Track Your Food & Lose More Weight
A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that people who simply track their food intake lose significantly more weight than those who don't- in some cases, they lose twice as much weight!
PicoPad® Food Journal helps you to:
Count calories, carbohydrates, fat, Weight Watchers® Points®, etc.
Examine your eating and exercise habits and identify problem foods
Develop greater self-discipline
Stay motivated to lose weight and keep it off!
The Food Journal is also great for diabetics monitoring their food as well as health and fitness-oriented people who want to understand and balance their diet.
Mini Pen
What's more useful than a food journal in your wallet? One that includes a mini pen!
You'll never have to worry about not having pen and paper handy to jot down your meals and snacks. The pen is indeed small, but the patented Flexigrip® wings provide a comfortable and stable grip, while storing compactly for on-the-go convenience.
Fits in Your Wallet
Many people don't track their food simply because it's inconvenient to carry around a large notebook and pen everywhere they go.
Unlike any other journal, PicoPad® has a unique mini pen and fits easily in your wallet or purse- so you can take it everywhere you eat! Use it as a stand-alone tool or transfer your data to a master journal. It's always there- write when you need it™.
Weight loss all comes down to burning more calories throughout the day than you consume through food and drink. There are many different legitimate diet programs out there, all of which attempt to make the weight loss process easier and more effective, but in the end, it all comes down to calories. The beauty of the food journal is that it makes you aware of your eating habits and the calories associated with the foods you eat. This provides you with the data you need to make informed decisions on which foods will bring you closer to your ideal weight and which will do the opposite. Of course, exercise plays a vital role in weight loss as well. Try to increase your activity level, even if it’s just through walking during lunchtime, so you can burn more calories than you consume.
Whether you’re already participating in a specific diet program or just interested in a simple plan, PicoPad® Food Journal can help you lose weight and keep it off.
Here is a simple down-to-earth plan for losing weight: 1) Use the calculator below to determine your Daily Goal for calories consumed per day.
2) Write your Daily Goal in the corresponding box in your PicoPad® Food Journal. Your objective is to consume fewer calories than this each day. This number is based on a 500 calorie per day deficit (already included in the calculation), which corresponds to a recommended 1 lb of fat loss per week. The Daily Goal can be modified as needed (see * below), but it is not recommended to consume fewer than 1200 calories per day for women and 1500 calories per day for men.
3) Write down what you eat and drink in your PicoPad® Food Journal. Look up the calories of your food on packaging labels, in a food/calorie guide or online (click here to see some useful references). Subtract these numbers from your Daily Goal.
4) Keep track of your activities in your PicoPad® Food Journal as well. If you do any activities above and beyond what you indicated in the calculator above, you can add the associated calories back into the balance using the Activity Chart in the PicoPad®. A more conservative and simple approach, however, would be to not incorporate the calorie offset in the balance and only track your activity for reference.
5) The total balance at the end of the day should equal zero or greater, meaning you consumed less calories than you burned, and you’re losing weight!
You can keep it simple and just record the information in your PicoPad®, or your can transfer it to a master journal (i.e. online or in a spreadsheet). Either way, simply jotting down the foods you eat will help you lose MORE weight. It’s been proven scientifically, and it’s never been easier with the PicoPad® Food Journal!
*The calculator above uses the Harris Benedict Equation, which is fairly accurate for all but the extremely muscular (it will underestimate caloric needs) and the extremely overweight (it will overestimate caloric needs). Since every person is different, the Daily Goal may need to be reviewed and modified every month or so to suit that individual’s weight loss goals.
References:
1. Hollis JF, Gullion CM, Stevens VJ, et al. Weight Loss During the Intensive Intervention Phrase of the Weight-Loss Maintenance Trail. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008; 35:118-126.
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