To keep the book or not to keep the book
 

That is my question.

I feel like I've reached the end of an era; I've gotten down to the last page of my paper calorie journal. This little book lasted me 5 months and helped me go from 286 to 243 as of this morning and I'm feeling oddly sentimental. It's got things like what I had for dinner at my best friend's wedding in it.

So for those of you out there who keep a paper journal what do you do with it when you're done? Should I just throw it out. Should I keep it? I wrote down the calories of all the things I tend to order when I'm out on the backs of the pages and I'm already updating and expanding that in my new journal. I'm just wondering if I ever fall off the path and regain it all if it would be helpful to see the little steps along the way.

i dont have a journal-but i personally would keep it..im kinda sentimental like that :) congrats on the 43 lbs btw!!!!

Definitely keep it. I was just going through some of my old journals and WW member cards last night.

Great reminders on where I used to be and how I've changed my eating habits since then.

They're 3 years old and I still consider them valuable tools

I kept my last one. Every few weeks I pull it out to see the progress I've been making.

I would keep it for a little while anyway,and then see how you feel.

Why would you throw it out? You may want to look things up in it at some point.

Jay

keep it! who knows what you could do with it..
maybe give it to someone that is having trouble with counting calories and they can use it as a reference.

I print out my monthy GWF reports and keep them. I also print out all my food journal pages, and exercise journal pages to keep them. They go in a binder along with my before pictures, and my progress pictures. Also in that binder are personal journal pages, that track my moods, problems, achievements. I can't imagine how great its going to be to look back on it.

If you're having trouble parting with it, put it away for 3-4 months. If, at that time, I hadn't looked at it at all, I'd throw it away (but I'm a little bit ruthless with clutter).

Thanks everyone. I probably will keep it for at least a while. I tend to collect clutter so I'm trying to work on that but it is something I think might be helpful at least as a reminder.