food journals are great

Well, so far today has gone well, my calories are staying within limits. I am back to keeping my food diary and I will be posting it on my site later this week. That is one thing in past times, people I know would encourage me to keep a food diary, however; I was lazy and felt it was a waste of time. But, I have done it almost everyday since I started my journey 9 months ago and it is the best thing I have ever done. It not only helps me to keep track of what I am eating and what I can do at night, but it also makes it more challenging. And I like a good challenge. If you think that work is in the way of you keeping your diary, then if you have access to Excel, that is the best thing to use. I started mine on a piece of paper, that was time consuming and hard to keep up with and then I decided that I am in front of my computer everyday why not set it up on the computer, so I did I set it up in Excel. At first, it felt like it took a lot of time, but once I got the practice down and got to know my calories a bit, now it is a breeze and it adds the stuff up for me. And it also helps me in my grocery buying, because I just go by my journal and know what I need to get at the store the next time. Anyway, that is one of the first things I open when I get to work. Just a suggestion from the minds of the weird. :)