The first thing I would like to add, which doesn't specifically pertain to this journal but to diet and fitness journals in general is that they work. And they work well as long as your honest.Having struggled with my weight for the past 15 years I have tried so many diets so many workouts and so many different drugs, journalling along with a consistent workouts are the only things that I have had full success with.About 7 years ago I lost 70lbs from a size 22 to a size 2 it took me about 2 years, but by tracking with a journal I was able to take responsibility for what I was putting in my body. I was able to teach my self how to eat healthy without starving myself and working out and not hurting myself .Unfortunately about two years ago I injured my knee while hiking and eventually had to have surgery to fix it.Even though I continued my healthy eating habits I was limited in my physical movements and started to gain the weight back. I'm one of those people who must workout regularly to maintain their weight. Once the Doctor gave me the OK I was back to working out but with limited use of my knee I gained some of the weight that I originally lost back so from a size 2 to a size 10. I still consider my weight loss a success and having learned from my journalling and continue to make progress getting back to my ideal weight.Now for the reasons that I love this journal (and I also keep with me a calorie book for quick reference also the internet is an awesome way to find the nutritional information for most products) .First having a portable book with your goals as a reminder really helps with making the right decisions. Personally I eat 2 of my 3 meals away from home and having a journal keeps me on track. Having the personal goal as a remainder keeps me honest, and focused.I Love the Before and after photo spot my photo is obviously not flattering but I also have a photo of when I was at my peak weight and having that visual helps tremendously. Added is 3 pages to start your goals again this helps if you fall off track.The Daily Journal itself is simple and is made to be adaptable with any of the weight loss programs. Made simple to tracking Calories, Fat Grams, Garbs, Fiber and protein. It has two blank categories and plenty of space for each meal including snacks. I also like the time category, this has helped me balance out my eating time's insuring that their spread out; for example I had not realized that my meal times, all 3 were within 6 hours of each other so I started to spread them out father apart slowly this helped me not be so hungry when I got home and less likely to indulge in quick snacks before bed.The tracker also has glasses of water check at the top to keeps track as you go, Plus there is a Vitamins area and physical activity section that includes calories burned with time and intensity. Finally at the very bottom is a chart to help gauge the % of goals that were met.I hope this was helpful, and I encourage anyone that is loosing weight, maintaining weight, working on fitness goals or just tracking for heath reasons to give journalling a try. I has worked for me.