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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 5/4/2010 in Everything Else | 3 Comments

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AURORA629 5/4/2010 7:57:00 PM

I agree with you. I do a lot better when I track everything I eat. Today for example, I realized I needed to have a light supper because my lunch was a bit high in calories, so I did. Awesome job losing the 33 pounds. Great for you, don't trivialize it. Keep up the great work..

SHAWWB 5/4/2010 10:34:00 AM

33 lbs is a lot, are you kidding. You should celebrate that and be proud. Go pick up a bag of 40 lb salt or 3 10lb bags of potatos and see how much you have lost. Celebrate

FATOS1 5/22/2011 10:26:00 PM

i agree, iam asmatic and cannot do strenous excercise.
i track food and do simple exercise.

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