Can you please give me steps and information i need to make a food journal so i can start losing weight, or could you give me a link to a website that shows how to make a food journal? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
2006-07-11 18:08:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
The most simple way is to buy a small ruled notebook. Keep it on your person and whenever you eat something, write it down. You should be able to dedicate one page to each day. There are fancier more expensive options out there (see link below) but if you have the ability to just keep a simple log of what you are eating the notebook is the most basic. The link below is to Froogle which has more formal diaries. Keep track of the foods you eat and adjust your eating habits to improve your diet. The most important part is realizing just what you are putting into your body. How you go about doing that is whatever works for you.
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=food+%2B+diary&btnG=Search+Froogle
2006-07-11 18:13:58 · answer #1 · answered by Lubers25 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a food journal means that you write down everything that you eat or drink. Then you count up all your calories and fat grams. You might want to go get a book on diabetic exchanges for food to help you figure out how to do this. Or go to the ADA American Diabetic Association's website. You might also want to meet with a diatician to help you on this! Any questions just e me.
2006-07-11 18:14:21 · answer #2 · answered by Vee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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*1) Burn more calories then you're consuming everyday and measure your results using the following formula: Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity. Get a fitness calculator that you can put on your cell phone and computer. This will allow you to easily calculate this formula, log your daily calorie consumption, and register your physical activities.
*2) Eat natural and organic foods found on earth versus something created by a corporation to make money. Eat meals in small portions throughout the day and take a good multi-vitamin supplement.
Avoid “High Glycemic Load Carbs” (sugar, pastries, desserts, refined starches such as breads, pasta, refined grains like white rice; high starch vegetables such as white potatoes) and drink lots of water.
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*3) Exercise on most days by doing cardiovascular training and/or resistance training activities.
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A good book to buy that teaches you the cardiovascular training basics is “Fitness for Dummies”.
*4) Get plenty of sleep. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health, and safety.
*5) Educate yourself continually on health issues and make a life long commitment to good health. A great free publication is “Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005”. A superb book to read is “You The Owner’s Manual”. An excellent periodic publication is the “Nutrition Action Health Letter”. A reputable test you can take to measure your biological age is at http://realage.com
Look at all areas where you can enhance your health. For example, make improvements in the quality of the air you breathe. Review outdoor air quality forecasts where you live and get an indoor air purifier. Email me if you want a good indoor air purifier recommendation and if you have other questions.
*Click on all the source links below to get the full benefit of the recommendations. The answers presented to your health questions are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
2006-07-11 21:51:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.fitday.com has a free online food/exercise journal along with weight trackers, etc.
I typed one up on the computer once in a Word document. Basically I just wrote the following:
Breakfast:
Lunch:
Dinner:
Snacks:
2006-07-11 18:13:04 · answer #4 · answered by seattlecutiepie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.bodyforlife.com
They have a lot of great advice about diet and exercise and you can download a journal page and copy it.
Also read Dr. Phil's book Ultimate Weight Solution
2006-07-11 20:22:36 · answer #5 · answered by Danger, Will Robinson! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a small notebook. Write down what you eat each meal, snack, etc.
Based upon that, find the caloric values for that. Total each day.
Good luck.
2006-07-11 18:12:35 · answer #6 · answered by Gravy Czar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
write down all the foods you eat in the day.
2006-07-11 18:11:11 · answer #7 · answered by dashiabrooke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.myfooddiary.com/?source=AdWords&OVKEY=fj
2006-07-11 18:24:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