Here we are, almost at the end of January, so it’s time for a wee check-in to see how I’ve been doing regarding my resolution to write down all my food/drink intake. How have I been doing? Uh.. not so great. SparkPeople, however free, was just a pain to use. I feel pathetically lazy saying this, but I just wasn’t interested in logging in and picking foods from a list (and stressing out about whether they were on there or not, and whether my approximations were anywhere close to the mark). I also don’t really want to count calories at the moment. Instead, I’ve now come up with a dead easy way of keeping a food diary that I’m rather proud of.
I am a big fan of Google Docs, which is basically an online, shareable version of Microsoft Office. I’ve set up a spreadsheet with the date in the left column, and slots for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and general thoughts to the right. I’m pretty much always logged on, so there’ll be no need to type in a username and password. I can bookmark the actual document itself and go right there (and leave) anytime I want. And in my quest to be more accountable and reap the benefits of the community (you noticed my first-ever “before” picture on here, right?), I’ll share the actual document with you here. If it’s really easy, and it is, I figure I’ll be more likely to actually do it. We’re only 2 days in, but so far, so good.
4 Comments so far
Leave a comment
Oh, Mia, I’m so thrilled to have inspired someone. Your inspiration has inspired me anew 
P.S. It’s great to hear from you and please keep me on your blog list.
google docs rocks! great idea… and i like the idea of actually checking in on resolutions regularly too
It’s funny how you can actually find the smallest things that will break your motivation, but the reality is that they do exist! Glad you were able to find a solution to the resolution!
Leave a comment
Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed:
<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>
Oh, I agree! I think any online calorie counter/food recorder is a big pain. Erik has used an Excel spreadsheet for probably a full year, and through that he decided to quit caffeine (nut!). But it’s the only way he really realized how much coffee was drinking! I do think you’ve inspired me.
Comment by mia 01.28.09 @ 7:17 am