Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The Very Best Approach To Track Your Food

By James Fitts


When you go on a diet one of the very first things that you will learn is that it is important to keep track of what you eat during the day. Keeping your foods journal not only helps you see clearly what you are eating, it helps you see what you are not eating. For example, once you keep a food journal for a few days you could notice that even though you eat lots of fruit, you almost never eat any vegetables. Having it all written down can help you identify the parts of your diet that need to change as well as how much exercise you need to get to make sure that you burn enough calories to keep your waistline in check.

But what happens if you write each and every thing down but still can't figure out how to lose fat? There is a correct way and a wrong way to monitor your food. A food journal is more than just a straightforward list of the foods you eat during a day. You must account for various other very important information. Here are a few tips that you can use to help your food tracking be more successful.

You should be very specific whenever you write down the things that you are eating. You have to do more than merely write down "salad" into your food journal. You need to record every one of the materials within that salad as well as the type of dressing on it. You must also record the amount of of the foods you are eating. "Cereal" won't be sufficient but "one cup Fiber One cereal" is okay. Remember the more you consume of something the more calories you consume 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.

Record the time of morning you consume items. This can help you figure out when you feel the most hungry, when you are vulnerable to snack and what you can do about it. After a day or two you may notice that, though you eat lunch at the same time every single day, you still feel hungry an hour or so later. You may possibly also be able to determine when you are eating in order to have something to do. This is important because, once they are revealed, you can find alternative ways to fill those moments than with unhealthy foods.



Record your feelings whenever you eat. This will show you whether or not you use foods to solve emotional issues. It will even identify the foods you decide on when you are in certain moods. Many people will reach for junk foods if we are upset, angry or depressed and will be more likely to choose healthier options when we are happy or content. Not only will this enable you to notice when you reach for precise foods based on your mood, it will help you find ways to keep healthier (but similar) alternatives on hand for those same moods and help you figure out whether or not someone professional can help you deal with the issues that are sending you towards certain foods in the first place.




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