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Tracking Your Meals: The Way To Do It

By Benjamin Cupps


When you begin your diet one of the things you will learn right away is that trying to keep a food journal is very helpful. Keeping your foods record not only helps you see clearly what you are having, it helps you see what you are not eating. For example, after retaining a food log for a few days, you might see that you are not taking in very many vegetables but that you are consuming lots of sugar and bad carbohydrates. When you write everything down you'll be able to 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 write each and every thing down but still are unable to figure out how to shed weight? There is a good way and a lazy approach to track the food you eat. There is more to food journaling than writing a list of what you eat during the day. You must record other crucial pieces of information too. Here are a few of the hints that can help you become far more successful at food tracking.

Be as specific as possible while you write down what you eat. It just isn't enough to just jot down "salad" on a list. Write down all of the ingredients in the salad and also the type of dressing you used. You need to include the amount of the food you take in. "Cereal" is just not as good an entry as "one cup Honey Nut Cheerios." Remember the more you take in of something the more calories you eat so it is vital that you list quantities so you know exactly how much of everything you're eating and how many calories you need to burn.

Write down the time that you're feeding on things. This helps you see what times of day you feel the hungriest, when you're likely to reach for a snack and the right way to work around those times. After several days you'll note that even though you might be eating lunch at the same time every day, you are still hungry an hour later. This will even make it easier to identify the occasions when you start to eat simply to give yourself something to do. This is important because those are moments that you can pick out other things to fill your time with than food.



What sort of feelings are you in whenever you eat? Write it down! This can help you figure out when you use meals to help soothe emotional issues. It will even identify the foods you select when you are in certain moods. Many individuals will reach for junk foods if 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 while you are upset will help you stock similar but healthier items in your house for when you need a snack-you could also start talking to someone to figure out why you cure moods with food (if that is something that you actually do).




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