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Don't lose your new year's motivation just yet! You can keep up the good work you've already started by incorporating a little activity called documentation. Yep, write it down! We were surprised at what an amazing difference a little counting can do. We challenge you (and ourselves) to document what we’re eating and drinking for the next two weeks - and we guarantee you'll notice a few changes that could be made in your diet. Here are some tips for success. |
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The first things you need for counting calories are helpful tools—most importantly a kitchen scale and calorie counter. The calorie counter can be one you find online or in a book. And the kitchen scale is important for accurately weighing amounts. If you go
to the grocery store and buy things in bulk, you can measure them out into more manageable portions; even write the calorie amount on a baggie of food so it's easier to track later in the week. The more organized and prepared you are, the easier calorie counting will be. We know that it can seem like a drag, but if you devote yourself to this for a week or two, it'll
become second nature.
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We consider ourselves decently savvy when it comes to nutrition and exercise. But sometimes we need a little extra help getting on-track, so we signed up for Le Bootcamp. This program, developed by Valerie Orsoni, helps you document what you eat and drink (in
a personal blog). You can also ask unlimited questions to your weight-loss coach, who will get back to you quickly with a thorough response. It also supplies you with menu suggestions and a seven-day diet plan to jumpstart your program as well as daily fitness and nutrition tips. Valerie's a real-life formerly-obese woman who decided to take charge of her life and health and knows the tools to help the rest of us get there too. Plus, it's
less than a buck per day, so it's hardly a scary investment!
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Don't fall back onto processed foods: We know it's easier to buy things in packages because you can just read the label, but make sure the foods you're eating from a package aren’t just chemical-laden "diet foods." If you can’t pronounce the ingredients or if there are more than five of them, chances are you shouldn’t be eating it because it’s too hard for your body to beneficially use those products. The closest you can eat something to it's natural state, the better. We recently read that if a food product is pronounced the same in every language, then you should skip it! (That's
right: Cheetos, cola and Oreos.)
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