I am a huge fan of the food journal. But it has to be honest. Just because you didn't write it down doesn't mean you didn't eat it. Even if I steal 2 chips from my kids bowl I write it down.

Buy yourself a journal you'd like to write in. On the front of mine it says, "Don't let yesterday use up too much of today." I love my little journal.

You have to write down every meal and exactly what was in it. Some people will just write down "salad". But what was in the salad? Salad can get very fattening depending on the add-ins.

You have to become calorie savvy. Look up the calorie counts and write them down. Make sure you get your mid-morning and afternoon snacks in. Those are really important.

Keep track of your exercise and your moods too. You'd be surprised how much your mood effects your food and exercise performance.

Journaling is the KEY to losing weight. If you don't know what you ate, you can't make changes.
So go out today and buy yourself a nice fancy journal. Keep track of everything that crosses your lips.

You'll most likely see where you can tighten up on your calories.

G