Food Journal?

[soniathekitty 0]

After I got home (I'd posted earlier at work), I "caught up" my journal for the last couple of days that I'd missed. It actually made me feel good, I've been on track without having to write it down. It was a positive reinforcement for me, to see it visually. It also helps me assess if I fluctuate a few pounds within days, to see if I did something funky, or if maybe I'm retaining Water or what. I am able to see patterns this way. It also is a nice reference, I find myself looking back at previous pages a lot to see different components of this or that, or some note that I jotted, or some amt./combo that was calorie-friendly. :-)

..I totally get the reminders of diets failed too though.. not worth it if that's what it brings you. Do what works! :-)

~Sonia

[BeckySon 0]

I like SparkPeople.com. The site is free and easy to navigate. It has a lot of nice features like customizing your own goals (protein, calories, etc). They also have tons recipes.< /p>

[Tye 0]

I am wondering how many of you are journaling your food. Why or why not? My program recommended it but didn't say I had to. I haven't been and I am wondering if I should. If you are keeping track are you doing it on the computer? On paper?

Just curious!

I'm journaling because you need to keep up with your calorie intake. No matter what tool you have or what program you are doing to lose weight, bottom line is your calorie intake.My Dr. said to eat between 800 and a 1000 cal. a day. I journal on Sparkpeople.com.It is free and a very good support group.