Do you use the HabitCal feature?
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Do you use the HabitCal feature?
Is anyone using the habitcal feature? I just started tracking my No S Compliance this week, and not wanting to put a red mark on for today helped me dodge some bad choices at work today.
Then I got home, and mindlessly noshed a few nibbles....then realized I failed! Red mark! Then had seconds at dinner due to not planning a full plate....oy! But at least I'm not using the red mark as a reason to fail further...dodging other treats and eats just fine!
Today I also added a habitcal to track litterbox scooping. (With a name like mine, you KNEW I had litterboxes to scoop!)
Are you using HabitCal? What are you tracking? Is it helping, and how?
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Then I got home, and mindlessly noshed a few nibbles....then realized I failed! Red mark! Then had seconds at dinner due to not planning a full plate....oy! But at least I'm not using the red mark as a reason to fail further...dodging other treats and eats just fine!
Today I also added a habitcal to track litterbox scooping. (With a name like mine, you KNEW I had litterboxes to scoop!)
Are you using HabitCal? What are you tracking? Is it helping, and how?
http://everydaysystems.com/habitcal/vie ... edscrubbed
I'm using the Habitcal for my NoS eating. Those red marks are harsh! I had a non-successful day today -- having a hard time using that F word to describe how I did.
I'm hoping the habitcal will be a motivator -- too soon to tell since I just started this week.
Becky
I'm hoping the habitcal will be a motivator -- too soon to tell since I just started this week.
Becky
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A turtle travels only when he sticks his neck out. Korean Proverb
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I am definitely using Habitcal .. I love all the colored squares...
in fact I am a Habitcal nerd ... before i log off I look at two months .. so I can get the WHOLE picture since I started NO S...
I think it really does help shift the dynamic from weight to behavior!
Blueskighs
in fact I am a Habitcal nerd ... before i log off I look at two months .. so I can get the WHOLE picture since I started NO S...
I think it really does help shift the dynamic from weight to behavior!
Blueskighs
www.nosdiet.blogspot.com Where I blog daily about my No S journey
I love habitcal. I use it to track several other habits too. It just astounded me how much more "compliant" I became with those other habits, instantly.
I hate the red "failure" mark too. I'd like to be able to customize the colors. On one habit, I only put in green and "blank" for whether I do it or not. I'm never "exempt" from it, but I don't like to put a red square on the days I don't do it.
But I quibble. That little program is phenomenal. I love it.
Terez
I hate the red "failure" mark too. I'd like to be able to customize the colors. On one habit, I only put in green and "blank" for whether I do it or not. I'm never "exempt" from it, but I don't like to put a red square on the days I don't do it.
But I quibble. That little program is phenomenal. I love it.
Terez
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I'm using the Habitcal too. I love seeing those pretty green & yellow squares. So far, no red, whew! I'm only using it so far to track my No S-ing, but will be using it to track exercise, and maybe some other good habits I need to develop.
Creating and sustaining the No S habits are the only thing that will take me in the direction I want to go!
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I've been using the Habitcal inconsistently. I like it when I'm really trying to cement a habit (It was amazingly helpful for Glass Ceiling).
I was on vacation this week. Instead of declaring it and S day, I sucked it up, admitted that nope, didn't comply with the No S diet this week and somehow that feels better and more motivating to me. No "wiggling" to try to get out of being realistic about it. I think that's better for habit in the long run.
Not that I intend to punish myself. I don't. Today is an S-day and I can't fail. But I'm finding now that I'm home, the usual habits feel a bit more binding, you know?
I really do want a month of green (or yellow) squares on everything! That's motivating, too.
I was on vacation this week. Instead of declaring it and S day, I sucked it up, admitted that nope, didn't comply with the No S diet this week and somehow that feels better and more motivating to me. No "wiggling" to try to get out of being realistic about it. I think that's better for habit in the long run.
Not that I intend to punish myself. I don't. Today is an S-day and I can't fail. But I'm finding now that I'm home, the usual habits feel a bit more binding, you know?
I really do want a month of green (or yellow) squares on everything! That's motivating, too.
i think habitcall is a great thing and it opened my eyes about how often i really don't stick to the rules. i started using it to teach myself to go to bed early a while ago. i have about 50% success but before that i never got to bed before 11.30 at night. only because i didn't want too many red marks. i'm still not happy about the way it's going but at least i do get a bit more sleep
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Re: Do you use the HabitCal feature?
I just started NoSing today, so I don't have much to track yet. But, I'm using the HabitCal for NoS, and also for my exercising, and for keeping my kitchen sink "shiny" (yes, I *try* to follow FLYLady).CrazyCatLady wrote:Are you using HabitCal? What are you tracking? Is it helping, and how?
ETA: I have actually been using the "traffic light" tracking system for several months now (via a paper calendar, taped to my wall, and with colored dot stickers), because I first heard of it in Linda Spangle's book "100 Days of Weight Loss". I don't know where the idea first originated (I'd thought *she* had come up with it -- didn't know it was "out there"), but I really liked the idea... I do well with "visuals", so stuff like this works for me.