My food journal has helped me find my own strengths, weaknesses, and patterns over the past few weeks. I wrote down what I ate, when I ate, all my medications, vitamins and supplements, and how I felt before and after all these various and sundry things entered my body. One supplement made me feel just awful, and thanks to my journal, I was able to nail down which one it was - and get rid of it - right away. Yes, my journal has been really helpful. Not nearly as helpful as it could have been, though. Now I know about D*I*YPlanner.com.
For a geek like me, this site is the cat's pajamas. D*I*YPlanner.com has tons of free templates to download and print out as planner pages, or to use however you like. I'm already addicted to their menu planning pages, which include both a weekly menu planner and a shopping checklist. I use them to make menus for Pete, myself and the kids and then to make the whole shopping list. If anyone in your home is on a special diet of any kind, this is a great way to get everyone's needs on the same shopping list!
Actually, I found this site looking for financial forms, which they have in droves. But what I found were some of the best - FREE - forms for tracking your health. Need to track your glucose readings and insulin? There's a free form for that. How about your workouts? Several to choose from! Getting enough water? Yup, there's even a form to keep track of your water intake. Did I mention all these forms are free?
Ok, ok, I know I'm a Type-A organizational nerd (if you don't believe me yet, check out my Organizational Management for Moms blog - OM4M here). Not everyone will be as excited as I am to find such a site, but I AM sure you'll find a few tools to help you manage your healthy lifestyle, or to start a new one. Check out D*I*YPlanner.com here, and let me know if you're as impressed with it as I am.
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