Transformed Fitness

What is so special about keeping a food and exercise diary when you are trying to dump excess weight?

Well I have some great reasons AND even more important is the key reason for even using a diary.

The key is found towards the end of this post.

Here are 5 reasons why a diary can work for keeping you in shape.

1. Writing down what you eat actually make you THINK about what you are eating! (Now that’s important if you are one of those people who graze on ‘auto-pilot’ without thinking about the consequences of what is going in your mouth).
2. You have a record of your week’s nutrition – and you can check to see if you have actually eaten a balanced diet of REAL food – no junk, no diet shakes.
3. Hopefully, you will have a record of what WORKS so you can do it again!
4. If it didn’t work, you can go back over your week’s nutrition and pinpoint the trouble spots. The trouble points in your day or even the trouble spots in your week.
5. Keeping an exercise diary will help you keep on track and also show you your progress!

That’s just the first part of why keeping a diary is so good.The next part is the real KEY!

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Did you know that our bodies are 2/3 water?

Now that’s a lot! Our brain cells are 80-90% fluid and our muscles are 60-70% fluid. We all know that our bodies can survive for long periods without food, but we simply can’t survive without water.

So how much should you be drinking? The simple answer is probably MORE than you are drinking now.

There are two schools of thought about exactly how much.

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We all know this one. We plan and write out our goals, get a program, get a support team and get started. So far, so good. We start to see results! “YES! This works” we say to ourselves, and our support team cheers.

Then something happens – we wobble, and fall off. WHY? I’ve done a lot of thinking on this one because over the years this has happened to me too!

So here’s my take on it. There are two kinds of sabotage: ‘Self Sabotage’ and ‘Well-Meaning Friends Sabotage’

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