Keep a daily food log – you’ll be shocked!
In the last few years I’ve become especially fond of the saying -
“You can’t change what you don’t measure”
as a matter of fact, I’ve made some big life changes using it. (I saved 50% on my car & boat insurance because of it.)
The most helpful change I’ve made, that has played a key role in helping me create & maintain my new lifestyle is…
…keeping track of what I eat in a daily food log.
The snapshot above is a typical day in loss mode for me.
When I stopped losing weight in loss mode, it helped me realize I was eating too few calories per day (1400!) and my body went into starvation mode.
Once I got back in the 1700 to 2000 calories per day range, I started losing weight again. Whew!
Download my Daily Food Log Template (PDF)
Aside from my simple spreadsheet – here’s a few solutions for daily food logs:
- Prevention.com’s Health Tracker (click Foods Eaten)
- MyNetDiary (FREE iPhone Application)
- DietController (for the Mac)
DietOrganizer has versions for practically every mainstream device and computer out there –
- DietOrganizer (for the Windows Mobile)
- DietOrganizer (for the Palm)
- DietOrganizer (for the Blackberry)
