Writing/typing in a journal for your journey

[karen_marie 220]

Just curious as to how many others have kept some sort of private journal (hand written or typed/online) that they use to document the progress of their journey. I know a lot of people blog and have YouTube channels (feel free to share both!) that are viewable by the public, but my journaling is done on a site called Penzu, which is a private online journaling platform. I used it when I went through my divorce from my first husband, and it was actually very helpful to get all my thoughts typed out without worrying about others reading them. I could just lay it all out as bluntly as I wanted.

I may eventually share some of my journal entries with friends and family, but right now it's my space to say what I want, keep track of all the pre-op appointments I've got scheduled, and just have a place to store all of my thoughts. I did splurge and pay the $20 to upgrade for a year of Penzu Pro, which basically lets me have multiple journals (so my WLS is a separate journal of its own), and different text and background styles, as well as the ability to download/print my journal if I want down the road.

What are you doing to document your journey so that you can go back and 'relive' it down the road?

[bostonmama 135]

I think the private journal sounds like a great idea, but part of me would like to just forget about how I let myself get so overweight. In any case, I'm almost 11 months post op now.. so I've missed the chance to document most of my transformation.

I have been wanting to start a wls food blog, if only to help keep myself on track.

[karen_marie 220]

Never too late to start @bostonmama! A food blog is actually a really good idea.

[hap314ness 90]

The thought of a physical journal always gives me some dreamy sense of happiness but then I remember wrist cramps and empty pages always follow. I want to be able to update at the drop of a hat and don't want to carry the journal and pens everywhere I go. I created a wix blog. I toyed with the idea of making it something inspirational for others blahblahblah but decided on making it a series of letters to myself. It's more work than my old school livejournal was, so hopefully that doesn't stop me from updating. So far I love it. I keep posting links of articles I don't want to forget. Eventually pictures, struggles, thoughts...everything will go there.

Have you found a journaling system that works for you since you posted this?