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Keeping a food diary can be a very important and beneficial part of your weight loss journey. I have a hard time keeping up with mine sometimes - just like anyone else - but I can’t deny its uses…

Thirteen Reasons to Keep a Food Diary

1. Reality check. You never truly how much you’re eating until you start keeping track of every last morsel.
2. It’ll start getting you thinking about what you eat faster than anything else…
3. …and possibly get you to start making better choices.
4. Doctor’s visits – they’ll be interested to know what you’re eating, especially if you’re dealing with fatigue, headaches, or other problems.
5. Finding out what’s causing your headaches…and other ailments. You might discover you always get a headache after eating peanut butter.
6. Scheduling your meals for optimum performance. They don’t say to eat six small meals a day because they like the sound of their own voices.
7. Keeping track of water consumption.
8. Keeping track of your weight (if you choose to).
9. Keeping track of other weight-related reminders like measurements every so often, rewards, starting statistics, etc.
10. You can easily see what kinds of foods you’re eating, about how many calories you’re getting daily, when you’re eating…
11. It gives people a ‘safe’ way to ask about your weight loss if they see you writing in your diary.
12. If you put “why?” under your food blocks, you might start to notice mood and eating patterns.
13. It can be useful for finances to see how much you’re going out and eating/drinking.

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Posted in Thursday Thirteen on April 3rd, 2008

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