Dizee’s Food Tracking & Calendar Printable
Feast your eyes on my newest creation…. (cue maniacal laughing….)
Apparently my October/Craig Diet talk didn’t resonate too much with the weight loss part of my brain… I am down a total of 1 pound.
Then I realized – the times I lost the most weight included writing down & tracking what actually went into my belly. I guess seeing ½ a bag of peanut butter cups would stop me from devouring the other half.
There are so many awesome printable lists out there, but since I need to feel the need to constantly reinvent the wheel, I created my own. I even gave it a witty name – Dizee’s Food Tracking & Calendar Printable FANCY!
I included some things that I believe are vital to my success.
a) Weekly Goals– If I don’t write something down, I tend to forget it (like eggs at the grocery store this week! DOH!). I figure here I would include some achievable goals (putting away the laundry) and some which were a little bigger (Cleaning the Cabinets?! A necessary evil!)
b) Small Monthly Calendar – It’s helpful! No other reason.
c) Menu – Lately, I have been planning the weekly menu in my head. Please note item “A”. #FAIL!
d) To Do – Apparently my husband deems our calendar “art” and we can’t write on it. This provides a nifty little spot to track our comings and goings.
e) Weekly Food Tracking- Just because something goes on the Menu, it does not guarantee it being eaten. Conversely, I never write “Chocolate” down but SOMEHOW it is always consumed. (Note: Gina, I have officially eliminated my ‘Trigger Chocolates” from my house. Little Steps…)
f) Different Motivational Quotes- ‘Cause, honestly, I need all the help I can get. One new one a week to keep things fresh.
The plan is to print them out back-to-back (so a Week & the associated food diary are on 1 page).
I created the sheets thru the end of the year (it seemed like a good ending point). The only caveat is I start this on Monday 11/3 – so I guess you can eat whatever you want until then. HA!!!
You can download the Dizee’s Food Tracking & Calendar Printable you can download the zipped word files here so you can edit them and make it your own. (Maybe you want a category “Blog Post” instead of ” To Do”. To each their own!
Fingers crossed that an organized start to November will lead to a more organized, skinnier me!
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Dizzee – I love this! Every part makes perfect sense and it looks beautiful, too. Writing down goals will help to keep us accountable – great idea. I also agree that it’s nice to have a motivational quote as well to help keep on track. This is very helpful!
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Thanks!!! I am really trying to be more accountable.
Oops, sorry, somehow an extra ‘z’ got put into Dizee in my previous comment. My apologies
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No worries – my autocorrect changes Doofy to Doody…. every single time…. I will take the extra z anyday.
This is great! Being organized is something I bride myself on…it helps me stay focused and productive. I find that if my workspace/home/etc is cluttered and unorganized, then my mind is also! Your printable is awesome!
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Agreed- I do much better when I am organized!!!!!
So cool! I have never actually created anything like this. I tried keeping a food journal once, which only lasted through breakfast. This would be something that I could stick on the fridge and be forced to remember to write what I have eaten down! And I am totally with you on the inspirational quotes. They actually really do help!
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Thanks! I usually lack follow-through. Today, though, I diligently wrote down 3 pieces of chocolate and a donut….LOL!
Dizee – I really like the way that you write. It’s very engaging and funny. I’m going to join you and perhaps together we can walk off into the sunset being uber organised and skinny (well, I don’t think I’m ever going to be classed as skinny) -LOL
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LOL!! Thanks so much!!! I enjoy your posts as well! I totally should follow you too – you have very interesting posts!
I am in – anything with skinny and organized is perfect in my book!
I so love this….and need this right now! Thank you..all your posts are terrific!
Yeah!!! Thanks so much ! You made my day!!!
Neat way to track, I am starting to write down everything, I eat and need when I shop b/c if I don’t I run back and forth to the store. spending to much money and wasting time. Great creation there/
Thanks!!!!
Dizee…you are the shit. That is all.
Thank you! Thank you!!!! Best Compliment Ever. LOL!
Fabulous! Such a concrete way to stay accountable! (I say as I eat left-over Halloween candy!) Love the inspirational quote.
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! That dang chocolate!!!
I love the idea of adding the inspirational quote, how clever! Thanks for sharing, Dizee!
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Thank you for all you do!