You hear it all the time, "you should keep a food journal". Then the question is what do I write down? Calories? Fat? Carbs? etc.. the list goes on and on. If your just beginning and not sure about the idea of a journal or just don't think you'll have time I would suggest starting out with monitoring one item. If your unsure which item then start with calories. Regardless of what you decide to monitor you will also need to closely observe your portions. A food journal will..
1. Open up your eyes to how often you eat
2. Make calorie counting much easier. If you think you can keep track in your head you may do
well for the first couple of days then you will loose interest or loose track.
3. Enable you to see when, and how often you eat.
4. Make it easier to find places to cut back.
As with any problem you can't fix it or improve it until you know where the problem is. I strongly suggest a food journal it will work wonders in your diet and exercise routine. Try it for a week and you will see its well worth the effort.
Let me stress....that watching what you eat is a must and working out is equally as important. If you just diet you could loose fat and muscle. If you can build muscle it will help you burn the fat faster. Go to Chrisman Fitness to find a workout thats right for you!
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