Wednesday, December 11, 2013

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

By Huey Messer


When you go on a diet one of the primary things that you will learn is that it is important to keep an eye on what you eat during the day. Keeping a food log makes it possible to determine the foods you are eating as well as the foods you aren't eating. For example, once you keep a food log for a few days you may notice that while you eat lots of fruit, you almost never eat any vegetables. When you write every little thing down you are 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 almost everything down but no weight drop off of you? There is a proper way and a wrong way to track your food. A food record is a lot more than just a straightforward list of the foods you eat during a day. You need to account for various other very important information. Here are a few points that you can employ to help your food tracking be more successful.

Be as particular as possible while you write down what you eat. It is just not enough to list "salad" in your food log. The proper way to do it is always to note down all of the ingredients in the salad as well as the kind of dressing that is used. You must also record just how much of the foods you are eating. "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 take in 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 day time you eat things. This can help you determine precisely what times of day you feel the most hungry, when you usually reach for snacks and then you can learn how to deal with those times. After a day or two you might notice that, though you eat lunch at the same time every single 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 incredibly valuable because knowing when you're vulnerable to snacking will help you fill those times with other activities that will keep you away from the candy aisle.



Write down your feelings while you eat. This could show you whether or not you use meals to solve emotional issues. It also helps you see plainly which foods you have a tendency to choose when you find yourself in certain moods. Lots of us will reach intuitively for junk food when we feel upset or angry and we are more likely to choose healthy options when we feel 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) selections 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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