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During my meeting the the Nut yesterday she suggested that I journal to help me through the 6 months supervised dieting and also to continue after my sleeve in December. Do most of you journal? Has it been helpful?

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Yes, journaling is extremely helpful. I don't do it as much as I would like, but yes, it has been helpful throughout my life.

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journal through the 6 months supervised dieting - continue after sleeve

@@MIMISAN

i never kept a journal, measurements, pictures :angry:

i regret not doing the above :(

do as i say, not as i do ;)

keeping the journal is a great idea :rolleyes:

you could enter experiences you are going through

problems (ie having trouble getting Water in, Protein etc)

keep tract of your victories too

ie not needing a seat belt extender on a plane :rolleyes:

measurements before and during post op

many times when you don't loose any weight

your measurements will go down :)

take before, during (monthly)pictures of yourself

stay busy with keeping these records

your hands will be too busy to eat :lol: :lol:

good luck with surgery

speedy recovery :)

kathy

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Do you mean food and exercise journaling, or some sort of personal diary? I use myfitnesspal to journal food and exercise and it has been invaluable. I don't keep any sort of diary or personal journal though, and don't care to.

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I also track on My Fitness Pal. It keeps me on track with Protein, carbs and calories.

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I am over at MFP too and have just started today to track my food intake while I am on this 6 month supervised diet. Feel free to send me an friend's request my Id is ssbeadlady. I love to make beaded 3 dimensional items. In the past I have done personal journals.Last Christmas I gave out themed bookmarks and journals to all my gal friends. Deals had a fantastic special at that time and I kept one for myself. I think it might be a good idea to locate mine and maybe start writing about this journey. I am sure it will be very helpful in so many ways.

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Do you mean food and exercise journaling, or some sort of personal diary? I use myfitnesspal to journal food and exercise and it has been invaluable. I don't keep any sort of diary or personal journal though, and don't care to.

I took it to mean to journal anything related to my experience. My foods, my exercise and my feelings about food that might come up once I can't eat what I want. Also noting possible triggers etc.

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I've started journaling with my pre-op diet. I track my measurements weekly and then write a few details about what I experienced that week. Any victories or challenges. Hoping it will be nice to reflect on later.

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