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    Reach Your Weight Loss Goal by Tracking Your Progress

    Reach Your Weight Loss Goal by Tracking Your Progress

    Track Your Progress to Meet Your Weight Loss Goals

    Many of us may have trouble keeping our weight-loss goals; but there are ways to help us to reach the goals: track your food intake, physical activities and weight regularly. 
    Tracking your food intake can help you identify the pattern of 
    1. What you eat,
    2. How you eat,
    3. When you eat, and
    4. Recognizing where improvements can be made

    By tracking your food intake, you can know where problems lay and improve on that area to achieve your weight loss goal. You might realize you eat too many snacks between meals, or you don’t drink enough water. 


    Check out this video for more tips on the importance of tracking.


    Some useful free online trackers you can use include

    Start your tracking today, stick with it and be honest with yourself!