Benefits of Keeping a Food Journal What you eat plays a huge role in how you build your body. One simple way to remedy this is with a food journal. No, it is not a list of foods to eat or not.it. It is simply a notebook in which you write down everything that goes into your mouth. And it may shock you. To make this work, you have to be totally honest and put down everything you ingest, including liquids and snacks. How long? Two weeks. Write down everything you eat and drink (including water) for the next two weeks. Include both what you are eating and how much you are eating of it. Also note the times that you are eating and drinking. Dont cheat - put it all down. Also, dont try and eat differently to make your eating habits appear better. At this point you are just looking at a diagnostic test, not yet repair. The dietary repair comes last. Once you have two weeks worth of data on what you have been eating sit down and analyze it. Or if you aren’t that strong on nutrition, have a pal or someone who knows good nutrition analyze your diet. Are you getting enough protein? Drinking too much caffeine? Snacking on the wrong stuff? A two week overview should provide a fairly good picture on what your eating habits are and let you know if you need to improve !!
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:31:34 +0000