dimanche 24 novembre 2013

Tracking Your Foods: The Proper Way To Do It

By Darrel Blount


When you begin your diet one of many things you will learn right away is that keeping a food journal is very helpful. Keeping a food log helps you identify the foods you are eating as well as the foods you aren't eating. One example is that, after tracking your nutrition for a few days you might realize that you are consuming far too many sugars and unhealthy fats and not nearly enough organic nutrients. When you write every thing down you are able to see which parts of your diet must change as well as have an easier time figuring out what kind and how long of a workout you need to do to shrink your waist line and burn the most calories.

But what happens if you've been writing everything down and still aren't losing weight? You can observe your foods the right way or the wrong way. A food log is more than just a straightforward list of the foods you eat during a day. Other varieties of important information will need to be written down also. Here are a number of the things you need to do to be more effective at food tracking.

You ought to be very precise while you write down the things that you are eating. It is not sufficient to list "salad" in your food log. The proper way to do it is usually to note down all of the ingredients in the salad as well as the kind of dressing that is used. You ought to include the quantity of the food you eat. "Cereal" defintely won't be adequate but "one cup Fiber One cereal" is okay. Remember the more you eat of something the more calories you take in so it is very important that you list quantities so that you know exactly how much of everything you're eating and how many calories you need to burn.

Write down the time that you are consuming items. This can help you find out just what times of day you feel the most hungry, when you usually reach for snacks and then you can learn how to deal with those times. After a short time you'll see that even though you might be eating lunch at the same time every day, you are still hungry an hour later. You may possibly also be able to recognize when you are eating in order to have something to do. This is essential because all those are times that you can select other things to fill your time with than food.



What type of feelings are you in while you eat? Write it down! This really helps to explain to you whether or not you turn to food as a response to emotional issues. This will likely show you whether or not you gravitate in the direction of specific foods based on your mood. Lots of us will reach intuitively for junk food when we feel upset or angry and we are more likely to choose healthy options when we feel happy or content. Paying attention to what you reach for if you find yourself upset just might help you stock similar but better items in your house for when you need a snack-you could also begin talking to someone to figure out why you cure moods with food (if that is something that you actually do).




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