New supplement here. Less coffee there. Random food swaps everywhere.
Here is a simple step-by-step way to actually see what food and products do to YOUR body using a 1-10 energy rating.
Step 1: Pick your rating scale
Use 1 to 10 where 1 feels like zero fuel and 10 feels clear, calm, focused and strong.
You are rating your overall energy, including mood, focus and stamina.
Step 2: Log BEFORE you eat or use a product
Right before a meal, snack, drink or product, write:
– Time
– What you are about to have
– Energy now from 1 to 10
Keep it in your notes app or a tiny notebook.
Step 3: Log 60 to 90 minutes AFTER
Set a quiet reminder.
Then rate again:
– Energy after from 1 to 10
– 1 or 2 words about how you feel, like calm, wired, heavy, sharp
Step 4: Repeat for 3 to 5 days
You do not need to change anything yet.
Just eat and supplement as usual and keep logging.
Nutrition pros use simple tracking like this as a first step because patterns in your own data are more honest than memory.
Step 5: Circle the big jumps and crashes
Look over your log.
Circle any meal or product where your number moved by 2 or more points.
Those are your personal “pay attention” moments.
Step 6: Turn patterns into one tiny experiment
Ask yourself:
– Which foods or products seem to lift me
– Which ones keep showing up before a crash
Then choose ONE change to test for the next few days.
People who use this 1-10 method are often surprised to see clear patterns after only a short time, which makes every nutrition choice feel less random and more intentional.
If you want a ready-to-use version, comment “TRACK” and I will send you a free, simple energy log template you can screenshot and start using today.

