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Outwit Your Weight Journal: Lose Weight and Keep It Off with this Personalized Weight-Loss Diary

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The book "Outwit Your Weight" by Cathy Nonas, R.D. was so jam packed with easy to follow new tips and ideas for managing weight I picked up her companion book, the "Outwit Your Weight Journal".

Studies show that the best tool for weight loss success is journaling. In one study it was shown that people gain as much as 500% more weight during the holiday season than during non-holiday weeks. But a few folks actually lost weight during the holidays. Who were these lucky people? The folks who kept journals. Another study showed that folks who kept food journals for 15 weeks lost 64% more weight than those who didn't!

Journaling can be key to a successful weight loss journey. Knowing how important this tool is Cathy developed the "Outwit Your Weight Journal". This is very different from your traditional journals. In this book Cathy works with you to customize a journal style that will meet your needs and that you will actually "do" to meet your weight loss goals.

Some journals focus on calorie counting, others on exercise or fat grams. Cathy's book focuses on what YOU need.

The book begins with a simple self assessment of your diet danger zones. Do you nibble to much. Eat when you are lonely or bored. Eat when you read or eat due to medications?
And what is your weight loss personality? Are you a restrained eater with periods of extreme eating styles? Are you an ostrich -in denial about what you eat?

Once you have identified your eating personality, Cathy introduces 6 different types fo journals that may suit your needs. She gives charts to fill in for the different styles.
You can stick to one type of journal or switch as your needs change.

Cathy also gives a lot of other information in the book. She includes "smart strategies" to make the best use of journaling. A full section is devoted to developing goals. Guidelines are given for exercise.

The one drawback to this softcover book is that it doesn't lay flat so writing in it can be awkward. But I think the author intends for it to be used as a stepping stone. That you try out different journal styles (or find one instantly) and use that style in a blank book or copy the pages.

By personalizing a journal to suit your needs and finding the journal style you are comfortable with you are more likely to use journaling which has led so many to weight loss success!

This book was great. It was not only helpful, but also was very easy to understand. The only thing that you need to have by you when filling in your diary is a pen and a calculator. I especially loved the emotional wisdom regarding weight loss that it provided.

Cathy Nonas is an expert in diet and weight control. This book is a compilation of years of experience and it is a positive reflection of Cathy's professional expertise as well as her sensitivity to people with weight issues and very common sense advice.

I think this is a good book for people who are just starting out on a weight loss program. I found it beneficial, and a easy way, to keep track of my daily food intake. Writing it all down makes a difference. Also, good tips and suggestions throughout. I particularly liked checking off the water/vegetable boxes. Keeps this task simple and simple is what I need.

Received this as a gift, read through it, never used it. It might work well for a compulsive journler.

I used this journal to help me see what I was eating and not eating enough. It is a good guide and helpful tool.

Tips are helpful without being wordy and just straight forward.

Recommend to help a person record their diet and help them loose weight.