Food diary increases weight loss

Here's an important story that has hit the news today, the results of a recent study showing that people who keep a food diary double their weight loss.

It's pretty obvious as to why, because people who don't keep a log are less accountable to what they eat. Now, it's better to lose weight and not keep a log because that's much simpler, but if you aren't losing weight then keeping a log may be just the thing you need because it's very easy to overestimate how much you are taking in. It's also very easy to convince yourself that you aren't eating much when deep down in your subconscious you know you are. A food log brings this to the light.