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Saturday, November 30, 2013

Tracking Your Food: The Right Way To Do It

By Annette Benson


When you begin your diet one of many things you will learn right away is that trying to keep a food journal is very helpful. Keeping your food log not only helps you see clearly what you are having, it helps you see what you are not eating. One example is that, after monitoring your food for a few days you could realize that you are consuming far too many sugars and unhealthy fats and not nearly enough organic nutrients. 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 if you write each thing down but still aren't able to figure out how to lose fat? There is a great way and a idle approach to track the food you eat. There is far more to food journaling than creating a list of what you eat during the day. You must record other vital pieces of information as well. Here are a number of the elements you need to do to be more effective at food tracking.

Be as specific as you can get while you record the things you eat. It is just not sufficient to list "salad" in your food record. Write down all of the ingredients in the salad and the type of dressing you used. You must also include the number of the foods you eat. "Cereal" will not be adequate although "one cup Fiber One cereal" is fine. Don't forget that the more of something you take in, the more calories you are going to consume so you need to list out the measurements of what you eat so that you will know just how many calories you take in and will need to burn.

Record the time of day you consume items. This makes it possible to figure out when you feel the most hungry, when you are prone to snack and what you can do about it. After a day or two you could notice that, although you eat lunch at the same time every day, you still feel hungry an hour or so later. This may also enable you to identify the occasions when you start to eat simply to give yourself something to do. This is significant because all those are times that you can choose other things to fill your time with than food.



What sort of feelings are you in whenever you eat? Write it down! This will show you whether you use meals to solve emotional issues. It also assists you to see clearly which foods you are inclined to choose when you are in certain moods. Many of us will reach for junk foods when we are upset, angry or depressed and will be more likely to choose healthier options when we are happy or content. When you focus on how you eat while in 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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