If there was one, most powerful tool to help you lose weight, this is it! This video will help give you the motivation to keep that nutrition journal, because it can tend to feel like “not a big deal” when you’re doing it, but, in reality, it is everything. Why? Because it gives you insight about your habits, and changing your habits is the very best way to lose weight long-term…making sure it never comes back.
But first, we have to be students about ourselves. It is a journey inward! There is truly a magic in writing things down. Ask anyone who is a goal achiever, and they will tell you this is true. Then you HAVE to experience it for yourself…
Are you keeping a nutrition journal? Has it helped? Please talk with me below and stay the course of your weight loss and health journey!
I just discovered your site through obesityhelp.org! I want to return to veganism eventually (I’m about 3 months post-RNY), and appreciate that you stress overall food quality including fruits & veggies rather than just meat-eggs-meat-milk.
As for a food diary, I do not keep a daily food diary. I have in the past, and it does illuminate things, but within a few days if I was eating poorly, I would stop recording the “bad” stuff…. then just quit all together.
My surgical weightloss program’s nutritionist does not want us to record our food. She emphasizes eating mindfully. It’s been a great approach for me! Sit and chew and try to make every meal last 30 minutes. No more eating in the car, while walking around the house, etc. I am still working on breaking those habits, but fortunately my pouch usually argues when I try to eat on-the-go, so I get some quick feedback when I get slack!
All that said, I DO put my food into obesityhelp’s nutrition counter once every few weeks or so in order to see how I am doing on overall nutrition. Since I tend to eat the same range of things every day, this works for me. I find it useful because I have trouble getting the recommended protein (I don’t like any form of meat except the occasional chicken or fish, and can’t tolerate dairy), and because I really want to improve my diet to that point that I meet all the nutritional RDAs with just food.
I just discovered your site through obesityhelp.org! I want to return to veganism eventually (I’m about 3 months post-RNY), and appreciate that you stress overall food quality including fruits & veggies rather than just meat-eggs-meat-milk.
As for a food diary, I do not keep a daily food diary. I have in the past, and it does illuminate things, but within a few days if I was eating poorly, I would stop recording the “bad” stuff…. then just quit all together.
My surgical weightloss program’s nutritionist does not want us to record our food. She emphasizes eating mindfully. It’s been a great approach for me! Sit and chew and try to make every meal last 30 minutes. No more eating in the car, while walking around the house, etc. I am still working on breaking those habits, but fortunately my pouch usually argues when I try to eat on-the-go, so I get some quick feedback when I get slack!
All that said, I DO put my food into obesityhelp’s nutrition counter once every few weeks or so in order to see how I am doing on overall nutrition. Since I tend to eat the same range of things every day, this works for me. I find it useful because I have trouble getting the recommended protein (I don’t like any form of meat except the occasional chicken or fish, and can’t tolerate dairy), and because I really want to improve my diet to that point that I meet all the nutritional RDAs with just food.