Okay so we are getting close to the end of the year. That usually means a fresh start for us all in some sort of way. Maybe for you it's a financial new start, maybe for others it's a fitness re-start. For me, it's always a nutrition do over. I must admit I have never been great at watching my calories and the things that I place into my mouth. People just naturally assume because I am a fitness professional that the nutritional thing goes hand in hand with my job. I mean it does but I too am not perfect. I admit to having a sweets and pastry addiction as well as an extreme pizza craving appetite. I could literally eat pizza every day. Anyway, usually at this time of the year I take inventory on my daily diet and decide to make improvements upon it.

Improvements for me involve a journal and a pen. I generally write all of my food choices down as well as the calorie counts and the time in which I ate. I try to eat 5-6 small meals  including snacks every 3 hours totaling about 1,400 - 1,500 calories per day. This is tedious, not fun and not very sexy, but it's the only way for me to be honest with myself (and others) about what it is that I am eating or not eating. So I will begin my journal of meals, calorie counts and times on Monday, January 2nd.