This may sound too good to be true but you could double your weight loss by writing down every single thing that goes into your mouth. I know that’s what helped me a lot.
Your next question will be, “How and Why does writing what I eat and drink help to reduce my weight?”. This same question was asked on Sharecare.com you can read the different answers that was given here.
A Diet Journal will make you aware and accountable to yourself, you’ll be forced to think twice about what you eat. This Diet Journal should also include your water intake, your exercise, your goal, your plan, your BMI, your measurements and at the end of the page write down what you will want to improve on, for the next day.
The must do if you want this Diet Journal to work for you is to:
Be Totally Honest with yourself: Make sure that you record everything that you eat and drink, even down to the handful of M&M took before lunch.
Be Accurate: Make sure you measure your portions, i.e how many servings
Be Consistent, you should always carry your journal, their are a lot of diet journal apps online you can download one if you are using a smartphone. You can check out this few apps MyFitnessPal, SparkPeople, FatSecret, e.t.c.
Review: By the end of the day, go back and look through it. See where you fell short and write down how you can do better the following day or praise yourself for a job well done.
I guess I’ll stop here for today but if you have troubles on creating you own diet journal you can check here to see some suggestions from someone who has successfully kept a diet journal for over 30 years.
Simply Sola 