The study is the first to measure the amount of time that dietary self-monitoring actually takes for those who successfully lose weight,
New American research has found that although keeping a record of your calorie and fat intake throughout the day might sound tedious, it is an effective way to lose weight, which doesn’t actually take as long as many people think.
The participants were asked to log their daily food intake online, including calories and fat for all foods and beverages they consumed, the portion sizes and the preparation methods, and record how much time they spent doing it every week for a period of 24 weeks., showed that the most successful members of the weight loss group – those who lost 10% of their body weight – spent an average of 23.2 minutes per day logging their food and drink intake in the first month of the programme.
and suggests that following the rule of “write it when you bite it” could be a simple and effective method, which takes less time than many people think. The team also found that the time spent monitoring was not what was most predictive of weight-loss success. Although those who took more time to log their intake and in greater detail were more successful at losing weight, the frequency of log-ins was actually better at predicting who would lose weight.
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