Tracking Your Foods: The Way To Do It

By Brain Eades


When you first start your diet one of many things you will learn right away is that trying to keep a food journal is very helpful. Keeping your meal record not only helps you see clearly what you are consuming, it helps you see what you are not eating. One example is that, after tracking your meals for a few days you may realize that you are consuming far too many sugars and unhealthy fats but 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 happens if you write almost everything down but no pounds drop off of you? There is a correct way and a wrong way to track your food. A food record isn't merely a list of the items you've eaten during the day. You must record other important pieces of information as well. Here are a number of points that you can use to help your food tracking be more successful.

Be as precise as possible get while you note down the things you eat. It is not enough to only write down "salad" on a list. The proper way to do it is usually to record all of the ingredients in the salad as well as the kind of dressing that is used. You should also record the amount of of the foods you are eating. "Cereal" is just not as good an entry as "one cup Honey Nut Cheerios." It is vital to keep in mind that the bigger your servings, the more calories you will be eating so you need to know just how much of every thing you actually eat so that you can figure out how many calories you will need to work off.

Write down what time of day it is when you eat. This will 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. You'll observe, for example, that though you eat lunch at the very same time every day, you also--without fail--start to snack as little as an hour later, every day. You may also be able to determine when you are eating only to have something to do. This is essential because all those are situations that you can choose other things to fill your time with than food.



Write down your emotions while you eat. This helps you to explain to you whether or not you decide on food as a reaction to emotional issues. It also helps you see clearly which foods you tend to choose when you are in certain moods. There a wide range of people who look for junk food when they feel angry or depressed and are just as likely to select healthy things when they feel happy and content. When you pay attention to how you eat during 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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  1. You have mentioned all the necessary points. One must record and focus on regular eating and take precautions. I am always conscious while cooking my breakfast recipes at home.

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