereal" is not beneficial, but "one cup Shredded Wheat" can be. It is very important to remember that the bigger your servings, the more calories you will be eating so you need to know just how much of every thing you actually eat so that you can figure out how many calories you will need to work off.

Record the time of day time that you eat items. This enables you to see what times of day you feel the hungriest, when you are likely to reach for a snack and the way to work around 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 could also be able to recognize when you are eating only to have something to do. This is critical simply because, once they are recognized, you can find various other ways to fill those moments than with unhealthy foods.



What kind of mood are you in while you eat? Write it down! This could show you whether or not you use food to solve emotional issues. It also helps you see clearly which foods you tend to choose when you find yourself in certain moods. Many of us will reach for junk foods whenever we are worried, angry or depressed and will be more likely to choose healthier options when we are happy or content. Paying attention to what you reach for if you find yourself upset will help you stock similar but more healthy items in your house for when you need a snack-you could also begin talking to someone to figure out why you cure moods with food (if that is something that you actually do).




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