Starting a Daily Weight Loss Journal
It has been about ten years since I went to a local Weight Watchers meetings but one thing that I remember my leader always saying: “no matter what you eat, you need to write it down”. That’s why I am going to get more strict about keeping track of my weight loss with a daily weight loss journal of my own.
Of course, my intention was to always post everything that I eat on my blog, which I do on occasion but sometimes real life gets in the way and I am unable to blog more than once a week. I also find that since I haven’ t been really strict about counting calories or points each day I tend to either underestimate or forgot something that I may have eaten.
Anyone who has been on the weight loss roller coaster for a while knows that after a while you pretty much know either the calorie or point values of most food, thus, figuring it up in your head is a no brainer. However, when we get away from measuring or keeping a weight loss journal, after a while the portions start getting bigger and we are back to where we started from.
There are some really good weight loss journals available online but for me, I am going to use my trusty tablet and start writing everything down. Not only will I keep track of calories but keep an eye on the saturated fats and sweets as well (no need to write down trans fats, I have eliminated those entirely). Also, due to my insulin resistance I will keep an eye on my daily carbohydrate take and make sure that I don’t eat too many at one sitting.
Another thing that I am going to get strict about is weighing my portions. One thing that I have been doing is measuring out 1/4 cup of almonds each day and nibbling them throughout the day. Almonds are very healthy but eat too many and it is easy to go over your daily calorie allotment.
So today I am going to buy myself a shiny new tablet to use as my daily weight loss journal and continue to post my menus here as well.
