Kaiser Permanente recruited 1700 participants and tracked their progress as they embarked on a weight loss journey. This moderate weight loss plan involved both exercise and a healthy diet. It turns out that the dieters who kept a daily food journal of every single thing they ate lost TWICE as much weight as those who did not.The fact that the food journalers lost more weight does not surprise me in the least. But losing twice the weight as the other dieters is amazing. Recording your food consumption keeps you accountable for your intake. The majority of Americans vastly underestimate the amount of food they actually consume. The proof is in the waistline. When you journal your food intake, you have a record in black and white. Hidden habits are uncovered, and nutritional missteps come to light.
Sugar Preacher's Experience
Writing about sugar on a daily basis has sure helped me! Yesterday, I was debating whether to buy Zone bars or Clif bars for my bike rides. The Clif bars were more expensive but healthier. At check out, I returned the Zone Bars to keep my integrity. If I had purchased the sports bars with sugar and high fructose syrup, I would have been obligated to blog about my lack of willpower. Food journaling or blogging is great! Give it a try!!
Showing posts with label Food journaling bites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food journaling bites. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Day 8-Nutritional Bite
Food journaling encourages us to be mindful of our eating patterns. Keeping track and writing down eating patterns motivates us to think about what we eat, and thinking leads to less and better eating. The link below states the 10 top reasons to keep a food journal. http://www.weightlossmoms.com/nutrition/the-top-10-benefits-of-recording-what-you-eat-in-a-food-diary.html
Sugar Preacher's Experience
I strongly encourage food journal writing especially if you are trying to lose weight. Food journals help us acknowledge the reality of how and what we eat. Since I have been blogging on a daily basis, I don’t have a desire to eat non-refined sugar. In the past, my non-sugar endeavors would last a few weeks to a month. My longest detox involved a competition with a friend to see who could go the longest without sugar. My friend agreed to fix my sprinkling system if I won. I agreed to paint his house if he won. Sad to say, we both detoxed a month and neither of us paid up. Nevertheless, blogging has made the 365-day detox easy for me and it will help you.
Sugar Preacher's Experience
I strongly encourage food journal writing especially if you are trying to lose weight. Food journals help us acknowledge the reality of how and what we eat. Since I have been blogging on a daily basis, I don’t have a desire to eat non-refined sugar. In the past, my non-sugar endeavors would last a few weeks to a month. My longest detox involved a competition with a friend to see who could go the longest without sugar. My friend agreed to fix my sprinkling system if I won. I agreed to paint his house if he won. Sad to say, we both detoxed a month and neither of us paid up. Nevertheless, blogging has made the 365-day detox easy for me and it will help you.
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