A journal just for us - what do you think?

[sleepyjean 0]

The other day, Kacee asked about looking for a journal for bandsters - for those who prefer paper and pencil to online. I've been thinking about this ever since. I'm toying with the idea of creating something like this that's just for those who have had WLS - not a diet journal. It's a lot to think about, so I wanted to get input from you guys.

These are the sections I've thought of so far

* pages for a new photo each month

* pages to track weight, BMI, and measurements monthly (flexible so you could do weekly or whatever time increment works for you)

* daily pages to track food intake, Water, exercise, thoughts, and level of restriction (but could also be used for pre-band diet)

* page to track misc import stuff - doctor's phone, insurance coordinator's phone, insurance company, loan company, nutritionist, social worker, pre-op test offices, fill amount

* pages to write down stuff like which Protein Drinks you've tried and whether or not you liked them

* pages to track key dates - appointments, approval day (yay!), band date, adjustment dates, bandiversary

That's all I've got so far, but it seems like plenty - ha ha. The problem is trying to make it flexible enough for people to use it in many different ways, but not so much so that it turns into one of those journals where you only use a couple of sections and the rest stays blank. I'd like to do a refillable binder type of book so you could choose the sections you want, but those get big and clunky. Now I'm thinking something spiral bound, and slightly smaller than 8.5 x 11. I don't know much about producing things like this myself though, so I'm not entirely sure what options are out there.

What do you guys think? Is this a project worth doing?

[sleepyjean 0]

Ok, I guess not, LOL