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Find Your Fitness Secret With Your Fitness Journal

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The best and most successful weight loss programs have something in common, they advocate accountability. We all know that in order to find a solution, we must first identify the problem. When you are trying to lose weight, keeping an account of everything you eat and drink and all your activity will help you to figure out what is working for you and what is not. Accountability is the secret to a successful fitness program and it is the basis for keeping a fitness journal.

Journaling, the act of keeping a journal is not only a helpful tool in keeping you accountable, it also keeps you motivated and focused on your goal. When you begin your journal, be sure to write down your current weight and measurements. On a regular basis, record your weight and measurements as you continue with your diet and exercise. You might not see results in these numbers right away, but you might see other changes, such as your clothes becoming loose or seeing muscle developing where fat used to be.

History is good for reminding us where we used to be. Your journal can be your own history book of how your healthy choices transformed your body, mind and soul. If you begin to feel like you aren’t making strides in your fitness program, just read your entries in the early days when you first got started. I bet your body is much stronger than when you first began your exercise program. Your diet in the past and present is another interesting comparison. When you first started keeping account of what you ate and drank you were probably pretty surprised by all the food that you were eating.

Most people are shocked when they record every bit of food they eat. From the number of teaspoons of sugar in their coffee to the piece of hard candy they eat while standing at a co-worker’s desk, every morsel of food should be written down and recorded. This one act of accountability is tough but it is an awakening call if you are having trouble losing weight.

Always record how you feel when you make changes in your diet. Do you feel satisfied? Are you still hungry? Do you feel irritable or tired? Make changes gradually so that your body has tine to adjust. If you make changes gradually you have a better chance of making these changes a habit. Stay the course, don’t give up, even if you give in and eat too much. Remember each day is a new day and it is never too late to start fresh!

Live Healthier With A Fitness Journal

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A healthy diet and regular exercise are essential parts to a healthy lifestyle. To ensure your diet stays on track and you stay motivated to exercise properly, make the commitment to keep a fitness journal. Writing down everything you eat and what exercise you participate in will keep you accountable for what you did today and challenge you to compete for the next level, tomorrow.

Living healthier is on everyone’s minds today. Healthful eating has become a trend that I hope continues. Making healthy choices about what you eat and making conscious decisions about how much you eat can help you to lose weight permanently. The ideal way to lose weight is to change your habits but make the sort of changes that you can live with. It doesn’t do much good to lose weight by depriving yourself, only to gain it back when you start eating normally.

Eat to live, and enjoy your meals. Learn to make substitutions that have fewer fat calories, sodium or sugar. Expand your menu choices and try new foods. Keep your diet exciting; boring foods can lead to diet failure.

A fitness journal will allow you to see what foods and exercise help you to lose weight and maintain a flattering figure. It will also help you determine what behaviors make you gain weight, too. Record your weight and measurements in the beginning and write down your weight and measurements each week of your fitness program. Do you eat more or less on the weeks that you don’t work out? If so, perhaps your body needs more protein to keep you from getting so hungry. Even if you skip your workout, be sure to record everything that you eat.

Choose a fitness journal that is easy for you to use. If possible, keep your fitness journal with you throughout the day. If carrying around a journal is not acceptable, you can always record your food and activity on your phone and then transfer it to your journal when you get home. I stress the act of writing in a journal as a reinforcement to keep you accountable. If you find it easier to keep track of your daily food and exercise in a digital format, do whatever works best for you.

Live healthier by staying active and eating healthy, stay motivated with the help of your fitness journal. It has worked for so many women; I know it will work for you if you just give it a try.

The Write Way To Lose Weight

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If you are serious about losing weight and getting fit, I have the secret to help you slim down and shape up permanently. Start your own fitness journal. Journaling is the single most easiest activity to add to your diet and workout plan, and one of the most powerful tools to guarantee success.

It has been proven time and again that people who keep a fitness journal have a far greater chance at successful weight loss than those who do not. Writing is one of the best ways to hold yourself accountable to your goals and your behavior. Don’t keep those thoughts bottled up inside, get out a pen and paper and start writing.

In order to get the most benefit from your fitness journal you must be honest with yourself. Make an entry for each day and write down everything you eat and drink. Everything. After you become accustomed to the accountability and self-scrutiny, you can begin to track your exercise and physical activities that you do each day.

