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Friday, April 16, 2010
AccountabilityHave you ever wondered why all diet programs tell you to write down what you eat and drink? There are
several reasons for it. Most of us don't really like to take the time to write down everything we eat and drink.
We're all busy people and writing down what we eat really isn't that important.
It really is important.
It lets us track what we eat and drink so we can keep track of the calories, carbs, fats or what ever your program is monitoring.
If we have too much of one thing early in the day, then we have to cut back later in the day.
The food dairy also
makes us accountable to ourselves and to anyone we have to show the food diary to. Seeing in writing what you consume
can reward you for following the program your on or it can make you feel guilty for not following the program the way
we should.
If you're not losing weight the way you should be, your food diary can give you hints as
to why. It will show you whether you're eating too much of one thing or not enough, which can influence weight loss.
It can show you if your combining foods that shouldn't be combined. It will also show you if your not eating or
drinking foods and drinks that you should be eating and drinking that can influence weight loss.
On any diet, a
food diary should be used. At times it may seem that it's more of a pain than it really is. In the long run
it can be your savior in determining why your not losing weight or if your losing weight too fast.
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