Who journals?

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Who journals?
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Mon, 06-14-2004 - 1:34pm

So do you journal?

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In reply to: voxpopulli
Mon, 06-14-2004 - 2:46pm
In the early days, I use to write down foods eaten and number of calories/fat grams in a plain notebook. Now I pretty much know what I'm doing though, and I have a pretty good idea (probably within 100 calories) of where I am at any given point during the day...so I don't need to do that anymore. It's a good idea, at least in the early days, I think though. Whether a person wants to continue, and for how long, pretty much depends on what works and a matter of personal preference/interest in that sort of thing.
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In reply to: voxpopulli
Mon, 06-14-2004 - 2:58pm
Journaling is one of those things that I know I probably should be doing, but the thought of writing everything down doesn't appeal to me. I'm terrible at doing stuff like that. If (or when) I hit a plateau in my weight loss, I'll probably try and start doing some kind of journaling. I'm glad it's working for you, though :-)

~~Linda

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Registered: 04-19-2004
In reply to: voxpopulli
Mon, 06-14-2004 - 3:09pm
I journal, and it helps tremendously. I had a journal on the Atkins site, but that actually caused me more stress than helped, because I would beat myself up about carbs. My dietician gave me a weekly chart to fill out so when I went back to see her for a follow up, she could see how I did. I made one for EVERY week, not just one, because I wanted to see a trend/pattern form. She was thrilled and I still do it, not because i actually need to, but it serves as a visual reminder to pay attention and have it written in ink so I can't make excuses or justify boo-boos. (I always write OOOPS in big letters if I have a major screw up).

Journaling can be a useful tool as long as your obsession level with it doesn't make you insane (like my Atkins journal.)

Amy

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Registered: 05-19-2003
In reply to: voxpopulli
Mon, 06-14-2004 - 3:11pm
i use fitday,i used to start the day by making a menu but lately i have been putting in my menu at night and then see how i did.
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Registered: 03-20-2004
In reply to: voxpopulli
Mon, 06-14-2004 - 3:47pm
I started that way (at least writing down foods and calories and fat grams too) but in recent months I haven't the foggiest where the notebook is, and I truly haven't needed it.

forte

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In reply to: voxpopulli
Thu, 06-17-2004 - 12:24pm

i journal but its not for weightloss :)

 
 
 
 

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Registered: 05-17-2004
In reply to: voxpopulli
Thu, 06-17-2004 - 4:29pm

I want so badly to be able to journal, I just feel like I'm wasting time doing it.

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Fear

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Registered: 04-02-2003
In reply to: voxpopulli
Sat, 06-19-2004 - 12:12am
I keep a food and exercise journal on an Excel spreadsheet. The spreadsheet automatically adds up the calories in my food (though I have to know what to enter LOL), and subtracts the calories I burned up during exercise, leaving me with my net calorie intake. I have a graph that shows how my net calorie intake changes over time.

I don't track water intake, or my moods when I choose to eat. With the exception of two weeks back in July, I have done this for every day since late June, 2003.