Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Food Journal - Why It Matters


Most, if not all of my clients have been asked to keep a Food Journal to document when, what & how much they are eating, but very few have completed this task.

It may not seem like a big deal whether you do this or not, but the research indicates that it is has a huge impact, more than age or exercise habits or current BMI, on whether you succeed or fail when attempting to lose weight; there is strong evidence that keeping a Food Journal leads to positive results for weight loss.

There is no judgment, neither good nor bad, of what is in the journal, it serves to make you more aware of your actions and the triggers for them. By better understanding yourself, the ways you make the choices you do, you give yourself more power to create the healthy lifestyle you want and the weight loss goal you have set for yourself.

I know some of you have not kept a journal because you did not want to admit that you are sometimes making poor food choices, but in the words of Dr. Phil, "you can't change what you don't acknowledge"; simply denying the evidence of poor choices does not lessen the health consequences and continuing to carry a significant amount of weight everyday is damaging your body & your health.

Most of you have an 8 Week Review coming up in August where we will look at your progress so far, and plan the next level of your training program; a Food Journal will be part of this process.

This isn't meant to be a growl :) and I do acknowledge the great efforts you are putting into your training; you are noticeably stronger, feeling fitter and more flexible.

Build on these great results in the next stage of your training and Get It Done!

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