How can a food diary help you lose weight?
It seems like a lot of work and nobody wants to share their diary with anyone else.
There are a lot of free downloadable food diaries on the net but all you really need is a pen and a notebook. Some diaries get very involved asking the day and date, what time you eat and drink, what you eat and drink, how much you eat and drink, how many calories, how much fat, protein, carbohydrates, etc, how did you feel when you ate or drank, where were you when you ate and drank, and on and on and on.
A simple diary is just the date and day of the week, approximate time and place, how much of what you eat and drink. List everything - even water. At the end of each day, look it over and see where your calories are coming from and how much water you drink. Water is extremely important - it helps flush impurities from our bodies and hydrates our organs so that they can function better.
At the end of the week, look over the whole week. Start to make changes such as - I'll carry snacks with me instead of grabbing anything because I'm hungry. I'll only have one mocha frappacino instead of three each day. I'll carry my own lo-cal salad dressing instead of using the high calorie dressing at the diner.
Even small changes make a difference. Of course, eating at home with less processed foods is a good idea. Low calorie, low fat recipes can be found at RapidWeightLossExpert.com.
And you don't have to show your diary to anyone - just be honest with yourself!
