TABLE 7.

Summary of the strengths of the Journal with examples of quotes from participants

Strengths of the Journal	Facilitators of the methodology	•Detailed	“I really liked the detail of it, knowing exactly what I ate. The potato, egg, half a slice of toast, it’s very clear.”
		•Quantification
	Simplicity	•Straightforward	“It’s pretty straightforward, it’s each meal, just make a list and that’s it.”
		•Quick
	Familiarity	•Easier over time	“I have that practice already, so this, for somebody who has that practice, or who’s doing, let’s say, Weight Watchers and they’re already journaling things, it’s a very easy transition (to the journal).”
		•Familiar
		•Matches interest in monitoring
	Usability	•Goal oriented	“Presumably you’re going to be doing this because you want to achieve some kind of goal, so you would be motivated to do that (…) if you’re doing it out of the blue you would never do this.”
		•Layout of the tool
		•Summary of intake
	Health benefits	•Accountability	“It was interesting because it makes you realize what you are eating and not eating. (…) as soon as you start looking at it, you realize that maybe I’m not doing this totally right, or maybe I’m not as holy as I think I am.”
		•Useful to make changes
		•Awareness
		•Nonrestrictive