NUTRITION
Track Your Food With A Three-Day Food Journal
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[Download #1] Precision Nutrition's Three-Day Food Journal
Video Transcript
A three day food journal is simple way to provide your coaches with an accurate and representative look into your normal dietary intake. The benefit of this should be obvious:
A coach can only know how to guide you after having some insight on where you currently are.
Thus it is essential that you do not alter your normal eating habits in any way and that you record as precisely as possible every single item that you consume (this includes water, vitamins, condiments, etc.).
The purpose here is to correctly record and quantify your normal intake, not to judge it.
If you change your eating habits in any way, then we cannot accurately analyze your typical diet.
The procedure may seem somewhat cumbersome, but remember, it is only three days.
Use the download linked on this page to save and print your three-day dietary record, review the instructions below this video, and don't hesitate to reach out to your coach if you need any additional support.
Instructions
Keep a pen and paper with you at all times to record your intake including food item, quantity, and notes. This is imperative as snacks are typically consumed unpredictably and, as a result, it is impossible to record them accurately unless your recording forms are nearby.
Use a small food scale if you have one, or use standard measuring devices (e.g., measuring cups, measuring spoons) to record the quantities consumed as accurately as possible. If you are not measuring your food, please use the hand-size portion guide as a general reference.
If you do not eat all of the item (for instance a portion of an apparently delicious hastily prepared casserole of leftovers that turned out to be not so delicious), re-measure what’s left and record the difference.
Record combination foods separately (e.g., hot dog, bun, and condiments) and include brand names of food items (list contents of homemade items) whenever possible.
For packaged items, use labels to determine quantities.
Record three days that are representative of your normal intake.
Therefore if your weekdays are different from your weekends, pick two weekdays and one weekend. Likewise, if your M, W, and F are different from your T and Th and all these days are different from your Sat and Sun, you should pick one day to represent each unique schedule.
Further reading: "How I stopped tracking macros with my clients - and started seeing better results"
STRESS, SLEEP, & RECOVERY
Track Your Food With A Three-Day Food Journal
INSERT VIDEO HERE
[Download #1] Precision Nutrition's Three-Day Food Journal
Video Transcript
A three day food journal is simple way to provide your coaches with an accurate and representative look into your normal dietary intake. The benefit of this should be obvious:
A coach can only know how to guide you after having some insight on where you currently are.
Thus it is essential that you do not alter your normal eating habits in any way and that you record as precisely as possible every single item that you consume (this includes water, vitamins, condiments, etc.).
The purpose here is to correctly record and quantify your normal intake, not to judge it.
If you change your eating habits in any way, then we cannot accurately analyze your typical diet.
The procedure may seem somewhat cumbersome, but remember, it is only three days.
Use the download linked on this page to save and print your three-day dietary record, review the instructions below this video, and don't hesitate to reach out to your coach if you need any additional support.
Instructions
Keep a pen and paper with you at all times to record your intake including food item, quantity, and notes. This is imperative as snacks are typically consumed unpredictably and, as a result, it is impossible to record them accurately unless your recording forms are nearby.
Use a small food scale if you have one, or use standard measuring devices (e.g., measuring cups, measuring spoons) to record the quantities consumed as accurately as possible. If you are not measuring your food, please use the hand-size portion guide as a general reference.
If you do not eat all of the item (for instance a portion of an apparently delicious hastily prepared casserole of leftovers that turned out to be not so delicious), re-measure what’s left and record the difference.
Record combination foods separately (e.g., hot dog, bun, and condiments) and include brand names of food items (list contents of homemade items) whenever possible.
For packaged items, use labels to determine quantities.
Record three days that are representative of your normal intake.
Therefore if your weekdays are different from your weekends, pick two weekdays and one weekend. Likewise, if your M, W, and F are different from your T and Th and all these days are different from your Sat and Sun, you should pick one day to represent each unique schedule.
Further reading: "How I stopped tracking macros with my clients - and started seeing better results"
FITNESS
Track Your Food With A Three-Day Food Journal
INSERT VIDEO HERE
[Download #1] Precision Nutrition's Three-Day Food Journal
Video Transcript
A three day food journal is simple way to provide your coaches with an accurate and representative look into your normal dietary intake. The benefit of this should be obvious:
A coach can only know how to guide you after having some insight on where you currently are.
Thus it is essential that you do not alter your normal eating habits in any way and that you record as precisely as possible every single item that you consume (this includes water, vitamins, condiments, etc.).
The purpose here is to correctly record and quantify your normal intake, not to judge it.
If you change your eating habits in any way, then we cannot accurately analyze your typical diet.
The procedure may seem somewhat cumbersome, but remember, it is only three days.
Use the download linked on this page to save and print your three-day dietary record, review the instructions below this video, and don't hesitate to reach out to your coach if you need any additional support.
Instructions
Keep a pen and paper with you at all times to record your intake including food item, quantity, and notes. This is imperative as snacks are typically consumed unpredictably and, as a result, it is impossible to record them accurately unless your recording forms are nearby.
Use a small food scale if you have one, or use standard measuring devices (e.g., measuring cups, measuring spoons) to record the quantities consumed as accurately as possible. If you are not measuring your food, please use the hand-size portion guide as a general reference.
If you do not eat all of the item (for instance a portion of an apparently delicious hastily prepared casserole of leftovers that turned out to be not so delicious), re-measure what’s left and record the difference.
Record combination foods separately (e.g., hot dog, bun, and condiments) and include brand names of food items (list contents of homemade items) whenever possible.
For packaged items, use labels to determine quantities.
Record three days that are representative of your normal intake.
Therefore if your weekdays are different from your weekends, pick two weekdays and one weekend. Likewise, if your M, W, and F are different from your T and Th and all these days are different from your Sat and Sun, you should pick one day to represent each unique schedule.
Further reading: "How I stopped tracking macros with my clients - and started seeing better results"