4 Ways a Food Diary Can Help You Lose Weight

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I completely agree, tracking the foods I eat has helped me lose over 40 pounds while at the same time improving my overall well being.
I personally use an online diary (www.foodsdatabase.com) to log my foods. Being able to track my vitamins and minerals is a big plus...I didn't realize how little my intake was for a lot of vitamins.
Frankly, tracking foods is boring. But if you can find the right tool, the job becomes very manageable, and enlightening!

Sarah of VA 6:46AM October 17, 2008

I've been using a diary on my iPod Touch and have lost 10 lbs so far. I did some research and set my calorie limit to loose about a pound a week. My loss is right on target. Keeping track on my iPod allows me to enter the data right at meal time which helps keep me honest. For me, a little bit of data entry at meal time is better than entering everything when I get to the computer at the end of the day.
The app I use shows nutritional content for foods. So I can lookup before I eat and make better choices--do I want to offset 30 min. on the bike with those cookies? Seeing the nutritional content is enabling me to focus beyond calories such as reducing salt. I use Absolute Fitness.
- Frankly, it's fun to be able to use my Touch as a hand held computer.
The app I use is Absolute Fitness. And yes, I am just a customer.h

Steve of CO 2:29PM October 12, 2008

how many people follow these eating skills?

of 2:06PM October 01, 2008

How i may contact the administrator of a site? I have a question.

CemeuttefeFax of AL 7:46AM September 23, 2008

for some good food log sites, try http://www.davesworkout.com or http://www.fitday.com

bob jones of MI 3:50PM September 10, 2008

Pretty nice site, wants to see much more on it! :)

John Williams ok of AL 7:58AM August 20, 2008

Pretty nice site, wants to see much more on it! :)

John Williams of AL 10:32PM August 19, 2008

Any research on the effects food journaling has on those with eating disorders?

ED of NY 11:07AM July 24, 2008

what about fruit in the matter of diet

Alobioje oluwabukola olanike of MD 6:34AM July 12, 2008

It's true, the food journal/diary/notebook works. Once you actually see what you eat in a day you begin to realize that it may be a bit much and you start to scale back here and there. Once the scaling back starts to happen, you notice that you have a bit more energy or you're feeling a bit more refreshed and not so sleepy at 3:00 in the afternoon. If you want to eat a large pizza, a box of oreos, and a 6 pack of soda go ahead BUT write it down everytime you do it and watch the pounds keep rising on the scale and your health decline. Eat a large salad, a 100 calorie snack pack and drink some water and watch the pounds go down and your health improve. It's up to you but unless you try, you have no excuse!

Try it of CA 6:14PM July 09, 2008