Healthy Weight Loss

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Healthy Weight Loss
Food Journal

Many people who are serious about losing weight keep a food journal. it does not have to be anything fancy a simple note book will do, or you can even find applications online. you just need to record everything that goes in your mouth.

Why should you track your food? Well, keeping a food diary can DOUBLE your weight loss!

In one of the longest running and largest weight loss studies ever conducted, Dr. Jack Hollis found that simply writing down the foods you eat encourages you to consume fewer calories, and that's the key to losing weight. 5 Tips for Keeping a Food Journal:

1. 1. Write as you go. Don't wait until the end of the day to record what you ate and drank. You will forget!
2. Focus on portion size. Practice at home with measuring cups, measuring spoons, or food scales. And be aware that people tend to underestimate how much food they're served.
3. Use whatever type of food diary works for you. It doesn't matter whether you use scrap paper, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a notebook. What matters is that you use it.
4. Don't skip your indulgent days. "We encourage people to keep records especially on days when they're tempted to eat," says Stevens. "What gets measured tends to get changed." (ACCOUNTABILITY!)
5. Cook at home. You'll have more control over what you consume, and you know what that food contains, and how much of it you're eating. That makes for a more detailed entry in your food diary.

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