You’ve been consistently training for 4 months. You are
stronger, but your oversized belly has not budged. You think you
eat generally healthily, but despite all the workouts, there is
little progress to show. One good way to start your
investigation into how much you are really eating is using a
food log. What is a food log? A food log is a record of all
foods and drinks consumed within a specified period of time.
Food intake is typically tracked for 1 to, ideally, 7 days.
Since patterns can differ between the weekend and the workweek,
the more days that are tracked, the better. Ideally you would
always include a weekend in your Food Log before analysing it.
At its most basic, a log lists the type and amount of every food
and drink item consumed. The log can be written on a piece of
paper or preprinted blank form (you can find many online), typed
into an online nutrition website or entered into a smart phone
(iPhone apps are available).