The importance of tracking your progress in a journal of some kind.

[Happyflowerlady]

One of the things that I always hated about most diet programs was that they encouraged you to keep a journal of what you ate each day. I seemed to never have time to just sit down and write all of that stuff each time I had something to eat, and by that night, I had to try and remember if I had missed any food that I had eaten.
Now, it is all wonderfully easy to do because I can use apps and my smartphone to track every single thing.

I have a fitness tracker that keeps track of what exercises I do, how far I walk each day, and also when I am swimming. Mine is an Apple Watch, but any fitness tracker would do the job.
I use an app called “Carbmanager” to track my food intake, and it tells me what my macros are for the day, as well as what nutrition (vitamins and minerals) the food contains; so I know what needs to be supplemented, and also how many calories I have eaten each day.
I have another app that is for intermittent fasting, called “Life”, and all I have to do is remember to start it when I start my fast, and then stop it when I have my eating window.
All of the apps coordinate with my Health app, so I have a great running journal of everything that happens each day, and it is so much easier to do than trying to write everything down.
It is important to have this information so you can track your progress, see what is working, or what doesn’t work. If you have a smartphone, then it makes the whole thing a very simple job.

 

[huggypillows]

I have a journal or tracker for my daily routine. So that I can monitor things that happening to my life and of course I have note for OMAD.

 

[Corzhens]

When I first went on a diet, my husband asked me to make a list to log my daily weight that would include what I ate, what I did and the other activities or anything out of the ordinary. He said that I should have that log to bolster my motivation. I think that’s a good idea but to be honest, it is tiring to write like I am doing a sort of homework. Now I just watch the scales when I am on a diet and that’s the only indication that I monitor.

 

[Naomi]

On my first month I kept track of each day I was able to pass doing OMAD and afterwards I stopped and I have to say that I did fall off the diet quite a bit more during that time so maybe there's some truth to this. I am planning on keeping track again because I agree that it does feel like it helps because you get to see your daily accomplishments and it helps with motivating you to keep disciplined the next day.

 

[Happyflowerlady]

I believe that the tracking really helps me. Just about everyone has a smartphone these days, so it is very easy to download the apps for whatever information you want to track. I really hated it back when I tried to remember to actually write everything down in a notebook; but now that I can just load an app on my phone, everything is so fast and simple.
There are a variety of apps, so each person can find one that they like. I tried My Fitness Pal, which many people really like, and it was such a pain to use, plus they sent me sales emails every day for weight watchers; so after a few days I got rid of that app ! The one I use is called Carbmanager, and it does everything that I need, and is much more user friendly.
So, it is good that each person can find apps that suit what their particular needs are for an app.

 

[Alymae]

True. It is important to keep track of our progress not only in exercises but in things that we want to hone/ learn. Keeping track will help us determine if our routine/ approach works. It helps maintain discipline and helps us be motivated to do our jobs and routines. Keeping a journal requires great discipline and willpower to achieve your goals.