Keeping a food journal is an important step in understanding what you eat, when you eat, and why you eat. Understanding that information can help you see those bad habits and food triggers and keep them under control.
But, if you’ve ever tried to keep a food journal you know that it can be quite a hassle. Logging calories, protein, carbohydrate, and fat means that you have to gather all that info, figure out what it means, and then write it all down. Once you’ve got it written down, now you have to figure out how to use it. I’ve got great news for you!
Check out Daily Burn. They’ve put together a ridiculously simple way for your to track your intake, measure it against your energy output, and learn how you can get and stay on track. Their food database has a few hundred thousand foods already loaded, taking all the detailed calculations off your shoulders. If you’ve got an iPhone, they even have an app that you can use to track all your data on the go.
One of the most important parts to the equation is breaking down the macronutrients: protein, carbohydrate, and fat. Too many people focus on just counting calories and that can be dangerous. Weight loss is not as simple as ‘calories in vs. calories out’. Instead, you have to have the right balance. One-thousand calories of Twinkies is different than 1000 calories of fruits and vegetables.