I've just started to do some nutritional counseling for some patients at the Wellness Center. So I've started a food journal to help me and the patients to be more conscious of what and when we eat. It has been really helpful so far!
You can do it too... Just log the time of each meal, what was eaten, quantities. Three meals a day and two snack times between meals are ideal. I leave room at the end of each day for contemplating questions like:
Did I skip any meals today?
Did I eat a lot of high-fat foods, such as dairy, fried foods, and desserts?
Did I go longer than four to five hours without eating?
Did I eat more at night than any other time?
Questions like these help to keep me on track and be more conscious of eating right. Left to my own devices, I may work until I'm starving, then over-eat and top it off with sugary, fatty foods. This usually leaves me feeling pretty uncomfortable, and it's really preventable! I'm happy I started my food journal.
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Thanks! I think I'm going to try this.
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