Cheers Steem Team,
Hope you are getting your arms around your food log. There is a strong connection between a food log and long term results. A food log is the best way to stay on track.
We learned the base of a good diet should include foods you think will bring you to vibrancy. I've discussed the power of vegetables and how they've aided in my healing as well as weightloss maintenance.
To recap: the "big four" catagories on my food log are: vegetables/ protein/ fruits/ (starch/carbs). Your food log may contain more categories than mine depending on the plan you follow.
A former client gave me permission to use her templet as an example. As you can see, she arranged her catagories across the top: protein vegetable starch and fat. This client doesn't eat fruit...that is her wish.
If you'll notice the letters, B,L,D and S on the left. B is breakfast, L is lunch, D is dinner and S is snack. Upon further examination you can see she's added the times she wishes to eat and the amounts.
Here is how YOU too can power up your food log. In addition to the categories or what you are choosing to eat, add in a space to record "how much," "what time" and "symptoms."
"How much"...would be the quantity of food, "what time"... ensures you spread the food evenly through the day and "symptoms"...refer to how the food effects your body/mood/illness.
Now you can see, you are learning how food not only effects your weight but also how you feel. Many clients report that they discover a strong connection between food and pesky symptoms. For example: running nose, bloating, insomnia, migraines, psoriasis, constipation, exhaustion just to name some of them.
If you want to super charge your results, take the total journey and reconnect your health to your diet. Carefully log in your healthy foods, "how much" you eat, "when" you ate and "how you felt." See if you notice subtle changes over time.
Homework: add the new layers of recording to your food log, check over older food logs and see if you recognize patterns.
Tomorrow: "Maken A List and Checkin it Twice"