Healthy Tips: Keeping a Food Diary

Some people are blessed with "skinny" genes, but the majority are not.  We actually have to put some effort into our lifestyle in order to keep the bulging to a minimum.  A neat way to keep track of what you're eating is to use a food diary.  All you need is a notebook of some sort where you record what you've eaten throughout the day.

It's a good way to keep track of where those unknown calories are coming from, but you have to be honest and record everything you consume, from that one piece of chocolate to the cups of water you've drank.  Plus, it can act as a deterrant to snacking because you would rather not eat it over the chore of recording it in your diary, thus minimizing the bad snacking throughout the day.  At the end of the week, review that you've consumed and try to record the calories as well.  Here's a good calorie counting website: http://caloriecount.about.com/ .  You'll be surprised at how much excess we consume without even knowing it. 

This simple task of using a food diary has helped many of my clients realize what they're putting into their mouths and confront the calories head on.  Give it a try, it's just another little thing you can do to get yourself into the best shape of your life.