Anybody working on a planner for 2018?

I'd like to find some ideas about using my planner for a diet and fitness plan. I think I'll use an exercise tracker, but I'm not sure about a food tracker. I don't think I'll bother to record everything I eat. Maybe some other food related function that I'd actually want to use? but I'm not a meal planner, and I keep my grocery list somewhere else. So, what else is there? 

Realistically, it'll just be exercise, I think. And of course my calendar and my to-do list. And I have a section for bills that are due.

Thanks for starting the thread. I'm interested to see how other people actually use their planners and not just how they decorate them.

I like that idea.

I started a Bullet Journal last July and absolutely love it. It solves my problem of not using a planner consistently. Some months I go all out and have trackers for nutrition, supplements, etc., and other months (like when I'm on vacation) I don't bother with them at all, I don't even have a monthly calendar/to do list that month - and it doesn't matter! I just go to the next blank page and fill it out when I'm ready. I don't have any more guilt or angst about having half-filled in planners. 

I also keep a page for books read this year, & books I want to read (great to keep track of those recommendations I read about online). Otherwise, I try not to keep too many year-long trackers because I know I won't keep up with them - and then I just have more guilt, lol. 

This year I would really like to make it prettier - it was very utilitarian last year. I'm trying to learn calligraphy and doodling, as well - this hobby really does take us in all sorts of directions, doesn't it? SaveSave

I've used a spiral bound academic planner that I buy at Staples or OfficeMax since I was in high school. I've totally gone down the travelers' notebook rabbit hole this year, so I'm starting a TN style planner for 2018 that I got at Target. It's by May Designs. It comes with the TN folio/cover and two calendar inserts (Jan-June and July-Dec). I also got some blank notes inserts to go in it as well.

It was around $20, so I'll see how I like it and then if I decide to continue, I'll get or make some academic calendar inserts for myself for next year. I'm kind of test driving this one to see which size I like best before I invest in a Chic Sparrow or a real Midori, etc.

I do not need a planner for our appointments but I do keep track of my diet and fitness goals. I have tried a couple of different things over the last two years and know now that a MAMBI fitness album is not for me - too restricted and not motivating - sometimes I do like to track my food intake but sometimes, like on vacation or around Christmas, it's just not worth it for me and then I end up with all the empty space which leaves me with guilt. Also I do not like to repeat the same over and over again. What I do track every day though is my weight and my exercise.
What has worked for me is either have a separate small journal, which I make up myself (the creative aspect gets me motivated), including little stamps of a scale and water glasses, I also track what kind of exercise I did and the miles I walked. I keep it all together in one of those little plastic bags and it's right where I sit most of the time. The other thing, that worked for me, especially for food tracking (and as an additional way to log my exercises when traveling) is the free My Fitness Pal app (msliz this might work for you too?).
For this year I have decided to use the 1$ Studio Calico planner to track my exercises. It'll be bigger than my usual one but I think I can make it work. Now it just need to ship and I'm ready to go

I finally had a few minutes to see what that was, and it just looks too involved for me. Much like the Cathy Z product.

I think simpler is better for me, even if it isn't as neat and pretty.

Nursetara04 has awesome MAMBI Planer insert tutorials. I have made the shaker book marks.

youtu.be/WbEpzgdLpOA

I don't need a planner for my nap time.

I've tried so many, but I always end up with a pile of different papers and post-it's when things are busy. I have multiple long to-do lists going, for house repairs and PTA and school and creative projects, but then I need something small and focused for each particular day. And I end up with lots of flyers and invites and newsletters to deal with.

Would it be weird to turn an 8 1/2 x 11 binder into a planner somehow?

I use a single planner. I use it to keep track for updating my project life. I usually update PL in quarterly increments so my planner corrals all my activities, social media posts, photos, etc. I prefer paper to electronic for my record keeping. I used a Plum Planner for Jul 2016-Dec 2017 but it’s way too big. This year I bought a small planner from Target about the size of a standard Moleskin.