Hey y'all! I'm only 7 days post-op, but I'm making myself a food journal to have bound so that I can carry it with me everywhere. I also have MFP, but I love to write things down and see patterns! I'm an OCD list maker!!!!

In my food log, which nutritional facts are the most important to track? Right now, I have listed: CALORES, CARBS, Proteins, FAT, & SUGARS. Are any of those not necessary or somewhat unimportant?

When I come to a stall, I want to be able to look back and see where the intake numbers have changed to help me get out of the stall. I just don't want to waste time counting sugars if its really not a necessity, you know?

I'm going to get it bound sometime next week and will update with pictures! I'm including enough logs for 6 months, until these food choices are just 2nd nature to me.

I have it set up for 7 days of food logs (including exercise and Fluid intake), then a weekly summary page with reflections, patterns, emotional aspects, scale movement, revelations, and goals for the following week. Then, at the end of the month, there is a Monthly Measurement page to review inches lost over the month, as well as weight loss, and BMI. That sequence goes on for 6 months. In the front of the book are some helpful guidelines... A "cheat sheet" per say, of the guidelines given by my doctor and NUT. I also have a few helpful food portion charts, hunger scale, my depressing before pictures, and some inspirational quotes/pictures, etc.

If anyone is interested after you see the final product, I don't mind uploading the PDF document so you can make your own. No sense in recreating the wheel, right?

I would love that! Thanks so much!!!

I would Like a copy

Love a copy, its Sounds like u have everything needed in it ...

I'm pre op surgery on the 26th and am already using MFP and LOVE the barcode scan feature!

What I track changes.. ALWAYS protein, carbs and fat.. sometimes I want to track potassium, sometimes, sodium, sometimes another nutrient.. Oh, and I always track fiber because, I like to poop!

I would like to get the app for my phone to track the bmi and track food and water intake. Any suggestions??

I would love a PDF! I also like seeing everything on paper.

I would love a PDF as well!

That would be great!

I am such an LCD LIST MAKER!!!!!! My family teases me all the time but loves all the organization I bring with it. I would also love a copy. Thank you so much!

Oops. OCD

I'm going to get it bound sometime next week and will update with pictures! I'm including enough logs for 6 months' date=' until these food choices are just 2nd nature to me.

I have it set up for 7 days of food logs (including exercise and Fluid intake), then a weekly summary page with reflections, patterns, emotional aspects, scale movement, revelations, and goals for the following week. Then, at the end of the month, there is a Monthly Measurement page to review inches lost over the month, as well as weight loss, and BMI. That sequence goes on for 6 months. In the front of the book are some helpful guidelines... A "cheat sheet" per say, of the guidelines given by my doctor and NUT. I also have a few helpful food portion charts, hunger scale, my depressing before pictures, and some inspirational quotes/pictures, etc.

If anyone is interested after you see the final product, I don't mind uploading the PDF document so you can make your own. No sense in recreating the wheel, right? [/quote']

will love to see the final product, i was sleeved on July 12, 2013, and need some inspiration to stop cooking to my family, cooking relaxes me but my daughters and husbandvsays now am trying to make them fat while I lose the weight...

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I would love a pdf. Thanks!

I am pre op and also a list maker. I would love to see the final result of your journal and PDF would be awesome. Please count me in....

Just curious, has any1 gottn a copy yet or chatted w the op since July 7? I pm her but no reply. Just wondering bc it sounded like she was on to somethn pretty awesome! Thx