Everyday Systems

Here is a link to a study on a different kind of record keeping of food intake. It reminds me that when I first started looking at this site, one of the participants had pics of her meals for about a year! She stopped posting because she felt she had learned to eat moderately and wanted to give her attention to other elements of life.

http://health.infoniac.com/new_effectiv ... ethod.html

I know myself, though. When things get bad, I just stop recording! And I pay the price.

That's fascinating, and you know, I bet it would be a really interesting test.

Though I admit that the first thing I thought when I looked at that meal was that I want to make myself a dinner just like it because it looked so GOOD. Diet-schmiet, that looked delicious.

oolala53, That link is interesting. Thanks for sharing it.

It did look good, and though we don't "care" around here, it wasn't high calorie, either.

Interesting.

Sounds as if the reasons it works better are multiple...
- Less work than writing (for some folks... not sure I'd think so)
- More visual presentation heightens awareness of quantity and quality. You SEE the portions, the amount of "green," etc.
- Possibly the attention to presentation makes the food more satisfying??

I do know that presentation matters. On days when I eat at my favorite deli bar, half my plate is salad, with lots of different veggies in it. Makes for a very colorful plate - and almost invariably, someone will comment on how "pretty" it is.

I also remember Blueskighs posting her plates - they looked so good!

For me, it would be harder to do that than to log in writing. I have a camera phone, but am backward about uploading photos.