Not a Fan of 21Day Club
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Not a Fan of 21Day Club
I was once a member of 21 Day Club - in December 2011. I felt great, and lost a lot of weight. But then holidays came with lots of special days, and things got out of control. A lot of failures started showing in my calendar, and I quit No S.
Now I am starting No S again, but this time it is not my goal to be in 21 Day Club. I beleive that that club is not in the spirit of No S, since it encourages perfection. I want to be able to see failures on my calendar, and not feel like a failure. Because 'failure' of having a small snack is very different from eating everything in sight the whole day long.
Now I am starting No S again, but this time it is not my goal to be in 21 Day Club. I beleive that that club is not in the spirit of No S, since it encourages perfection. I want to be able to see failures on my calendar, and not feel like a failure. Because 'failure' of having a small snack is very different from eating everything in sight the whole day long.
At a 75% NOS compliance average since December 2010, it's evident I'm not in the 21 day club.
But with 45# lost already - 25 to go - you can say I'm a member of the fall, get up, dust-off and keep moving club.
I invite you to join me. Like my high school football coach used to say "hit and drive."
But with 45# lost already - 25 to go - you can say I'm a member of the fall, get up, dust-off and keep moving club.
I invite you to join me. Like my high school football coach used to say "hit and drive."
"Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence."
- Vince Lombardi
Sometimes you need to take one step back for every two steps forward.
Time heals everything!
90% of a diet is 60% mental
- Vince Lombardi
Sometimes you need to take one step back for every two steps forward.
Time heals everything!
90% of a diet is 60% mental
I have never strived to be in the 21 day club either. I am more the type to take it one day at a time. I do like the habit cal which gives me a picture of how I have done over time, but I absolutely hate any other sort of tracking. Maybe this is why I went through fewer conventional diets than many others on this forum. I just could not or would not maintain the tracking.
However, everyone is different, and for those of you who benefit from the 21 day concept, go for it!
However, everyone is different, and for those of you who benefit from the 21 day concept, go for it!
The journey is the reward.
Maintenance is progress.
Maintenance is progress.
I think once you are in the 21 day club, you are always in the 21 day club. It's like hitting 500 homeruns. You may never play another basbeall game, but once you hit 500 homeruns, you are in the club. (Except for those associated with PED's.)
So stay steady...
So stay steady...
Bacon is the gateway meat. - Anthony Bourdain
You pale in comparison to Fox Mulder. - The Smoking Man
I made myself be hungry, then I would get hungrier. - Frank Zane Mr. Olympia '77, '78, '79
You pale in comparison to Fox Mulder. - The Smoking Man
I made myself be hungry, then I would get hungrier. - Frank Zane Mr. Olympia '77, '78, '79
When I have streaks of anything, it's usually something I notice afterwards. Look at that! I had 21 days! It doesn't help me much to set such goals. I get more enthused by the experience as I go.
I hope you stick with this. The odds are nothing else out there will get you where you want to be [and stay there] any faster.
BTW, in case it applies, I've been listening to audiobooks and reading on this whole topic and it sounds to me like one of the biggest mistakes people make is trying to eat all healthy foods right off the bat. If someone has been eating a hamburger, fries and a shake for lunch, it seems to me the best lunch on No S would be a hamburger, fries, and iced tea. And enjoy every bite.
I hope you stick with this. The odds are nothing else out there will get you where you want to be [and stay there] any faster.
BTW, in case it applies, I've been listening to audiobooks and reading on this whole topic and it sounds to me like one of the biggest mistakes people make is trying to eat all healthy foods right off the bat. If someone has been eating a hamburger, fries and a shake for lunch, it seems to me the best lunch on No S would be a hamburger, fries, and iced tea. And enjoy every bite.
Count plates, not calories. 11 years "during"
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23
There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23
There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)
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I hear you. And I agree that the habitcal is a much better way to track compliance than merely counting up successive successes. But I think for some people the mini-goal of a small streak of "perfection" can be helpful and fun, kind of like one of those "badges" various games and apps award. Sounds like it might have actively hindered you though -- sorry about that! Maybe I should stick a warning of some kind there not to take it too seriously and pointing to the habitcal as an alternative.
