Daily Food Journal
As I’ve mentioned several times before on this blog, I’ve been trying to lose weight all year. Getting on a diet and workout routine was my top resolution for the New Year, and I’ve been counting calories and going to the gym three times a week since early February. Progress was slow for the first few months, but then I saw some excellent results over the summer. After losing eight pounds, however, I suddenly hit a plateau.
So I decided to start keeping a food journal to track exactly what I was putting in my mouth all day long. This has actually been very helpful and eye-opening, as I learned that part of the reason I’m no longer shedding pounds is that I’m eating way too much fat on a daily basis. Yes, my calories are under my daily limit, but when those calories are coming from potato chips, ice cream, and cookies, well, that’s a huge problem. I know this is kind of a “duh” moment, as it should have been obvious that junk food of this sort wasn’t good for me, but I honestly thought that as long as I stayed under 1,600 calories per day, I’d be fine.
Anyway, now I’m going to expand my focus to include watching my fat intake as well as calories. This should help immensely, and hopefully give me the boost I need to drop a few more pounds without having to shell out for more diet supplements.
Initially, I’m going to try to stay under 53 grams of fat per day, and then decrease it to 50, then 45, and then 40. I don’t think I need to go below that because I don’t have that much weight to lose. I’m excited to get started here!