DIETMINDER Personal Food & Fitness Journal. A food and fitness diary that works with virtually any diet plan. Easy to use: Roomy fill-in-the-blank ... Journal weight loss will be the result

The first thing I would like to add, which doesn't specifically pertain to this journal but to diet and fitness journals in general is that they work. And they work well as long as your honest. Having struggled with my weight for the past 15 years I have tried so many diets so many workouts and so many different drugs, journalling along with a consistent workouts are the only things that I have had full success with. About 7 years ago I lost 70lbs from a size 22 to a size 2 it took me about 2 years, but by tracking with a journal I was able to take responsibility for what I was putting in my body. I was able to teach my self how to eat healthy without starving myself and working out and not hurting myself . Unfortunately about two years ago I injured my knee while hiking and eventually had to have surgery to fix it. Even though I continued my healthy eating habits I was limited in my physical movements and started to gain the weight back. I'm one of those people who must workout regularly to maintain their weight. Once the Doctor gave me the OK I was back to working out but with limited use of my knee I gained some of the weight that I originally lost back so from a size 2 to a size 10. I still consider my weight loss a success and having learned from my journalling and continue to make progress getting back to my ideal weight. Now for the reasons that I love this journal (and I also keep with me a calorie book for quick reference also the internet is an awesome way to find the nutritional information for most products) . First having a portable book with your goals as a reminder really helps with making the right decisions. Personally I eat 2 of my 3 meals away from home and having a journal keeps me on track. Having the personal goal as a remainder keeps me honest, and focused. I Love the Before and after photo spot my photo is obviously not flattering but I also have a photo of when I was at my peak weight and having that visual helps tremendously. Added is 3 pages to start your goals again this helps if you fall off track. The Daily Journal itself is simple and is made to be adaptable with any of the weight loss programs. Made simple to tracking Calories, Fat Grams, Garbs, Fiber and protein. It has two blank categories and plenty of space for each meal including snacks. I also like the time category, this has helped me balance out my eating time's insuring that their spread out; for example I had not realized that my meal times, all 3 were within 6 hours of each other so I started to spread them out father apart slowly this helped me not be so hungry when I got home and less likely to indulge in quick snacks before bed. The tracker also has glasses of water check at the top to keeps track as you go, Plus there is a Vitamins area and physical activity section that includes calories burned with time and intensity. Finally at the very bottom is a chart to help gauge the % of goals that were met. I hope this was helpful, and I encourage anyone that is loosing weight, maintaining weight, working on fitness goals or just tracking for heath reasons to give journalling a try. I has worked for me.

I have been using this Diet Minder for years. I not only use it to write down my food, walking steps but I keep it as a daily diary/journal/calendar. It is the perfect size and you can carry it in your purse or briefcase.

This journal has been quite the key to my weight loss success (75+ pounds). I like how it is bound. I like having two pages dedicated to each day. I like how there is a lot of room to realistically account for all foods. I like how there are pockets in the back and options to create your own tracking charts. I like how there are places for goal setting in the front and the option to alter goals (critical for me!) Personally, I think that the exercise notation space is enough for me as most of my concern is with keeping on track with diet, I am not aiming to be an athlete. My only complaints are very minor, I am tired of it being green and do wish it were more discrete looking so that I could journal less obviously. However, I find that I prefer this to any computerized/web based programs because it takes less time (some of them are so annoying having to browse through food lists) and I can do it anywhere soon after eating since my problem is convenient amnesia for what I eat if I wait until I'm at a computer. I also do wish that there were more pages, it will only cover 3 months. (Thus I have a little library of them, it took 8 months to lose that weight). Altogether though, this is the best journal I have owned and it actually inspired me to get cracking on that weight. Previous attempts at journaling were usually sabotaged not just by me, but also for the awkwardness of the actual journal and not liking how it was put together. This one though, I actually looked forward to using it and felt very satisfied with how accurate it was (for projecting my weight loss) and also it is so well organized and useful that I found that I liked to reflect on it and chart my progress.

This is my favorite book...for keeping track of macros, foods, etc. I have purchased 5-6 of these as I've journeyed through eating healthy the last few years. It has a place for most everything you could want to record and keep track of from water consumption to medicines and exercise with plenty of writing or note taking space.