Reinhard
Reinhard
Not only do I use habitcal to track compliance and count up successive successes, I use it to pin point my screw ups and take future necessary corrective action.reinhard wrote:I hear you. And I agree that the habitcal is a much better way to track compliance than merely counting up successive successes. But I think for some people the mini-goal of a small streak of "perfection" can be helpful and fun, kind of like one of those "badges" various games and apps award. Sounds like it might have actively hindered you though -- sorry about that! Maybe I should stick a warning of some kind there not to take it too seriously and pointing to the habitcal as an alternative.
Reinhard
"Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence."
- Vince Lombardi
Sometimes you need to take one step back for every two steps forward.
Time heals everything!
90% of a diet is 60% mental
- Vince Lombardi
Sometimes you need to take one step back for every two steps forward.
Time heals everything!
90% of a diet is 60% mental
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Jethro wrote:At a 75% NOS compliance average since December 2010, it's evident I'm not in the 21 day club.
But with 45# lost already - 25 to go - you can say I'm a member of the fall, get up, dust-off and keep moving club.
I invite you to join me. Like my high school football coach used to say "hit and drive."
Thumbs up. This is where I belong to though I haven't loss the weight you have.
Starting weight 185
Healthy BMI 139
Willingness without action is fantasy
Healthy BMI 139
Willingness without action is fantasy
I ain't no hero. It's just that I had more weight to lose.snapdragon wrote:Jethro wrote:At a 75% NOS compliance average since December 2010, it's evident I'm not in the 21 day club.
But with 45# lost already - 25 to go - you can say I'm a member of the fall, get up, dust-off and keep moving club.
I invite you to join me. Like my high school football coach used to say "hit and drive."
Thumbs up. This is where I belong to though I haven't loss the weight you have.
"Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence."
- Vince Lombardi
Sometimes you need to take one step back for every two steps forward.
Time heals everything!
90% of a diet is 60% mental
- Vince Lombardi
Sometimes you need to take one step back for every two steps forward.
Time heals everything!
90% of a diet is 60% mental
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As someone still in her first 21 days (though I'm focused on lifetime -- I haven't thought about the 21 day marker that much), this was helpful and affirming to hear.oolala53 wrote:BTW, in case it applies, I've been listening to audiobooks and reading on this whole topic and it sounds to me like one of the biggest mistakes people make is trying to eat all healthy foods right off the bat. If someone has been eating a hamburger, fries and a shake for lunch, it seems to me the best lunch on No S would be a hamburger, fries, and iced tea. And enjoy every bite.
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There's a temptation to try to fix everything you don't like about your diet in one fell swoop. That almost never works. Think about New Year's resolutions. How many people do you know who have successfully changed a lot of habits as a result of New Year's resolutions, and kept it up past January? Most of us could count the people like that we know on the fingers of one foot.oolala53 wrote:BTW, in case it applies, I've been listening to audiobooks and reading on this whole topic and it sounds to me like one of the biggest mistakes people make is trying to eat all healthy foods right off the bat. If someone has been eating a hamburger, fries and a shake for lunch, it seems to me the best lunch on No S would be a hamburger, fries, and iced tea. And enjoy every bite.
It's better to divide and conquer. Work on one or a few bad habits at a time. Then, once you've kicked one bad habit, work on others.
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Jethro, snapdragon, YES, I'm part of y'alls club!snapdragon wrote:Jethro wrote:At a 75% NOS compliance average since December 2010, it's evident I'm not in the 21 day club.
But with 45# lost already - 25 to go - you can say I'm a member of the fall, get up, dust-off and keep moving club.
I invite you to join me. Like my high school football coach used to say "hit and drive."
Thumbs up. This is where I belong to though I haven't loss the weight you have.
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