[treeman79]

Journal is huge.

I also keep a log of every medication and supplement and notes on how it affects me. Doctors like being handed a 2 Page document with everything listed and the results.

I also got diagnosed with a rare condition from this. Doctor saw more to the reactions then I had.

[DoreenMichele]

People don't realize it, but journaling doesn't have to be hard. If you are talking to yourself, really brief notes can help jog your memory about "That was the day I had two eggs instead of one and otherwise did everything the same" and you don't necessary need to write down every single morsel of food to let yourself know next week "That was the day I had an extra egg with that meal." You know what your "usual" is. "My usual, but with an extra egg" is something that will mean something to future you next week, even if it means nothing ten years from now.

Journaling as a health management tool doesn't have to be complicated and burdensome. Write down what you feel you will need help remembering in a few days when you are wondering "What truck ran me over this time???" and as you get value out of it, you may feel like writing more because you can see it isn't a waste of time.

Just start, no matter how pathetically.