If you wish to have periodic meetings at which you monitor and share your progress, here is a suggested format for organizing your thoughts. Choose your own criteria and be sure to leave out the ones you don’t want to track (for example, some of us are better off not focusing on weight). Jot brief notes or rate 1 to 10. You can set up your own chart of things to track. A sample follows.
Date: ___________________________
Habits and Behaviors
hours of sleep
breakfast habits
exercise
cooking
getting quiet time
eating new foods
household changes
family eating habits
Feelings
hours until hungry after breakfast
mood
enjoyment of veggies
enjoyment of fruit
interest in junk
pleasure in cooking
energy/mental energy
stress
sense of empowerment
sense of feeling toxic
Body
weight (or how clothes fit)
weight difference, a.m./p.m.
allergies
meds
joints
skin
congestion, postnasal drip
bowel function
cravings
blood sugar or A1C
other tests
Own comments
Changes contemplating
Experiments to try