Suzy’s Blog

This week the Journal of the American Medical Association informed its readers that keeping a food journal - in which you write down EVERYTHING you eat during the day - is a powerful tool in losing weight.  Keeping a journal makes any weight loss program more effective.

I agree.  Writing down every snack makes what you eat real.  It is so easy to have a little extra here a small bite there and when you add it up it makes a huge difference in your weight loss.  In addition, what you choose to snack on makes a huge difference.  If you choose to have a sugary treat, for example, that treat will keep your body from burning fat for up to four hours as the insulin released to deal with it circulates through the blood stream.  The rule with insulin is that as long as it is circulating you store fat.

Getting in the habit of writing down every morsel you eat and reviewing your intake at the end of the day is an excellent idea regardless of what weight loss program you choose.