Week 2 Challenge: Keeping a food journal

Figuring out WHY we eat is the dietary core to losing weight and KEEPING IT OFF. Mastering our emotional eating and taking control of our diets leads to long term weight loss success.

Instructions:

Week 2 Challenge comes in 2 parts A and B. Read thoroughly and carefully. This is personal so the journal will not be turned into me, but you will report to me if you completed the challenge the following Monday, May 17th with your regular Monday weigh in...again using the honor system.

Remember, we are still losing weight here, so don't give up on cardio....burn baby burn!

Things You'll Need:

• Notebooks
• Pens
• Pens
• Notebooks

A. Monday-Saturday (May 10th-14th)

Recording Your Eating Habits

1. Step1

   Record the day and time of your snack or meal.

2. Step2

   List the food and serving size at every snack or meal, with a different food or drink on each line. For instance, if you ate a hamburger, fries and a soda, list fries on one line and soda on another; then hamburger on the next line.

3. Step3

   On the same line, write down your reason for eating and your feelings during the meal. Were you really hungry? Bored? Upset?

4. Step4

   Make a note of where the snack or meal took place. Did you eat at home? At a fast-food restaurant?




B. Sunday (May 15th)

Interpreting Your Journal

5. Step1

   Determine your motivation for eating. Are you truly hungry when you eat? If not, are you eating for emotional reasons?

6. Step2

   Compare the types of food and portions you eat with the food pyramid. Do you eat well-balanced meals with good serving sizes? Do some areas have room for improvement?

7. Step3

   Take note of your eating habits. Do you eat regularly, or do you eat a little and then overindulge later?

8. Step4

   Use the above as guidelines to determine your problem areas, and brainstorm ways to repair those problems.

   
   

   You're doing awesome, keep it up!!