A Mobile Calorie Counter Can Tell You Surprising Things about Your Eating Habits

Using a mobile calorie tracker to keep a log of your normal diet for a week or two can have several benefits if you plan to start some kind of a diet to lose weight. For one thing it can tell you just how much you normally eat to maintain your current weight, and the results could be surprising. Most people underestimate what they eat on a daily basis, and some people severely underestimate what they eat or how many calories they take in. You could also find that you eat a lot more calories a lot more frequently than you would have thought.

A mobile food diary can also show you the places to target for cuts. Many people eat when they are bored or nervous, or even just because they have always eaten a snack at a certain time. You could also be confusing food cravings for actual hunger. A good way to tell if you are really hungry is to try and wait until your stomach growls or otherwise lets you know when it needs to be fed before you eat. If you only want a specific food and no other, you may just be having a craving. Food cravings can be very tricky to work around, but a little adjusting and you can find ways to eat only when you are actually hungry.

Your mobile food journal is a tool that can be used to help you reduce the number of calories you take in by helping you become aware of your eating habits. If you find that you eat primarily based off of cravings for specific foods, it could be that your body is deficient in a certain nutrient that is provided by that food. If you can identify what it is that your craving is telling you that you really need by examining your journal and the nutrient reports it provides, you can find healthier or lower calorie substitutes that will end your cravings and allow you to find a healthier balance in your eating habits.

Using your mobile food tracker to give yourself better awareness and control over your eating can make your transition to a healthier lifestyle more pleasant. You could even find that you start to prefer the taste of foods that are better for you over junk foods and sweets. However you choose to use your journal, it’s been shown that people who do track their food intake lose twice as much weight as those who do not, so you could find yourself in a win-win situation!