Journaling has so many benefits. It shows you where you came from and where you are today.
There’s power in writing things down. It’s hard enough to recall what happened last week, talk less, last year — at least, for some of us. That’s where journaling comes in. It digs into your past and helps you drill into how you were feeling on a particular day.
Not only can you review patterns in your behaviors, but you can also review your weight and exactly what you ate from week to week. Additionally, you can track how a food, drink or even exercise made you feel and what triggers set you off — which helps you approach any pain points differently.
Journaling is especially important for those of us who’ve had a hysterectomy. Staying on top of my fitness makes it easier to manage my weight post-surgery. I like to flip through old pages when I’m struggling with something and see how I overcame those issues. That’s why I try to journal as regularly as possible, even when I don’t feel like it.
You can start journaling before your surgery or even years following the procedure. The more you journal, the more you’re prone to succeed.
The mere process of writing out your thoughts sticks more than just thinking through them.
If you’re having trouble losing weight, take a look at your food journal to see what, when and why you ate. Did you eat because you were hungry or because the food tasted good? Did you eat because you were bored, tired or for other reasons? Did you eat so late in the day that your body didn’t have time to digest the food?
Journaling is not there to condemn you or your actions and thoughts. It’s there to teach and encourage you. It’s there to take you to the next level, wherever that is for you.
And when you start journaling, you can jot down anything — and you don’t have to do it all at once.
So why not give it a try, and see what journaling can do for you?
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