| One of the best ways to lose weight is by keeping a | | | | stress and therefore substituting is the way to go. |
| Food Journal handy at all times and carrying it with you. | | | | Also, if you reach for food due to boredom, you can |
| By recording all you eat and drink on a daily basis, you | | | | switch to a healthier type of food or better yet, get |
| may be very surprised to find you have picked up on | | | | busy with a hobby or maybe do something to occupy |
| some very unhealthy eating habits. | | | | yourself and keep your mind off of eating. |
| When you start your food journal, keep it simple. | | | | Your journal may also point out that you are not only |
| Commit to recording for at least a month, be honest | | | | eating too much of the wrong foods, but it may show |
| with yourself and jot down everything you consume. | | | | that you are not eating at the proper time. It has been |
| Write down everything you eat and drink, including the | | | | pointed out that we should eat 5 to 6 smaller meals |
| amount you consumed of each item, the time of day | | | | per day. Remember to start with a good nutritious |
| and the activity at that time. When you review this | | | | breakfast and then work in the other 5 meals which |
| journal it will give you a pretty good idea of your eating | | | | will include your lunch and dinner along with some |
| habits and what triggers them. | | | | healthy snacks in-between your meals. This increases |
| Some of the best ways to lose weight is by making | | | | your metabolism so it will not only burn the calories you |
| small changes in your lifestyle and also in your eating | | | | consume, but will also burn any stored fat as well. |
| habits. Use this journal to pinpoint the problems and it | | | | I do hope you can see the benefits of keeping this |
| will very likely show you what you have to do to make | | | | journal and reviewing everything it contains while |
| the changes needed to help you achieve your goal. | | | | working toward your goal. It may show that the best |
| If for example your journal shows you that you reach | | | | ways to lose weight will be for you to make some |
| for comfort food or beverages while under stress, | | | | slight changes in your eating habits, as well as your |
| maybe it would be a good idea to eliminate the so | | | | lifestyle as you know it now. |
| called junk food or sweets you are in the habit of | | | | Don't forget . . . major risk's attributed to carrying too |
| reaching for now and replace them with healthier food | | | | much weight can be Heart Disease, Stroke, Type 1 |
| choices. Although we can control some of the stress | | | | and 2 Diabetes, and Osteoarthritis. |
| in our life, there are many times we cannot control the | | | | |