the first place – one of the reasons that food journals are so powerful. being able to track your feelings at the time you ate can help you identify emotional issues and encourage you to eat because you want to, not because your boss yelled at you. consider also using your food journal to keep track of your weight and measurements once a week to provide yourself with an accurate record of your progress over the weeks.
consider your exercise program – do you have one? you should! when the hips and thighs are chubby and out of shape, that’s typically a situation that will require a lot of fat-burning. the 