Food Journal Struggles
I have heard it all when it comes to food journals and the love/hate relationship caused when keeping track of every morsel. The problem is really not the food journal, but the issue of not wanting to be honest with yourself. When life is going great and your program is on track, we gladly write down every healthy bite and proudly share eating habits producing positive results.On the other side of the spectrum is feeling guilty eating off track and not wanting to write it down. We even convince ourselves somehow not writing it down means it didn't really happen. We tend to have moments of forgetfulness when we stop being mindful of our eating behavior.
Your food journal wants to know all the hidden secrets causing you to get off track. Are there food triggers? What's going on emotionally and how is it affecting your day? These are important facts that could help figure out why you're eating unhealthy. Using the food journal as an emotional outlet helps resolve potential behaviors that may occur, and allows you to get back on track sooner than later.
The Truth About Food Journals
The truth is regardless of what you write down in your food journal, your body keeps an accurate record. You can run but your body will not hide the consequences of unhealthy choices.Your food journal wants to know all the hidden secrets causing you to get off track. Are there food triggers? What's going on emotionally and how is it affecting your day? These are important facts that could help figure out why you're eating unhealthy. Using the food journal as an emotional outlet helps resolve potential behaviors that may occur, and allows you to get back on track sooner than later.
Giving your food journal the stink eye for poor food choices is not where the blame should be placed. You are responsible for living a healthy or unhealthy life. If your fitness program is off track, you should be grown up enough to own it, plus the consequences of those choices. Keeping secrets from your food journal does nothing to help in a positive way. In fact, being dishonest with yourself will prevent you from reaching your health and fitness goals.
Food Journal - Friend or Foe?
We can come up with all kinds of reasons not to journal: too hard, waste of time, it’s not working, controls me too much, refuse to feel micromanaged, and the list goes on. Keeping a journal is truly a personal choice but can't be blamed when poor decisions are made. When it doesn't work, it's about the dishonesty occurring when you cheat on your journal.Studies have shown increased health and fitness improvement when food and fitness journals are maintained. This is great news but they won't work if you're unwilling to use them correctly. Cheating on your food journal takes away its ability to be used as a learning tool to help you correct unhealthy eating patterns.
You have the choice to view the food journal as a friend or foe. If you view the food journal as a friend, your chances for improved health and fitness would significantly increase. Good friends help keep you accountable even when it's difficult to hear the truth.
It may be hard to see your poor eating habits on paper but it's necessary to stand in your truth so you can make healthy changes. Friends should be able to offer constructive criticism and have it be accepted in a positive way without defensiveness.
It may be hard to see your poor eating habits on paper but it's necessary to stand in your truth so you can make healthy changes. Friends should be able to offer constructive criticism and have it be accepted in a positive way without defensiveness.
The food journal is there to do that very thing: show you what has gone wrong, where you can improve, and ultimately help you make better choices for living a healthy lifestyle.
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