Could the simple act of keeping track of your food intake help you lose weight? The answer is YES, according to a study that found keeping a food diary may actually double a person’s weight loss.
“The more food records people kept, the more weight they lost”, said the lead author Jack Hollis,Ph.D., a researcher at Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research in Portland ,Oregon. “Those who kept daily food records lost twice as much weight as those that kept no records. It seems the act of writing down what you eat encourages people to consume fewer calories”.
These findings were published in the August ’08 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
In addition to keeping these journals they had to turn them in at weekly support meetings. ACCOUNTABILITY!
What is the best way to keep a food journal? There are many food logs available for downloading. I actually like this site www.thedailyplate.com .You can register and keep your food intake along with your exercises. It will keep a record of your calories eaten and subtract when you exercise. Great site!
Another good site is www.hungry-girl.com . This blog site gives some great information about eating and calories.
Are you into texting? Go to this site, http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/mobile.php and follow the directions. You can get information texted to your phone about the basic nutritional value of food at most restaurants.
The main thing I want you to get out of this article is losing weight requires changes and better choices. These tools I shared with you are just that, TOOLS. You have to make the effort and make the changes to meet your weight loss goals.
If you are looking for accountability as well as certified weight loss coaches, check out Melissa Bierman and me, Beverly Monical, at www.totalwellnesstv.com . Our next Fat Loss Show begins in March. Be watching for details soon.
14. February 2010 at 8:42 pm
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15. February 2010 at 5:11 am
Ally,
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Beverly
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