Fitness Journal

The Fitness Journal – A great way to eat and exercise!

Let’s talk about journaling. Whether you journal your thoughts, or just what you’ve done that day, journaling can be a great way to help you succeed in your Hitch Fit goals! The greatest way to help you stick to a routine of healthy eating and activity is to require you to write about it!

The Food

Write down what you eat every day. Every little delicious morsel that enters your mouth needs to be put on paper. Don’t leave out that ice cream cone because you know it will ruin that day’s journal; your goal is to see exactly where all your calories come from and what you eating pattern really is. You can’t work on changing your eating habits if you don’t pin down what they are. In addition to writing down what you’ve consumed, check out the caloric value of each and write that down too. This will help you determine exactly how many calories you take in each day, and how hard you’ll have to work to lose weight.

The Activity

Don’t just write down your food intake in a journal; keep track of your activities too. Went for an hour-long walk? Write it down! Any workout you participate in should be written down as well. This will help you keep track of what you are accomplishing each day, and how it will affect your caloric intake. Are you exercising enough to compensate for your food choices?

The Simple Act of Writing

Whether you attempt to add up calories and subtract fitness loss from them or not, journaling your fitness goals and accomplishments is a great way to stay motivated to work out. Each day that you record food intake, write down a goal as well. Are you trying to lose weight, or just eat better? Get Hitch Fit, or get rid of baby fat? No matter the goal, write it down and repeat it to yourself. If you find yourself running out of inspirational words, check out Hitch Fit’s  Dose of Inspiration, and start reading the motivational stories that can help you improve physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.