Click Here To Download And Print a Free Food Journal - By: Allan Michael Taylor

If you hope to lose weight read whole article to find out why you should do food journaling and get a free food journal by clicking a link at the bottom of this article.

My clients who take some time to keep a daily food journal have faster and better success than the ones who don't. If you desire to to lose weight permanently this step is such a key to learning how much or how little you are eating. Many times people say to me, "we eat healthy," but, in reality, they don't. Often, Our clients are getting too many calories, too few calories, portions which are too big or having too many "cheats" in a week and they don't even realize it. With your journals you can find out what is going right and where you need to make improvements. A food journal is the best tool to keep you on track. It is such an awesome learning tool that you will be amazed by what you'll to find out.

Just think about it — 1 handful of chips equals 45 minutes on the treadmill. Those chips aren't that incredible. Writing down what you eat makes you accountable not only to me but also to yourself. You will start thinking about what you are eating, how much you are eating and the nutritional content of what you are eating. You will start to ask yourself, "Is this good or bad for me?" and "Will this sabotage the training I did today?"

I would encourage you to start food journaling tomorrow. Write down serving size, calories, fats, carbs and proteins. You need to know how much you are eating and what you are eating because eating is the biggest part of the weight loss. Write down everything you eat and you will be shocked by what you'll see. Many restaurant have their nutritional facts about their food available, if you choose to eat out.

I also want you to remember that it is very important to read not only the nutritional facts but also what the food is made out of. You'll notice that especially all the ready-to-go packaged food is full of unhealthy chemicals and preservatives that will make you gain weight. You you must know what you are eating.

And a little side note, if you can afford I recommend to eat organic foods. Yeah, I know it is little more expensive and not everyone can afford to buy all organic but here is a solution: buy foods that you eat the most. For example I try to buy organic meats, milk products and some of my favourite fruits and vegetables.

Ok, back to food journaling... Food journaling is kind of like balancing checkbook. You can't balance your checkbook without knowing how much money you have, so how can you lose weight not knowing how many calories you are eating? Knowledge is power.

To Do: Write down portion sizes, fats, carbs, calories and read what the food is made out of.

About the Author

Matti Korhonen is an expert when it comes to health, fitness and weight loss. Please go to http://www.weightlosssolutionsystem.com/free_food_journal.htm to download and print a free food journal and to find out more about Weight Loss Solution System visit http://www.weightlosssolutionsystem.com.

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