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How to track your deficit with just a notebook

How to track your deficit with just a notebook

You do not need an app to do the maths of weight loss. Four columns in a cheap notebook capture your food, your burn, and your daily deficit, and the pen helps the numbers stick in your head.

1 Aug 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Your phone can die. The wifi can drop. A wedding feast can leave you with no signal at all. You still want to know your numbers. Here is the good news. The maths of weight loss does not need a screen. It needs a notebook, a pen, and four columns. This short read shows you the page.

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