Writing it All Down

One important trick to weight loss is writing down everything you eat. If you sneak a candy from the bin at the convenience store, that counts. If you take a bite of someone else's Chinese food, that counts. This is one thing I have yet to conquer: writing EVERYTHING.

I try to write down all my thoughts and ideas in general, but for weight loss it can be super important because it ties into the overall theme that the only way to lose weight is to be honest with yourself. We all try to lie to ourselves about little things all the time, saying things aren't that bad or that we deserve them or even just choosing to ignore our actions altogether. I for one, always sneak a Sour Patch Kid or two from the bulk candy bin at my campus convenience. If I can get to the point where I write everything I eat down, I think I will conquer my next big weight loss hurdle, because to a certain extent, weight loss is about discipline, and I am not used to having a ton of self discipline. Writing down your food gives a new level of discipline: surveillance. If you admit to your Blackberry note or your little notebook that you did indeed have a Dum Dum lollipop or 3 while waiting to get your nails done, at the end of the day when you look over your food, you'll probably think "damnit! I didn't need that lollipop."

I'm gonna go grab my notebook :)