The Ultimate Pocket Diet Journal [Plastic Comb]

Alex A. Lluch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 29, 2005

The Ultimate Pocket Diet Journal is an invaluable tool for anyone trying to lose weight, maintain a healthy weight, prevent disease, relieve stress, and improve overall well-being. Newcomers to exercise and seasoned athletes alike will love its compact, portable size, which makes it easy to tuck into a purse or gym bag. This pocket-size journal is an essential companion for those seeking to track their physical activity and achieve fitness goals.

With this journal, creating and monitoring an effective fitness program has never been easier. Readers can develop a successful fitness plan, including cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility training. They can create personal goals and maintain a daily physical activity log to keep them motivated. The daily journal pages provide space to record the type of physical activity that was performed, as well as the repetitions, duration, intensity, and calories burned.

In addition, this journal includes space to document daily nutrition, vitamins and supplements, weight, energy levels, and water consumed to help readers optimize their diet for maximum results.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Alex A. Lluch is a renowned author who has written more than 200 books in a diverse range of subjects, including business, weddings, weight loss, health, fitness, babies, pregnancy, self-help and more. He has sold more than 4 million books in North America alone. Lluch is known for writing books that are very comprehensive yet extremely easy to read and understand, making them favorites of readers worldwide.

He has been featured on Fox News, AOL Health, WebMD, Pregnancy Today, Parenting magazine, the Chicago Sun Times, and more.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 224 pages
• Publisher: WS Publishing Group (November 29, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887169563
• ISBN-13: 978-1887169561
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #40 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Diets & Weight Loss > Diets > Weight Loss
  • #69 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Diets & Weight Loss > Diets > General
  • #71 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Nutrition > General

More About the Author

Alex Lluch is a world renowned author who has written more than 200 books in a diverse range of subjects, including business, weddings, weight loss, health, fitness, babies, pregnancy, self-help and more. He has sold more than 3.5 million books in North America alone. Lluch is famous for writing books that are very comprehensive yet extremely easy to read and understand, making them favorites of readers worldwide.

He has been featured on Fox News, AOL Health, WebMD, Pregnancy Today, Parenting magazine, the Chicago Sun Times, and more.

Lluch is also the creator of the website WedSpace.com, which is a social networking community for engaged couples, wedding professionals and guests.

He lives in San Diego, California with his wife and three children.

See more of Lluch's best-selling titles at WSPublishingGroup.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the dozen diet journals I've tried, January 29, 2006

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M. N. Betancourt "freelance critic of everything" (Miami Beach, FL) - See all my reviews
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I have tried many journals over the years, since I know that it's the best way for me to lose weight - it helps me tell the difference between hunger and boredom. This one is by far the best, although the DietMinder and BodyMinder journals are also good, and the Outwit Your Weight journal helps identify causes of overeating. This one is small enough to fit in an purse, and has several very useful features - a fold-out weight tracker, motivating "I Did It!" stickers for every page, places for your goals, nutritional info on many foods, and duplicates of "my plan" pages in case you change diets, e.g. if one isn't working for you.

Lluch skips the stuff you probably already know, and gives you enough space for what you need to write without crowding the pages with superfluous (and tedious) journaling. Each day spans two pages, with space for 3 meals & snacks (cal., fat, protein, carbs, fiber), fitness activity & calories burned, vitamins, and notes.

I'm using the journal on the South Beach Diet, my sister is using it with WeightWatchers, and my dad is using it for general food-habit-observation under the guidance of our nutritionist. The journal is really that versatile.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars compact, easy to adapt to your diet plan, May 16, 2006

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Stephanie Roberts "animate5" (los angeles, ca) - See all my reviews
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Whether you're on South Beach, Weight Watchers, the Zone, or a diet of your own creation, this is a good little journal to supplement it. I would not recommend this as a stand alone book, only as an add-on to another diet program. It has 2 pages a day that cover all meals, snacks, activities, vitamins, and a little spot for notes. You'll love this journal if you have smaller than average handwriting. But I find myself squeezing information into the margins and writing over columns.

The information about diet and health changes is very basic, hence the suggestion to use this book as a supplement. The most annoying thing is the mostly useless nutritional facts in the back. I thought it would be handy to have the information with me at all times, so I could look up meals and shopping items on the fly. Though it covers over a thousand items, it is missing some of the major foods in any american dieters plan. No nutritional info on broccoli, cauliflower, and most meats are listed in their raw state, not cooked. No regular butter, or salmon, but it includes deer, squab, foie gras, raw skinless leg of pheasant and 11 entries for veal?!

The serving sizes also force you to make more calculations than you already have to when keeping any food journal. Meat is in 1 oz (raw) serving sizes, while lemon juice is 1 cup. Not very intuitive when figuring out your food values.

At 4.5" x 5.5", it's the great size for leaving in your purse and for travel.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Bet, May 27, 2008

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Carol Rondeau "Book Worm" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This has been a great tool for weight loss. I have lost 25lbs using this book and simple portion control. Its a life tool that I will always use.