DietMinder Personal Food & Fitness Journal (A Food and Exercise Diary) (Spiral-bound)

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Editorial Reviews

Review
"...take action by tracking what you eat in a food log such as the DietMinder Food & Fitness Journal." -- Woman's Day, March 2003

"By keeping you accountable, the DietMinder Personal Food & Fitness Journal can help you keep your New Year's resolutions." -- Shape, February 2003

"Enjoy the experience of keeping a journal...try DietMinder's food journal." -- Energy, Jan/Feb 2003

"Keep a food diary and an exercise log." This statement appeared next to a picture of the DietMinder. -- Muscle & Fitness Hers, March 2003

"Our favorite food log? The DietMinder Food & Fitness Journal." -- Prevention Weight Loss Guide, August 2003

"...take action by tracking what you eat in a food log such as the DietMinder Food & Fitness Journal." -- Woman's Day, March 2003<br /><br />"By keeping you accountable, the DietMinder Personal Food & Fitness Journal can help you keep your New Year's resolutions." -- Shape, February 2003<br /><br />"Enjoy the experience of keeping a journal...try DietMinder's food journal." -- Energy, Jan/Feb 2003<br /><br />"Keep a food diary and an exercise log." This statement appeared next to a picture of the DietMinder. -- Muscle & Fitness Hers, March 2003<br /><br />"Our favorite food log? The DietMinder Food & Fitness Journal." -- Prevention Weight Loss Guide, August 2003<br /><br />DietMinder is just the ticket to promote a positive change in eating habits for a healthier you. -- Short and Sexy Hairstyles, July 2001<br /><br />DietMinder provides an easy and organized way to keep track of your routines in this convenient journal. -- American Fitness, January 2001<br /><br />If you haven't been motivated to keep a food journal before, DietMinder may be just the thing for you. -- Let's Live, April 2001<br /><br />Reader's question: Can you suggest a good food log? Answer: Our favorite is the DietMinder Food & Fitness Journal. -- Prevention Magazine, November 2002<br /><br />Whether your goal is weight loss, improved health or increased exercise, (DietMinder) can help you stay on target. --Personal Journaling, June 2001

DietMinder is just the ticket to promote a positive change in eating habits for a healthier you. -- Short and Sexy Hairstyles, July 2001

DietMinder provides an easy and organized way to keep track of your routines in this convenient journal. -- American Fitness, January 2001

If you haven't been motivated to keep a food journal before, DietMinder may be just the thing for you. -- Let's Live, April 2001

Reader's question: Can you suggest a good food log? Answer: Our favorite is the DietMinder Food & Fitness Journal. -- Prevention Magazine, November 2002

Whether your goal is weight loss, improved health or increased exercise, (DietMinder) can help you stay on target. -- Personal Journaling, June 2001

Product Description
The DietMinder is a deluxe food diary with plenty of room to record quantities and food counts (calories, fat, carbs, protein, etc.) of breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. A special area for daily totals makes it easy to see at a glance how you are doing. Each "day" consists of two pages with space for exercise details, too. There are other helpful sections in the book such as the Favorite Foods listing which provides food counts on over 100 common foods and has space to add your own favorite food information. The Goals section of the DietMinder is also important. Here you can list your starting statistics, state your goals, and even paste a "before" picture. This is a great way to stay motivated! The DietMinder can be used with virtually any food or fitness program. It has been proven that keeping a food journal helps people focus and stay more committed to improving their eating habits. It really works!

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 224 pages
• Publisher: MemoryMinder Journals, Inc.; Revised edition (January 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963796836
• ISBN-13: 978-0963796837
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (170 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,294 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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348 of 349 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Journal Your Way To Fitness, October 21, 2007

By	busyteacher2 - See all my reviews

The spiral bound "Dietminder" is a good tool of choice if you're looking for a handy and convenient way of keeping track of your food intake. While there is a space provided to write down your daily physical activity, it is minimal. Readers wanting some serious space to record exercise should check out this author's other "Bodyminder" book.

Okay. The "binder" starts off with tips for using the journal- and includes a general overview of what's contained on each page (remember, this is a journal filled with pages that are all the same). Essentially, this section shows you how to use the journal. Some dietary web resources you can refer to follow.

Next comes a section on setting your goals, complete with pages for before and after photos of the new you. After this, the pages are all the same. On the left side page are places for you to record your breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with columns for calories, as well as fat, carb, protein, and fiber grams. The right side page contains a place for snacks, vitamins, daily grand totals, as well as vitamins, supplements, and medications. A small space for physical activity is placed at the bottom, along with an even tinier spot for miscellaneous notes. All-in-all, there's plenty of room on the pages to write down the things you bought the journal for, and the spiral binding makes it easy to write on because you can flip the pages over for a thicker writing surface!

The book ends with a kind of "wrap up" section that contains favorite food facts (i.e. like the number of calories or fat in common foods), a place to graph records, weekly progress charts to write down info such as your weight and other measurements, and some reference calendars. The last page is a plastic page to store things (no,not your snacks).

As you can see, the Dietminder is a compact little tool filled with all the right spaces to keep track of all the right things. This journal, plus a healthy dose of get up and go, should help anyone reach their fitness goals. Readers who have trouble sticking to a diet or exercise program long enought to see results may also be interested in The Sixty-Second Motivator. Good luck!

58 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DietMinder Hits the Spot, January 22, 2000

By	Ck (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DietMinder: Personal Diet & Fitness Journal (A Food and Exercise Diary) (Spiral-bound)

I just received my 1st copy of Dietminder and I absolutely love it. This is just what I have been looking for. Six months ago I typed up this same format on my home computer, and placed all my paper in an 8 by 11 notebook, but I became frustrated with that b/c it was to big and bulkly. Ever since then I started looking around for a book similar to my home version, but small enough that I can carry it in my purse & bingo I found it.

Dietminder has everything you will need to help you keep track of your weight-loss process. You can make note of any nutritional and/or dietary supplements you take daily as well as keep track of your calories, sodium, fiber & fat grams etc. It also provides you with a place to record your goals, present weight, physcial activity performance & your before & after photos. I love it and would definetly get it again, but keep in mind if your not the type of person who is detail oriented when it come to your weight loss process then this journal might not be for you.

48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for anyone embarking on a lifestyle change., March 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: DietMinder: Personal Diet & Fitness Journal (A Food and Exercise Diary) (Spiral-bound)

I've always hated the idea of writing down my food intake and counting calories but this journal actually makes it a pleasure. Since I have gotten this book I am able to track every little thing which has been really great. Since starting this journal I have lost over 30lbs.

One aspect it provides is an incentive when I hit a plateau. Seeing how long it takes my body to acclimate to a lower weight makes getting over those plateaus just a bit easier. By tracking my progress in this much detail I can see where problems spring up and deal with them before they sabotage me.

Another plus that this journal has that I have not found in others is a space for fiber intake. As this is a very important part of my lifestyle change it has been a godsend.

While I wouldn't attribute my weight loss to keeping this journal, (that comes mostly from eating right and exercising) I will give credit to the designers for making it easy to use and a wonderful helper on my way to a healthier life. I will never be without one.