Food Journaling 101

4. The Drawbacks of Food Journaling

Some challenges arise when people use personal food journaling to help them draw links between triggers and symptoms such as their mood. First, many find it difficult to remain motivated when it comes to food journaling. Getting an accurate representation of what a patient is eating can be difficult for a doctor or nutritionist when the patient is keeping his or her own records. Some people overestimate or underestimate the amount that they have eaten, forget, or are not entirely truthful.