 "DietMinder is a must!" | 2009-10-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2VAICK8WTREUQ |
| I bought the DietMinder to assist with my diet plan. I love it. It allows me to put in everything I eat, the nutritional value for each item, list my exercises and notes for each day. I love it. |
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| "The Real Key To Weight Loss Success Is Good Journaling" | 2009-10-26 |
| - Reviewed By livinlowcarbman |
By now, most people are realizing the tremendous benefits of journaling in their weight loss and weight maintenance efforts. When I lost 180 pounds in 2004, I kept track of my food and exercise plan religiously because it was THAT important. And even to this day, I STILL journal my menus and fitness routine to help keep me accountable in my continuing journey to stay healthy for life. That's why I love both the DietMinder and MaintenanceMinder journals.
If you are just beginning your healthy lifestyle change, then you need to get the DietMinder first. In this specific journal, you will have the ability to set goals, chart your health markers, include your before and soon-to-be after pictures, and keep a comprehensive list of your food, supplements, and exercise each day. In the back of the journal, you'll see information on some of the most popular foods listed in alphabetical order, including blank spaces for you to enter information on YOUR favorites. You can even chart the differences in inches lost on various parts of your body on a weekly basis.
Once you reach your weight loss goal, it is vital that you continue to do your due diligence to reward all of the hard work you have invested in your body. That's where the MaintenanceMinder comes into play. This journal is "for those who've made it" and "want to remain that way." I especially liked the fact that there was a focus on NOT obsessing over your weight in a bad way, but rather remaining steadfast in keeping your goals for life. This is accomplished by daily weigh-ins.
The MaintenanceMinder journal allows you to have daily weigh-ins first thing in the morning, outline your plan for staying on track for the day, an assessment guide about how your day went nutritionally and physically, and a quick yes or no box for you to check whether you followed plan or not. At the end of each week, there is a review that asks you to reflect on your "biggest challenge," "biggest triumph," and any reminders for the next week. There's also a "notes" section for you to keep a diary of sorts about how your week is going. This journal helps to keep you mindful of why you eat and exercise the way that you do so you don't slip back into old unhealthy habits.
Whether you are just beginning on a diet plan or if you've already accomplished your weight loss goals, you owe it to yourself to get the DietMinder or the MaintenanceMinder journals. They will indeed keep you accountable in your healthy lifestyle change so that you'll create new habits to keep you that way for the rest of your life. Use these invaluable tools to bring about the big changes you've always wanted. |
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| "It is very easy to use. Has sites for time, date, amounts, categories, sites for exercise information,etc. It's all in one are" | 2009-10-01 |
| - Reviewed By User: ANLJVEGNFFAJB |
It has sites for date, time, amounts, categories needed to distinguish items.
It has an area for exercise, with times and amounts.
It has a specific area for weight.
It has area for notes which comments will clarify the mood and schedule of each day. It establishes a pattern of what is happening so you are able to alter situations of food, exercise, and support.
It is great. |
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| "The most comprehensive food journal I've found...and I looked at lots!" | 2009-09-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: A17V9XL4CWTQ6G |
I wear a bodybugg to measure my daily caloric expenditure so, in order to know exactly the deficit of calories I take in to vs. what I burn, I have to be very accurate in recording my calories. (and I hate the bodybugg website because it's missing some important components and takes too much time to record my foods so I won't use it.)
This is so well thought out...whereas many diet planners have room for 3 meals a day, that doesnt work for those of us who keep our metabolisms revved with several small meals per day. Although it has slots for 6 meals, on days you eat even more meals than that, there is more than enough room. This has 33 slots per day to write down what you ate! Although that may sound TOO extensive, if you eat several components within one meal such as bread, meat, mayo, cheese, for a sandwich and then a yogurt with it...for example...there is room to break it all down and write down the nutritionals so you don't have to figure out the whole sandwhich and yogurt totals in your head and write it down as one unit.
There is even a space to do the math so you CAN add up each meal as you go so you know how many calories you have left to spend!
If you are tracking getting your 8 8-oz. water glasses each day, you can check those off in a slot at the top of the page, you can record your weight each day at the bottom of the page as well to see how the diet is going and what weeks worked the best and why.
Although the nutritionals that you are able to record are broken down into calories, fat, carbs, protein, and fiber, there are two slots to also add any other areas of importance of each meal such as sodium or weight watchers points etc.
There is a slot to toal up each nutritional so you know the grand totals and how you did at the end of the day
and there is also a section to record vitamins, supplements, and meds taken
The physical activity portion of the planner has 5 lines where you can record 5 different workouts or actions you did, how long you did them, how many times (such as reps) the intensity can be checked off as low med or high and then the calories burned.
Not enough info for ya? There is also a decent amount of space for extra notes. You might record here how you felt so you understand emotional eating, or you might write down when you felt hungry so you can go back and see if you need to eat more filling foods at certain times, such as more protein or fiber, in order to stay satisfied throughout the day.
You also check off whether or not you met all your goals. It's a good feeling to check yes!
Conclusion: It's the only one I'll buy...I also love that it is spiral bound so no pages ever fall out or no book bindings wear out since you use it so often. I always keep it open and bent back to the day I'm on so I never even have to find my page. Love it. |
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| "DietMinder Journal" | 2009-09-06 |
| - Reviewed By lee1720 |
First, let me say I have never been a dieter. I ate what I wanted, when I wanted, and didn't think twice about it. Until I noticed my clothes were fitting a little more snug that usual and I got on the scale and nearly went into cardiac arrest at that moment. I gained almost 40lbs and couldn't figure out how because I thought I was eating the same and my diet didn't change much. So I decided to find something that will help me track what I was eating so I could figure out what was going on. This book was the perfect book to do it with. Even though it took me some time to develop the habit of writing down everything I put in my mouth, it was very helpful. I was able to look back and see how much more I was eating out, how different my eating happens were and that I didn't workout anymore (and couldn't remember when it all started). This book allowed me to be able to get on track with workouts, watching the food choices, and to cut back on the eating out. I think this book is awesome and can be used in different ways.
I would recommend this book to someone that wants to monitor their dietary intake and exercise to lose weight, see what they are eating, or for maintenance. Great book. |
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