I write down every single thing that I have to eat, including any drink that isn't water (therefore has calories), every day and every week.
I find that writing down your food teaches you a lot about your diet and where to make improvements. It shows you where you need portion control, at what time of the day you are at you weakest or hungriest- and from that you can adjust, amend and improve. 💪
When I say portion control I don't just mean making your meals sizes smaller: keeping a food journal showed me that at some times I can slip into undereating & having a typical "dieting" mentality. Which is not good, I avoid undereating like the plague.
I aim to eat 3 times a day. Healthy and clean food with nutritional benefit.
I also like to plan ahead & enter tomorrows food, I find that this helps me to keep on track and not snack.
However if I am hungry one day, I will snack- I will never make myself go hungry just to stick to my journal. I listen to my body, and eat when I am hungry- within reason & healthily.
I am human, and I do have treat meals. I also do slip out of my healthy mind set, especially on a weekend, even more so if its a weekend with alcohol involved. But I will still complete my journal and use it as encouragement and motivation for a healthier cleaner week to detox out the bad bits.
Give it a go, keep a journal and see if it helps you in the same way it helps me.
Let me know how you find it.
I have some people send me there food journals for me to advise improvements and give feedback. I can do that for you also, or find a friend who wants to do this with you.
Just remember to be careful to focus on being healthy and not "diet", also be careful not to develop an unhealthy obsession over the journal. It is just a way of keeping track of your intake & reflecting on how to improve or stay on track- a positive and teaching tool.
SoFit xxxxxx
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