Journaling, suggested by the NUT

[MIMISAN 404]

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?

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

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.

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

journal through the 6 months supervised dieting - continue after sleeve

@@MIMISAN

i never kept a journal, measurements, pictures

i regret not doing the above

do as i say, not as i do

keeping the journal is a great idea

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

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

good luck with surgery

speedy recovery

kathy

[Bufflehead 6,358]

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.

[hockeyfan7 249]

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

[ssflbelle 829]

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.

[MIMISAN 404]

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.

[naturegirl 320]

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.