Food diary
Keeping a food diary can help you stay on
track so losing weight and stop snoring will be easier. Keeping
a food diary helps you know exactly where you are in the weight
loss program and how close you are to stop snoring as well as
how healthy you are. Usually people under estimate the amount
of calories they consume a day. By keeping a food diary, you
will know for sure how much you are short and how much extra
you are consuming. Knowing what you need and what you have not
achieved are the key steps to successful weight loss and
successful snoring cures. Keeping a food diary will help you
eat healthy while losing weight at the same time. If you really
want to eat healthy food, you may want to look into learning
how to cook healthy food. Attending a culinary arts cooking school and taking a
course or two on healthy cooking may be beneficial.
How to keep a food diary
To keep a food diary, write down as close as
possible:
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what you eat each day,
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the portion size,
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the calorie and
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the fat counts
As you go through the day, calculate the
calories of your diet. If your calorie intake is over the
suggested limits, make adjustments to your diet the next day.
You can keep adjusting your food intake until you have reached
the ideal calories intake for your desired weight. Keep your
food diary as accurately as you can. Your food diary will serve
as a motivator for you to stick with your weight loss plan and
keep your goals in sight.
Example of a food diary
Meal
|
Portion size
|
Calories and /or fat grams
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| Meal #1 |
- 1 small
bagel
- 2 slices of low fat
cheese
- 1 orange
|
- 160 calories
- 90 calories
- 60 calories
|
| Meal #2 |
|
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and so on. Click
here for a free food diary form and food diary
template.
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