From This Day Forward – Healthy Living Day by Day

Begin your quest for a healthier lifestyle with a journal to chart your goals and help drive your motivation. From this day forward, make a commitment to eat healthy, exercise regularly, get plenty of rest and love your body, mind and soul.

If losing weight is one of your healthy lifestyle goals, there is no better way to shed those pounds than a fitness journal. It has been proven many times that people who keep a fitness journal have far greater success at losing weight than those people who do not.

Recording everything you eat, drink and all the exercise that you do will give you a clear view of your efforts and let you see what is working and what is not. Sometimes you may find that you are consuming more calories than you previously thought. Keeping track of your food intake will help you decide if your current food choices are right for you.

Journaling allows you to focus on specific goals and provides an easy way to chart a path to success. From exercise routines to weightlifting and circuit intervals, you can keep an accurate account of where you began and see your progress along the way. Remember, it’s not about perfection, it’s about progress.

Making the decision to live healthier from this day forward means no looking back at past mistakes. Begin your journal from Day 1 and keep looking forward toward your goal. You can use a notebook, purchase a designated journal or find one online. Just be sure to keep it with you throughout the day for best results.

I find journaling to be a great stress reliever. At the end of the day, after my last meal, I enjoy looking over the day’s events and adding my finishing touch. It is important to keep an accurate account of everything you eat and drink so be sure to log in after every meal.

There are many fitness journals available on the market today. Many journal templates are downloadable online, try to find one that has space for everything you want to record. You can even use a simple notebook and design your own with entries for food intake, exercise notes, as well as measurements and weight information. This will be useful as you chart your success to see where you started and how far you progress.