Two excellent tools for weight loss and maintenance are meal planning and keeping a food diary. This simple journal combines both so you don't have to write twice. Plan your meals then check off the meals that you ate, and use the adjacent food diary to document any changes. Total your calories and even track your weekly exercise.
Tired of starting a diet only to lose motivation a few days later? Do you know what to do, but have a hard time sticking to it? Writing it down could be the answer to staying on track with your weight loss goals.
If you could start any one habit that will help you stick to your diet plan, it would be keeping a food diary. When you add meal planning on top of that you double the benefit.
Imagine:
- Planning healthy meals in advance puts the right foods in your pantry
- Keeping a log of what you actually ate helps to keep you accountable
But don't use two notebooks, or write out your meal plan and write everything out in a separate food journal. Instead, this simple journal combines both so you won't have to write twice.
This portable book contains fifty-two weekly spreads will give you enough room to plan your meals all year.
Then, just check off the meals in your plan that you ate, and use the adjacent food diary to document any changes.
You can even total your calories track your weekly exercise.
Nothing fancy, just a simple way to keep on track with your weight loss goals.
