Comments on: Question of the Week: How do you journal?

By: d a m i o n

d a m i o n — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:55:10 +0000

I use a pen/notebook in the gym.

Later I transfer that to my blog with my mental record of everything I ate. It's not perfect, but it works for me.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:59:21 +0000

To the person who mentioned Sparkpeople above thanks. I just signed up. That's a great site!

By: Picture It:

Picture It: — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 11:21:20 +0000

I journal the old fashion way: pencil and paper (very portable).

My journal is based on "My Emotional Eating" instead of breakfast, lunch, dinner and 2 snacks.

The more I can "see" my reasons for emotional hunger and situations that activate my need for a food-fix, the better I am able to help myself.

Looking back through my old journals, I have found that my food addiction was hidden by the titles: Breaksfast, Lunch, Dinner, 2 Snacks and Free Foods. My exercise was journaled in every detail.

Now my exercise is a simple check mark in my journal.

By: Maureen Wetmore

Maureen Wetmore — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:43:39 +0000

I keep tract of all the food I eat everyday and track my excise. I do this at sparkpeople.com

By: Eh... not so much

Eh... not so much — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:30:07 +0000

I’m on Weight Watchers, and I have journaling software on my Treo. I love it because I can have it with me everywhere I go. I also write about what I’m going through weight-wise on my LiveJournal. My LJ pretty much covers everything in my life, so a significant part of it is devoted to Weight Watchers, exercise, and food. (In fact, “weightwatchers” is the most used tag in my entries. )

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:57:03 +0000

I keep an online journal at http://fitnesslinks.blogspot.com/ I orginally had some of the posts on a personal blog at http://jpatrickgreer.blogspot.com but noticed quite a few of the entries were fitness focused so I decided a fitness focused blog would be best so I could better connected with other people wanted to improve their fitnes, lose weight, etc. I find the process of writing helps draw out ideas and organize ones life you couldn’t have other wise. In fact I currently have about 8 more blogs focused on different aspects of my life. A couple currently involve me tell part of my life story and it’s amazing how much stuff I recall that I had not thought about in a long time. I advise anyone committed to fitness to also commit to being a writer as well for self discovery and accountability.