I am one of THOSE people.......half an hour after I eat, I usually have no real memory what I have consumed. Pitiful! The only way to manage my food intake is to keep a running written account, throughout the day, of what I eat........ drat it all. I am always on the lookout for little food journals that are small enough to carry around in my admittedly enormous tote bag, light enough not to weigh me down too much., and yet complete enough to provide some prompts to help me note things like fat content, nutrition content and the like. [The best of these food journals in the past have also included decent calorie guide sections for common basic foods, to help sort some of this out on the run, but I have not seen this of late.] This Dietminder provides useful prompts about time of day food was consumed, amount consumed, detailed calorie/fat/nutrition record-keeping, meal and snack subtotals throughout the day, as well as space to note other things about the day that affect food intake, and so on. (Isn't it just the pits to have to write every damned thing down......even when eating SO LITTLE FOOD! Gah - getting older is dreadful!) Anyway.......because I just can't be bothered (on a daily basis) to note much in the way of details regarding fat content, various nutrition content, calorie load, fat load, sugar load and the like, a lot of the space in this food journal is sadly wasted for me. If you like to (or have to) keep a much stricter intake record, this is most definitely the record-keeper for you. [I am just proud of myself if I get the food itself listed with calorie totals. I am a work in progress!] What this little journal does do is keep me mindful that whatever I eat will have to be recorded and dealt with........which is a help. The spiral binding is also handy, as I don't have to battle with a cover while I am scribbling down my entries wherever I wind up eating.....which is sometimes on my lap! This is indeed easy to use, and does offer a quick picture of what goes on in my diet efforts week by week. For myself, while it is handy to be able to eat something, then go to my food information reference book, look every little thing up, record it all, and so have an easy-to-review overall diet picture of say, a day or a week, I just cannot get into all of the bother involved in doing this on a daily basis. Too depressing! I am glad that I found this journal, as I do like it, but I really don't need quite all of the detailed food diary entry options. I quite like that the creator of this has several other similar journals for exercise, well-being and the like. If I wasn't so damned busy preparing my gluten-free (I am a celiac and colitis sufferer), low glycemic index, low carb, low sugar, dairy-free morsels of tasteless food, I would probably be more inclined to keep a more detailed record of what I ate. It is handy to have all of this on hand, I do admit, for those rare days when I need to or (gasp) actually want to keep a really close eye on my food intake. Best foodie wishes to all!

I have recently bought this book and the The Atkins Journal: Your Personal Journey Toward a New You, A 120-Day Record . Atkins gets 3 stars from me, while this gets 5. Here are some of the things I like about this book: Format: * each day on two facing pages * space and helpful lines for tracking calories, fats, carbs, fiber, and protein * easy tracking of water consumption (though 8 boxes is not enough) * 3 meals plus 3 snacks (a pre-breakfast snack would add something IMHO) * space to track supplements * space for totals for the day * 5.5" x 9" (roughly) which lets me insert my daily exercise tracking sheet and several 5x7" cards with more data on foods I actually DO eat. * Covers are very strong Resources: * Goal setting is fairly robust - not merely focused on weight * Favorite Foods section has details on many foods (though most of them are NOT my favorites) with space to add more * Space for graphing progress (grid, you decide what you want to track) * Space for tracking weight, measurements, BP and cholesterol (though sugar and triglycerides might add value, and one blank line is not enough) Things I don't like about this book: * a bit of gratuitous advertising in the rear of the book * It is not very easy to ADD pages to the book (I used a glue stick and covered over some of the introductory pages to get my detailed food calculator in * No page markers (though small clips work fine) This is a great book for tracking food. I suspect the BodyMinder Workout and Exercise Journal (A Fitness Diary) is good for that, but I don't know.

This is a fantastic journal for recording food intake as well as general daily exercises, such as walking, jogging, or cycling (not a full-blown fitness program). I have found that by writing down what I am eating, I eat smaller portions with higher nutritional value. I guess it is comparable to Reconciliation but with food. If I have to admit to it, I may not eat it. The two blank columns on the far right of the Daily Diet & Fitness Record are a welcome addition. If your diet plan has a points system, you can use these blank columns for them. You can also track sodium, sugars, or other nutrition information because of heath reasons. I can see that this journal would be good for someone on a diabetic food plan or special cardiovascular diet. It is a handy tool to use when discussing dietary needs and goals with a Nutritionist. I saw a low review that complains of not enough room to log an exercise/fitness program. The title of this book alone should clue anyone in to the fact that this is a food journal. DIET implies food. If you want a journal that focuses mainly on fitness, but also tracks food (in a summarized manner) try BodyMinder (MemoryMinder also makes this journal). The title of this book describes its purpose, too. BODY implies fitness. In addition, if you read the product descriptions and use the SEARCH INSIDE feature, you will not be confused as to the purpose of this journal. I do, however, have one suggestion for the makers of this journal. I would like it even more if it were slightly smaller in width. Because of its size, it is not very portable. It won't fit in a small/medium purse. If it was 3 ½ inches wide instead of 5 ½ inches, I would have no complaint. Of course, that might result in the loss of the two blank columns that I like so much. :o)

The only reason I purchased this was that I began a diet and exercise regime for weight loss surgery. It requires me to journal everything I consume: food, liquids, and vitamins. I could have easily used MyFitnessPal, Excel, or a notebook but my nutritionist needs to see everything I consume so this would make it easier for her to photocopy. The bad: In any case, this book arrived damaged (second picture). To some, this may be considered a "little" split but when you pay for something brand new you should receive a brand new item. So yes I will return this so I can have what I paid for, a new item with no rips, tears, or splits. Other than that, the book is almost entirely outdated. Number of calories in the foods in the back and other calculations need to be updated. Publisher and creators need to revamp this book seriously. The good: I saw a few comments about the spaces not being big enough. They are not big enough if YOU regularly write big. All you are doing in this book is inputting numbers. That is it. Near the beginning of the book, there are "personal goal" pages to write your goals and an area to tape your before and after pictures. I like this. You get three chances to do this. If you fall off the first time, you have two additional areas where you can start over with another personal goal section. Only thing is there is a total of 92 days (3 months) of journaling. I wish it went to 120 days (4 months), but this book is small for a reason. So if you start over at day 48, you only have 44 days to journal your intake. Overall, this tool will suffice to journal your intake. I will begin journaling my intake next week. I will also try the MFP again. I find it less easy to use since UA purchased it. I do not like all the "ads" in the app. I refuse to pay to input my intake. Give this book a try if you do not​ mind writing.