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Writing in a journal keeps me motivated, especially when I'm depressed or frustrated. I can look back on past days and make better decisions for the problem that I'm faced with for the day.

- Submitted by READY2LOSE37 9/21/2010 in Motivation | 1 Comments

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Family Schedule & Communication Journal

I have 3 teenage children, so we have a busy house! To keep our schedules straight, I bought a composition book. In the beginning of each week, I paste a family schedule into the book. If things changed, we had to write it in the journal. Anything else we needed to communicate could also go in the journal!

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Remember to keep journal in a central location!

- Submitted by BUDRFLY31 9/21/2010 | 1 Comments | View Secret

I feel that the most important part of my diet is.......

Keeping a food journal!!

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I started my diet in 2/09 with WW and have lost 33 lbs since then. It may not seem like much, but I can't do much physical exercise due to various arthritic and nerve damage. The food journal is what keeps me going. When I don't track, I don't lose. It makes me aware of what I put in my mouth.

- Submitted by DORIS104 9/21/2010 | 3 Comments | View Secret

A Journal For Joy

I love to write and anybody who knows me knows I keep many journals. One I keep is called a Humour Journal, another a Blessings Journal and a Happy Journal. They sound similar but are different. When I am feeling down I pick up one of these and flip through my entries and it picks my mood up.

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Humour Journal is where you write things that make you laugh; Blessings is where you write down ALL you can think of you are blessed with; Happy Journal is a place to write down the thinngs, people etc., that cause happiness. Writing them down preserves the memory & lifts you when you feel down.

- Submitted by SHERI1969 9/21/2010 | 0 Comments | View Secret

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