Keeping a Food Diary is an approach used by nutrition professionals
and doctors to help people manage their health through their diet.
The reason a Food Diary is so effective for weight loss, is that the simple act of recording everything you eat and drink helps you focus on the types of foods you're eating and how much.
Relying on memory isn't as reliable as you might think! Typically people underestimate what they've eaten in a day by a third.
It's so easy to forget little snacks eaten on the go that don't constitute a 'meal', or the mayo in your salad - all those extra calories soon tot up!
For example, did you know that just a large latte and chocolate muffin from a well known coffee shop contains a staggering 900 calories?
That's almost half the recommended daily intake for a female. And it's just one forgettable snack!
A Food Diary will help you realise how much you eat, control your portions and understand the triggers that make you eat. It'll give you useful information to make changes. When using Nutracheck online Food Diary, there are reports which show which foods contribute the most calories and fat to your diet, so you can easily see where you can make a few important changes that'll make a big difference.
For example, one of Dr Campbell's patient's drank 8 mugs of tea every day with milk and 2 sugars. At 50 calories per mug - it added up to 400 calories per day!
Simply cutting out the sugar in cups of tea was enough to save 2800 calories over a week, a small but significant change – and enough to lose 3.5lbs over a month.
The Food Diary approach is about empowering you to take control of your own diet. By understanding more about what you're eating, you can start to re-educate your eating habits to lose weight, and keep it off for good. There are no banned foods – it's all about balance. Still eat what you enjoy, but learn to offset an indulgent day with a healthy lighter one.
Studies have shown that keeping track of what you eat for just 1 day helps you make changes in your diet! Research also shows that people who successfully keep their weight off, continue to monitor what they eat and how active they are in some way. Once you've reached your goal weight, your Food Diary is always a useful tool to use to keep your diet in check.
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Just a fraction of the cost of a typical weekly diet, Nutracheck membership starts from £1.35 per week. Based on a 6 month membership of £36.99
| online slimming club | price | period | *per week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutracheck | £ 21.99 | 3 months | £ 1.70 |
| Tesco Diets | £ 29.90 | 3 Months | £ 2.32 |
| Weight Watchers | £ 32.85 | 13 Weeks | £ 2.53 |
| Slimming World | £ 59.95 | 3 Months | £ 4.65 |
* Equivalent weekly price based on 3 months or closest available period. Checked on 22 Feb 12
