dimanche 15 décembre 2013

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

By John Curry


When you first start your diet one of several things you will learn right away is that trying to keep a food journal is very helpful. Tracking all of the food you eat will help you figure out which foods you will be eating as well as which foods you are not eating enough of. One example is that, after following your meals for a few days you could realize that you are consuming far too many sugars and unhealthy fats but not nearly enough organic nutrients. Writing all of it down will help you see exactly which parts of your diet really need to change as well as how much exercise you are going to need to do to make sure that you keep your caloric intake in check.

But let's say you write everything down but no pounds drop off of you? There is a good way and a lazy way to track the food you eat. There is far more to food journaling than composing a list of what you eat during the day. You need to keep track of some other very important information. Here are some tips that you can make use of to help your food tracking be more successful.

Be as distinct as you can get whenever you record the things you eat. You have to do more than just write down "salad" into your food log. The proper way to do it is to note down all of the ingredients in the salad as well as the kind of dressing that is used. You also need to include the quantities of the foods you consume. "Cereal" is not beneficial, although "one cup Shredded Wheat" will be. Remember the more you eat of something the more calories you take in so it is vital that you list quantities so that you know exactly how much of everything you're eating and how many calories you need to burn.

Record the time of day time you eat items. This can help you figure out when you feel the most hungry, when you are prone to snack and what you can do about it. After several days you'll note that while you might be eating lunch at the same time every day, you are still hungry an hour later. This will even help you identify the times when you start to eat simply to give yourself something to do. This is significant because those are times that you can pick out other things to fill your time with than food.



Write down your emotions whenever you eat. This helps to show you whether or not you decide on food as a reaction to emotional issues. This will also show you whether or not you gravitate toward particular foods based on your mood. There a wide range of people who look for junk food when they feel angry or depressed and are quite as likely to choose healthy things when they feel happy and content. Paying attention to what you reach for when you are upset will help you stock similar but better 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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