Weight Loss Journal


Mark McClure (a career and life coach) recently wrote about “How List Writing Can Make You Happier”. Lists can be used as a very powerful method for reinforcing behaviors and feelings that ordinarily would escape one’s attention or soon be forgotten.

When Mark was in his 20’s he kept a training diary each day for all the running, weight lifting, hill running and hurdling experiences of those young adult years spent as an athlete. Years later he can still look at many of the entries and vividly recall what he was doing, who he was with, how much it hurt (sometimes). Source: http://markmccluretoday.com/update-on-the-october-happiness-list-exercise.

From a weight loss perspective, recording a list of daily events in the form of a weight loss journal can be extremely motivating and make you accountable for your actions.

Each day you can record things pertaining to your weight loss endeavor such as food eaten, exercise performed and your feelings and emotions. You can also monitor your progress by occasionally documenting your weight (along with other data) and providing successive personal photos. With time you should have a better understanding of your strengths and what you need to do to improve.

The Journal is excellent software for maintaining a weight loss journal. It has comprehensive word processing functions and allows incorporation of images. A screenshot of The Journal is shown as follows:

The Journal


1 Comments

  1. Joans Weight Loss Story, February 10, 2009:

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