Keeping a journal will help you determine the direction for your diet. You will be able to better understand when you tend to eat more than other times. This can help you to plan your meal times to better suit your hunger needs. Perhaps a bigger breakfast and a smaller lunch, or maybe a bigger lunch and smaller dinner are more suitable to your body. Controlling your portion size is a major factor when you want to manage your weight so be sure to write down the exact amount you are eating.

I find that actually writing with paper and pen work best for me, but you may find that your mobile device or computer are better for storing your data. There is something very personal about actually writing that keeps me accountable but if your online journal works for you, by all means continue with anything you are comfortable with.

Another great thing about journaling is being able to look back and see how far you have come. Especially, at times when there doesn’t seem to be any changes in my body, when I seem to have reached a plateau, I can look back in my journal and see how it was in the beginning or even a few months ago. I even write down new foods that I try and how they taste in the beginning versus how they taste as I begin to add them to my diet, preparing them in different ways.

Your fitness journal is your secret pal to losing weight. It will never judge you, never put you down and always be there to cheer you on and will provide the proof you need to know you have what it takes to be a success.

Take Your Fitness Journal To Your Next Doctor Appointment

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The next time you go to see your doctor, take along your fitness journal. Show your doctor that you care enough about your health and fitness to keep an account of everything you eat and drink and all of your activities. Your doctor will gain much knowledge about you if you share your food and exercise diary. Be sure to include notes about how you feel after exercising and whether or not your diet is satisfying your appetite. Keep a record of your measurements, too.

It’s difficult for your doctor to advise you on health matters if he or she only sees you once or twice a year. By bringing your fitness journal you are making your doctor privy to a complete diary of your daily health.

If you are having difficulty with anything, like leg cramps, headaches, stomach disorders, or heart palpitations, write these things down to talk over with your doctor. It’s not always easy to remember to tell the doctor about occasional disorders, some of these ailments maybe minor but some could be early signs of health troubles. The more your doctor can know about your health the easier it will be for him or her to advise you.

Stress has a way of interfering with our diet, digestion and level of energy. So it’s important to make notations about the way you are feeling too. Illnesses also play a part in our appetite and our ability to perform physically. If you are faced with any difficulties such as these, be sure to record them in your journal.

Your doctor may advise you on diet changes once he has information on what you have been eating. You may be advised to increase your activity or decrease your daily consumption, too. The doctor may have suggestions that can help speed up your weight loss or make it easier to overcome stressed or strained muscles from working out.

Remember, your doctor wants to help you stay healthy. Anything you can do to help your doctor understand your health and lifestyle better will benefit both your doctor and you.

Your fitness journal can be your own private story of your eating habits and your fitness level. Remember, your doctor wants to help you stay healthy. Anything you can do to help your doctor understand your health and lifestyle better will benefit both your doctor and you. As you write your goals each week, you are adding a very fundamental factor to your complete wellness program.

Begin A Fitness Journal Today

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Many successful diets incorporate journaling in their program. That’s because the journal helps to keep you accountable for everything you eat and drink. By reducing or eliminating high calorie drinks alone, can make you lose significant weight. But the best way to measure how your diet is working for you is to maintain a journal every day.

Maintaining a diet and fitness journal has been proven to be the number one motivator for helping a person succeed with their goals. Writing down everything you eat and drink and all of your activities each day will help you track your progress as you move toward your fitness goals.

The act of writing down your goals triggers a focus mechanism in your brain that helps you keep your mind focused on your goals. Not only does it provide a constant reminder of your goals; but it helps to establish them as real and attainable. When we keep our minds on our goals, we make decisions that move us toward achieving those goals.

The first step in keeping a fitness journal is to understand your current eating and exercising patterns. You must know your starting point in order to establish your goals. Journaling, or keeping a food and exercise log, is a great way to do it. By writing down your goals and then logging in everything you eat and drink each day you will be able to determine what is working for you and what isn’t.

There are many journals to choose from and they come in all sizes. You can select one small enough to fit in your purse or a larger one with full size sheets of paper to write on. It’s your journal so look for one that suits you best. To keep you excited about your journal, find one that is attractive and that allows enough entries for your day to day happenings and your short term and long term goals.

Remember, keeping a journal is fundamental to your success. Changing the way you eat and making a habit of exercising is not easy. The journal may be the easiest part of your whole program, a simple process that is also a critical component to your fitness plan. It has been proven time and again that people who keep a fitness journal have a much greater chance of success when it comes to losing weight than those who do not.

Be part of the successful people and begin your fitness journal today.