Writing down everything you eat can be very powerful for you in terms of fine tuning the diet you really want, and really NEED to be on.
I do this exercise with all my clients from time to time, no matter how good they look!
This is because none of us are ever perfect, and most of us slip from time to time, sometimes without even noticing.
Take the article in the news today recommending that we do not eat more than one piece of red meat a week, due to the increase in incidence cancer and heart disease in the last ten years, and the research done in thousands of people.
One or two small steaks was more than enough for the entire week they said, and bacon was the worst offender in terms of meat being bad for you.
So if we rewind this article and go back to writing everything down, kind of a diary of what you eat over seven days, and in your head you think you only eat red meat just once or twice a week, is that really true?
How often do you eat beef, bacon, gammon even? What about steak and maybe pork? How often, go on count them and you may be shocked?!
The same applies to every food group. How many times do you eat white pasta, white potatoes and white bread?
How about alcohol? Is it really our recommended once a week?
How about your portion sizes? Do you eat too much constantly at most meals? Do you skip meals?
Studies have shown that individuals who write down exactly what they really eat over a seven day period tend to be very successful in their overall fat loss, and overall conditioning.
Nothing like being accountable, and it all starts right here if you really want to be successful!!
