The Ultimate Diet Log [Spiral-bound]

Suzanne Schlosberg (Author), Cynthia Sass (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 5, 2009

Modeled on the enormously successful Ultimate Workout Log, this essential 26-week diet log can be tailored to any diet or eating regimen and can help drive long-term weight loss.

 

Experts believe that simply being aware of what you eat is half the weight-loss battle. Finally, the creator of The UltimateWorkout Log teams up with one of the country’s top nutritionists to bring us the tool we really need—The Ultimate Diet Log, a goal-oriented daily diary for tracking food choices, eating habits, and exercise patterns for anyone interested in losing weight, firming up, or just eating better. With its accessible, flexible format that can accommodate any eating plan, this indispensable log helps readers chart their way through the four stages of food awareness to permanent weight loss and improve their daily eating habits for life.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

SUZANNE SCHLOSBERG is the best-selling author of The Ultimate Workout Log, The Active Woman’s Pregnancy Log, and numerous other books. She has written for Shape, Fitness, Health, Real Simple, and Weight Watchers, among numerous other publications.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 304 pages
• Publisher: Mariner Books; Spi edition (January 5, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618968954
• ISBN-13: 978-0618968954
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Handy and motivating February 6, 2009

By J. C. Patterson

Format:Spiral-bound

I am now in week 7 of using this journal and it has been a helpful handy tool. For a few weeks before that, I had been tracking my food intake online, but it was cumbersome to look up each food in the database, sift through the (sometimes irrelavant) results, each time I had a quick snack. I much prefer to quickly jot it down the old-fashioned way, on paper.
One of the neat features is that each day's log has 2 columns for tracking "areas of focus." You decide which things are important for you to track: is it overall calorie intake, or fiber, or fat, or servings of fruits and veggies? And there is a helpful section at the front of the journal to help in your initial assessment to set personal goals and areas of focus. I flipped through a number of journals on the shelf at Borders before selecting this one, and I am very happy with my choice.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I've been looking for March 5, 2009

By Dee54

Format:Spiral-bound|Amazon Verified Purchase

I really do believe keeping a log helps you while dieting, but I've tried three or four other logs over the years, and I always quit after a couple weeks. Tracking all the info gets so tedious! But this log's five-day inventory has helped me figure out just what areas I need to focus on so I'm not wasting my time counting calories or fat grams or other things that just aren't relevant to the way I eat and my problem areas (I admit it: sugar intake and too much snacking since I'm home all day with the fridge). Plus, the log has just made me feel a lot less overwhelmed. Instead of completely overhauling my eating, I'm just focusing on a couple things. It's also helped me identify issues that I wasn't aware of -- fiber intake, for example. The layout is great -- really easy to use. And every page has a factoid that's always either entertaining or informative. A month into it, I feel like I've finally found the right fit with this diet log -- and my clothes are fitting a lot better, too!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars I don't use all of its features, but what I use, I love! June 28, 2010

By Sheri in Reho TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

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I have been journaling my food for the past 7 years. In that time I have used 3 different brands of journal. I found that they all had great features but none had everything I would want in a journal.

Now that I have used The Ultimate Diet Log for almost 2 months, I can say that it has a lot of the features I love. It also has features that I have not used before (though I may eventually try them), such as an indication of hunger or fullness at each meal and an indication of how you are doing with your goals on a daily basis.

If, like me, you are used a journal that allows you to record data for a year, you should know that this is only a 26-week journal. It is as thick as (and perhaps even thicker than) the 52-week journals I've used, but it begins with 83 pages of text on how to use the log and how to focus on priority areas in your goals.

I've uploaded photos of actual log pages so you can see what each page includes. Each day is split into segments for breakfast, snack, lunch, snack and dinner. Each page has a (too small for me) box to record exercise and a daily wrap up. My favorite feature of the daily wrap up is "Success of the Day." I often use this space to give myself kudos when I made a meal at home when I really wanted to call for pizza or go out to eat, or when I have made a baby step toward a new habit. Most pages also include a food, nutrition or fitness tip or fact.

At the end of each week, there is a whole page for weekly wrap-up. This is a great place to reflect on your week and note what went well and what didn't, what insights you gained as a result, and how you plan to do it next week. Love this!...

I bought this journal (after looking at about a dozen others) when I discovered that the journal I'd been using for most of the past 7 years was no longer available in spiral-bound form. I find the binding important to be able to let it lie flat on my bathroom counter so I am prompted to enter data regularly.

I recommend this journal to those who journal their food, exercise, goals, etc. Read more ›

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Read! Easy to Use! January 6, 2009

By S. Sudderth

Format:Spiral-bound

In a market that is saturated with diet tips, tricks and journals The Ultimate Diet Log stands out. It is is easy to keep track of, fun to write in and easy to read.

I purchased UDL after flipping through each diet journal Barnes and Noble offered in the store. The UDL was the only one with flexibility in meal times, an exercise log and tons of pertinent information.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent log, but not for the long haul. July 7, 2009

By D. Barnette

Format:Spiral-bound|Amazon Verified Purchase

The Ultimate Diet Log is a good, standard, entry log for keeping track of what you eat daily. Ultimate? No, but it is practical. While I didn't want a pocket journal for food intake, I did want something easy to use and portable too. The journal's wire-bound spine caught on clothes and was cumbersome to keep up with. A plastic comb-style would probably be better since there are so many pages. Mine was ready for the trash by the time I got to the end of the journal. It does have wonderful research facts about food and the layout is straight-forward and clear. I was able to lose weight and see where I needed to improve in eating and workouts.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars practical, helpful guide October 19, 2009

By Emily Dragoumi

Format:Spiral-bound|Amazon Verified Purchase

I found the diet log extremely motivating, encouraging, and filled with tips and suggestions as to how to track down what I eat, and improve my dietary habits. I think it's a must for every serious dieter, or anyone who has a goal in a particular area as far as eating habits are concerned. I sometimes don't write down what I ate, but the log beckons me to try again. Also, the evaluation questions at the end of each week are very helpful.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars For a long time WW - this is a great journal June 29, 2009

By Deb

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I bought this when I came online to buy the Ultimate Workout Log - both are exactly what I want. Each one makes you think about different things - set different goals - re-evaluate each week, and gives you plenty of space to track. The diet log can easily be used the way it was written, or else for WW and using points. One good thing is that it makes you track your hunger and fullness at the beginning and end of each meal/snack - long before WW started doing it. It's a great tool to help lose weight, and after the weight is lost, it'll help you see what worked, and what didn't.