Rea's back..and hopefully checking in

Counting carbs/calories is a drag. Obsessive scale stepping is a recipe for despair. If you want to count something, "days on habit" is a much better metric. Checking off days on a calendar would do just fine, but if you do it here you get accountability and support. Here's how. Start a new topic in this forum called (say) "Your Name Daily Check In." Then every N day post a "reply" to that topic as to whether you stayed on habit. A simple "<font color="green">SUCCESS</font>" or "<font color="red">FAILURE</font>" (or your preferred euphemism if that's too harsh) is sufficient, but obviously you're welcome to write more if you want. On S-days just register that you're taking an S-day. You don't have to do this forever, just until you're confident you've built the habit. Feel free to check in weekly or monthly or sporadically instead of daily. Feel free also to track other habits besides No-s (I'm keeping this forum under No-s because that's what the vast majority are using it for). See also my <a href="/habitcal/">HabitCal</a> tool for another more formal (and perhaps complementary) way to track habits.

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Rea
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Rea's back..and hopefully checking in

Post by Rea » Mon Oct 12, 2020 5:33 am

I'm not sure how active these boards still are (it's been 11 years since I last visited apparently!) but after trying somany other diets over the year, I'm returning to this one because the last time I reached my goal weight was...you guessed it: when I was no s-ing.

So, it's Monday and I'm starting today again. For the 8 billionth time, after trying keto, variations of low-carb, interrmittant fasting (though I do kinda like that one, but isn't it like No-S anyway?), and probably some other diets I'm forgetting, here we go again!
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.
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Robers5
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Re: Rea's back..and hopefully checking in

Post by Robers5 » Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:27 am

Alright Rea! I recently joined again too and I'm so happy I did. It's probably the right time for you! It's good to prove once again to ourselves that diets don't work. Patients is key. Have a great first day:)
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Robers5
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Re: Rea's back..and hopefully checking in

Post by Robers5 » Mon Oct 12, 2020 2:04 pm

I meant *patience* is key lol
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automatedeating
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Re: Rea's back..and hopefully checking in

Post by automatedeating » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:11 pm

Nice to see you on the boards, Rea!
Month/Year-BMI averages
2013-26; 2014-24; 2015/2016/2017-26
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8; 6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6; 4/21 - 25.2
6/25 - 25.8; 7/25 - 26.9
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