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Track My Food One Day Beforehand

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I find that if I pack my food on the night before I get to work and track my food that night as well, that I am less likely to go over my calories for the day.

I think it helps my mind see the things that I can eat throughout the day and takes the guessing game out of, "What am I going to eat...".

When I don't plan beforehand, I am also less likely to track my food - which often leads me to overeat.

- Submitted by DIKKA5 7/5/2012 in Healthy Eating | 2 Comments

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I just watched a video with a girl talking about servings sizes and I wanted to share what I learned from her cause I think it's a great idea! She said that whenever she bought a bag of food she would immediately seperate the bag/box into ziplock bags with one serving per bag that way she could keep up with how much she was eating better. Because when you are hungry you tend to eat more- so seperate your food beforehand if at all possible to help keep track!

- Submitted by AMANDA2013FOX 7/5/2012 | 4 Comments | View Secret

Track in Advance!

Track your foods the day before you plan on eating them. That way, you're not tempted to eat foods that aren't on the tracker. Part of it is being too lazy to change it once you've put it in.

However, make sure you track treats for yourself on special days or weekends so you don't feel deprived. I usually have one "sweet" per day (such as pudding or a popsicle, etc), and I track one alcoholic drink (or two) on an evening out on the weekend.

- Submitted by MUSICALLYMINDED 7/5/2012 | 2 Comments | View Secret

Moving

I keep moving even if I don't do boot camp or X90 stuff. I do my wii and dancing. I used to just sit all day watching tv

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I stay proud that I am doing something each day and got back on track with tracking my food intake.

- Submitted by OHMYGOD49 7/5/2012 | 0 Comments | View Secret

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