SOS: Day 23
March 23, 2011 
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Day 23
Could the answer be photography?
Old studio camera. Photo by Janez Novak.
Don’t try to fool me. You’re having trouble keeping up your food diary, aren’t you? Before you give up (and remember that keeping a food diary is the number one predictor of weight loss) try an alternate method.
Shoot your food! Take a photo of everything you eat and drink. Using a cell phone camera makes it easy. In theory, this should have a similar effect to writing down everything you consume, and indeed, an article published in New Scientist found it worked better, at least for the small population studied. I don’t see any reason why you can’t do both, depending on what’s convenient at the moment. Even better, take a picture of your meals to help you remember, and then later fill in your written diary. Double punch.
Update: Two new iphone programs bring a new twist to shooting your food. One photographs scan codes to enter nutrition info and the other estimates calories when you photograph your food. I am testing them both. Reviews to come.
SOS Month 1
What to do so far:
In case you missed a day, the reminders below are clickable.
Get some sun.
Do your do.
Take a walk every day.
Write down everything you eat or drink daily.
Exercise to music.
Add healthy snacks to your diet .
Start fresh every day.
Weigh yourself daily or every Wednesday.
Dine early to be on the safe side.
Remember: if you always do what you always did, then you’ll always get what you always got.
Exercising for 11 minutes is a great start.
Just start. Once you do, it seems easy.
D-day every WeDnesday.
Wear your sunscreen.
On the Ides, I’d rather be _______.
Add Menu Mondays.
Wean from your unhealthiest habit.
Learn how to meditate.
Customize SOS habithacking.
Good enough is plenty good.
It’s about the long-run.
Get support.
Try keeping a visual food diary.
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