Weight Loss Journal
Obviously, you are reading this because there is a concern about weight in your life or in the life of someone you are concerned about. If you are the one who has a problem with being overweight, remember that you are in charge of what you put in your mouth. There definitely is hope for you to lose weight and make your body fit your frame. It is a little more difficult if the person with the weight problem is a loved one who doesn’t live with you. Your main help to that person will be through example.
Once you have made a decision to take off some extra pounds, you aren’t the only one who will be impressed. Your family and friends will soon be asking you how you did it. Start a food plan journal so that you can share information about your success with others. Keeping a journal of what you eat will help you get to know yourself better also. In your journal, write down not only what you eat, but the time of day or night that you get the urge to eat, where you like to eat, and how you are feeling when you eat. This will help you to see your pattern so that you will know areas that need some improvement. Do you eat while you are watching television or talk on the phone? Do you sneak away to your room to eat? Do you eat when you are feeling lonely or under stress?
For the first week that you keep your journal, don’t change any of your eating. Just use this week to write about your eating habits and get to know yourself better. If you are a busy mom, you may stop at a fast food window for a quick food fix on your way to or from work. Maybe you feel so rushed that you stop for something to eat while you are running your errands or taking your children to their activities. Unfortunately, this is a way to add extra pounds without realizing that you are eating extra calories.