 Food-logging can help in weight losss
When planning a road trip, you might first pull out a map to determine the best route to take. But imagine trying to plan a trip if you didn't know where you are. In other words, there is no "You Are Here" marker. Without that crucial information, how will you ever get to your destination?
This is also true for weight loss. You know how much you want to lose, and there are many possible routes to take, but if you do not know exactly where you are now, it is difficult to find a route to your destination.
With weight loss, the "You Are Here" marker is revealed through food logging.
Ultimately, there is only one way to lose weight. You must take in fewer calories over time than your body expends. However, how can you know how many calories you need to cut unless you know how many calories you are taking in? The only way to know this is by logging your food. You might find that 500 calories per day is all that is keeping you from losing one pound per week, or 52 pounds per year.
Say you eat three meals and two snacks per day, and you cut 150 calories from the meals and 25 from the snacks. That's 500 calories right there. Those calories might be as simple as switching from full- to low-fat products, or buying a different type of bread. But how will you know, if you don't assess your current intake?
Take a little time each day to log. Carry a notepad; use your iPod or Smart Phone, whatever works. Start by logging what you eat and the calorie content. Just becoming conscious of all the calories you eat can lead to quickly losing a few pounds.
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