Lauren Jackson has dropped from 260 to 220 pounds in five years . She credits food journaling for helping her achieve her weight loss . Bartfield added , `` Once you start writing that down -- what you 're eating and the timing of the food -- you begin to pick up on some of these patterns that can be changed . '' Diet and research support journaling as a weight loss goal .
Lauren Jackson has dropped from 260 to 220 pounds in five years . She credits food journaling for helping her achieve her weight loss . Diet and research support journaling as a weight loss goal .