This is a goal I wanted to work into the program, but I wasn't sure where to fit it in. There are so many important pieces to the puzzle that I wanted to get you started on from the beginning, that it was hard to decide what needed to come first! So I'm going to go ahead and add in a second goal for this week that I want you to get started on. In addition to the fruit and veggie goal for this week, you're going to start keeping a food journal. You can jot it in the notes app on your phone, you can snap a photo of everything before you eat it and save the pics in a food journal album, you can use the MyFitnessPal app or something similar, or you can go the old fashioned route and just write everything in a notebook. You can even make notes on your meal plan. It really doesn't matter where you record it, but you must write down everything you eat AND drink every day in a place where it won't get lost. Make it as easy as possible for yourself so this will become effortless. It doesn't need to be complicated!
Food journaling is going to be an important part of the process as we move along. Recording what you eat will help you to be aware of everything that you're ingesting (or not ingesting!) and will help you hold yourself accountable. It's also vital to know exactly what's going in, in order to know what's working for you and what you need to change. Your food journal, along with your progress stats (your initial weight, measurements and photos) will be your keys to unlocking what good nutrition means for you.