{"id":714,"date":"2010-09-26T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-26T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/09\/write-the-weight-away.html"},"modified":"2010-09-26T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-26T01:00:00","slug":"write-the-weight-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/09\/write-the-weight-away.html","title":{"rendered":"Write the Weight Away"},"content":{"rendered":"
A great way to understand what’s going on in your life, in your habits and actions, thoughts and needs, is to write about it.<\/div>\n
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Keep a journal or diary. Write what you’re thinking and doing. Talk on
\npaper about what and how much you are eating, and what you’re doing to
\nmove your body and nourish your mind and spirit.
\nOne of my recommendations to people wishing to lose weight and improve
\ntheir health is to first keep a diary of everything they eat and what activities
\nthey do on a daily basis. There’s more on this in my book, “The Joy of  Weight Loss”<\/a>
\nand variations can be found in other behavior modification programs as
\nwell. <\/p>\n

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Over time, by keeping diaries you can analyze the information.
\nYou’ll see where you are doing well and spot areas where you’d like to
\nimprove.
\nI’ve kept diaries off and on for 20+ years, and love going back and
\nreading about different times in my life. It makes memories vivid, and
\nmy life takes on a deeper meaning in the process of recording and
\nreflecting. <\/div>\n
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