Hi Anna,
I have started using the food log and find it very helpful in keeping me on track (although after the day I have had I would prefer not to write anything down, but….I willJ) and holding me accountable. I like the checklist because, and as you explained to me, even if you think you had the worse day ever, looking at that checklist helps focus you on what you did accomplish. As far as the food totals, I actually take the total number of grams, multiply by 4 or 9 depending on if it is Protein, Fat, or Carb, and figure out what percent of my calories that day were what. This helps me because I can focus my eating too much on one thing and forget the others. Another thing I like about it is that it contains a great deal of critical information in just a few pages and it is always at your finger tips so if you forget you can just flip back a few pages and remind yourself. I like the fact that you have 6 Meal areas – this may sound ridiculous but for me, getting in meals is difficult so it is a reminder to me that I need to eat and not wait until I am starved.
-Elaine (just starting)
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I have started using it and I love the book, the way it is arranged and especially the point system where I can “grade” myself if I have a productive day or not. I find that exercise is not my problem, but documenting the food log fully utilizing the grams protein, fat, carb fields etc to track my day is my downfall, I am better a tracking the calories but not the overall VALUE of the food (proteins, fibers, carbs etc)
-Christa (triathlete)
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