How to Lose Weight Successfully With a Fitness Journal

If you really want to lose weight, begin keeping a fitness journal. It has been proven time and again that people who keep a journal of everything they eat and drink and all of the activity that they do; have a far greater chance of success than those people who don't. Some studies indicate at least twice as many succeed by keeping a journal.

Many successful diets incorporate journaling in their program. That's because the journal helps to keep you accountable for everything you eat and drink. By reducing or eliminating high calorie drinks alone, can make you lose significant weight. But the best way to measure how your diet is working for you is to maintain a journal every day.

A journal is similar to a diary, except that it is a bit more detailed. A fitness journal should be able to track your progress every day for at least 90 days. That's because it takes at least 30 days to form a habit but after about 60 days, many people become bored or disheartened because they feel like they are not progressing. However, sticking with a diet and fitness program and maintaining a journal for at least the first 90 days will make it smooth sailing after that.

There is something binding about the 90-day mark. Your mind and body have become so committed to health and fitness that you begin to actually crave healthy foods and physical activities. You might even begin trading television time for more physical activities like bike riding or playing tennis.

You can lose weight successfully with a fitness journal, by staying committed to your diet and exercise program. Once you start losing weight and increasing your strength through diet and exercise, you'll be able to look back on how much you've achieved.

Karen Ficarelli is the founder and CEO of www.Fitness4Her.com, a diet, exercise program and women's fitness blog, developed especially for women. A mother of three, Karen knows how hard it is to fit everything into a busy schedule. A fitness author, personal trainer, Pilate's instructor, sports nutritionist, fitness model, wife and mom, Karen is passionate about helping other women reach their fitness goals.

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