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--- alexfallsmom@... wrote:

> me, but it was better than last week. i am thinking
> of keeping a food diary, has 
> anyone found that to be helpful ? or just a pain in
> the butt ? thanks ! 
> donna o

Hi Donna,

No-s should give you a "good enough" sense of how much
food you're consuming. 3 limited windows of
opportunity a day means your "gut feeling" can be
pretty accurate. 

My observation has been that food journals are
fascinating for a bit and then become an onerous
chore. By treating food as points or calories, a mere
quantity, journals degrade your pleasure in eating
while at the same time making you obsessed about it.

If you want to keep track of something, try slashing
out strict "days on habit" on a calendar until you get
it down. This focuses on what is really important, and
doesn't take nearly as much time.

Reinhard