Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Health: [header] How to stop making excuses for your weight [title] Keep a weight loss journal. [step] Research has shown that people attempting to lose weight do so with more long-term success when they record their actions in a journal. It allows them to have a sense of accountability and control over their bodies.

Ending1: Record each time you do something that causes you to remember why you're doing it. [substeps] Use time you have not been tempted to remember. Ending2: [substeps] You can use a regular notebook to record your weight-loss goals, meals, and exercise daily. You can have a morning, lunch, and dinner journal to track your weight loss each day. Ending3: [substeps] You can write in your journal before you take any physical steps to lose weight. Why do you want to lose weight? How will you combat defeatist thinking when things become difficult? How will you avoid making excuses? Record what meals and snacks you have and at what times of the day you have them. Ending4: This may help them pinpoint their changes and get their thoughts in order. Journaling also helps boost personal health and prevent excess weight gain.

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