Food Diaries
Keep a Food Diary and Ditch the Diet
If you have kept a food diary in the past then you have probably done so because you were on a diet. This is good but it does not allow you to discover what works for you. Food diaries are best used when you want to lose weight but do not want to diet and that is what this method will teach you.
If you have used a food diary before then just put all of your misconceived ideas to one side and approach this with an open mind. It’s also useful if you buy yourself a good quality notebook or create a file on your computer so that all of the information you begin to collect can be saved for later use. Too many times when a person uses a food diary they write down what they eat but then throw this information away.
The food diary worksheet that I give to my clients at my clinical hypnosis practice can be downloaded from my weight loss blog, which you can find a link to at the bottom of this article.
When you keep a food diary is extremely important that you are honest with yourself because you will only be fooling yourself. So if you have a jacket potatoe for your lunch, write that into your food diary. However if you put butter onto it, state how much you put on it. If you are one hundred percent honest then at the end of the week when you review this information you will be able to see what works for you and what does not work for you.
Something else which is important for you to record in your food diary is your water intake and exercise. Both these things can help a person to lose weight, so it’s useful to note these two things. When you have filled out your food diary for the week you can then review this information. If you lose weight then you know what food types and exercise work for you without having to follow a diet. However if for some reason you have put on weight you can now use your food diary as a source of inspiration. You can look through it and ask yourself some very important questions.
What as worked for me this week? What as not worked for me this week? What things can I do differently next week? What could I have to eat instead of that?
These types of questions will really allow you to find out what works for you. If you do this each week you can then begin to work out what works for you and what does not work. With this new insight you can then ditch the diet and follow an eating plan that not only works for you but also allows you to lose weight without dieting.
About the Author
To download a copy of the weight progress chart please visit my weight loss blog at=>
http://theinsideoutapproach.com/blog/
My Food Diary: What I Eat (Low Carb)
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