using my slimline deco to keep a basic food diary

Since early February, I decided to keep a food diary. I didn't want to shell out for a whole new day-per-page diary and so I decided to utilise the WO2P cotton cream Filofax inserts I had that were now rotting away (due to these Smythson diary inserts). But with limited space to write what I'd eaten and at what time, this left little room for calorific intake and any other information that other food diary keepers may like to record too (well, that's an assumption!).

This is how my weekly pages for my food diary end up looking:

Just in case you were wondering, I had already pre-decorated the inserts at the end of 2012!

Anyway, this has really helped me see what kind of foods I need to increase and what other foods to decrease (sweets, for one!). I'm also trying to gain a bit more muscle mass because I've started playing netball again after an 18 month hiatus from the sport.

I think for the person who doesn't need to keep a detailed food diary, using a Slimline Filofax and WO2P cotton cream inserts would be fine. I wouldn't recommend the white WO2P inserts as the spaces for Saturday and Sunday would end up being too small. Furthermore, a Slimline Filofax can actually hold a whole year's of inserts and for this reason, I've personally found it ideal for this use.

Ultimately, it depends on what information you want to record as if you want to add in calories, your weight, exact portion sizes and the amount of exercise you do, you might want to consider upgrading to day-per-page inserts. Either way, I think a smaller ringed Filofax (Compact or Slimline) could end up working really well as a food/health diary.