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Do You Use A Food Diary?

In this article I will share with you the importance of writing down your weight loss goals to help you lose the belly fat. You will also discover the necessity of keeping a food diary, what a food diary is,  and how to use one to help you lose the belly fat.  With the following tips diarizing your food intake you will find that you will know exactly what is going into your body.

Let’s begin – why would you use a food diary?  The big reason is so we can make an impact to what changes we need to see in our food intake. Exercise alone will not give you the benefits of losing weight.  A food diary works hand in hand with your exercise routine. You need to make some changes to what foods you may be eating or you may not be eating enough meals to supplement the body for fat burning.  Understanding what we eat each and every day helps us modify our diet to lose the belly fat. 

A food diary can also help improve our nutrient intake, will help you understand what eating habits you are partaking in, plan for future menus, stay motivated, stop undesirable eating,  it also helps break down weigh loss goals into bite size goals. A food diary also helps with a record of success.

How to use a food diary.

When you start your day have your diary close by and every time you eat a meal and drink liquids write down the time and what you ate and where you ate it. An example can be, small bowl of cereal with skim milk, 7.30am, at the breakfast bar at home reading the morning paper.  You can then describe how you felt and what you were thinking at the time of eating.  This helps identify what type of thoughts you are thinking and what you are feeling. This will help identify if you are an emotional eater.  You may also want to get into detail about what you ate. Have fun with this.  

When starting your food diary do not make any changes to your eating habits just be really honest with yourself and keep your diary with you wherever you go.  At the end of the day review your diary . This will make you aware of what you are eating how you are eating and what changes you may wish to make. 

A simple way to record your intake is to have  four columns. One column labelled as time, another labelled as food another labelled as liquid another labelled as what am i feeling.

For those who want to lose weight and lose the belly fat. You will find that by writing in your food diary each and every day makes you responsible and honest about your food intake. You’re the only one who will see it so be as honest as possible. It is a great way to review your habits and make the necessary changes in your food intake.  By using a food diary not only will it help you lose the belly fat but it will help you with your targeted weight loss goal.  Start with keeping the diary just for 2 weeks. If you find it beneficial keep the diary for as long as possible.

Be brave and live a long and healthy life.