I have participated in the SRKF food journal for 10 day now. The results are eye opening. Overall, I am not eating particularly unhealthy, but it is difficult to gauge when you have 3 Thanksgiving dinners over 2 weekends. I am not one who will let food go to waste, ever. Energy was used, animals died and good people put effort into preparing the food I ate. My eating will balance out again soon, again, I take the left overs to ensure that no food is wasted, food waste is an incredibly annoying pet peeve for me.
One major benefit of the food journal is the public accountability. I can't just stuff myself, healthy food or not, and pretend the whole thing didn't happen. Of course, not without cheating myself by omitting it in my log. That would defeat the whole purpose of the whole journal project, creating a waste of time, mine for writing an untruth and the readers for reading it.
Another benefit I have noticed is my consumption of water. In the past I have not always been the best at hydrating myself properly. I favored coffee, black tea and cocoa's over just a hot water. There is water in all those beverages, but it is not pure, plus the caffeine doesn't help. Our bodies are mostly water, so it only makes sense for me to supply mine with water that it does not have to be filtered through other things to get to. Will I still drink these beverages? Yes, but mindfully and with much more moderation, ensuring that I still drink my required amount of water. Water comes first, the others are just extra.
I am enjoying this food journal and feel that the mindfulness from it will spread to more aspects of my life, only if I remain consistent.
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