Lose Twice as Much Weight With This Technique

Dieticians have long used this technique, and now a new study has proved that FOOD DIARIES DO WORK!

In an experiment to challenge the effectiveness of weight loss techniques, a team of people trialled different approaches to losing and maintaining weight. The results showed that those who kept a daily food diary, lost twice as much weight as those who didn’t.

Dietiticans have always known it and advocated it, but now one of the largest and longest running weight loss trials ever conducted has proved that food diaries DO work.

If you want to reap the benefits of a food diary yourself, don’t delay, start today! It’s as simple as purchasing a pretty notebook and logging down everything that passes your lips! Even simpler, in the age of the ‘APP’ there are a whole host of downloadable food logs that enable you to add your meals and snacks at the click of a button. These ‘apps’ not only allow you to add meals automatically, but will keep track of it for you, some include calorie counts too. Take a look at www.myfitnesspal.com as one option.

After a few days or even weeks of tracking everything you eat, you will start to see some patterns emerge. Don’t be scared if they don’t look too great, that’s a good thing, awareness is the first step towards change. So embrace this and learn about yourself. In addition to logging what you eat, note down how you’re feeling when you eat too.

Patterns such as leaving a long time between meals, or picking just before main meal times might mean you should consider eating every four to five hours for example.

If your food diary reveals that you eat even when you’re not hungry, chances are you were bored, stressed, angry, or unhappy. If so, make every effort to get at the underlying problem instead of trying to distract yourself with food. Try a healthier diversion than turning to food — such as taking a walk, playing with the children, watching TV, or talking to a friend.

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