Simmstone's 'Obsessive Moderation'

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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simmstone
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July 2025

Post by simmstone » Fri Apr 04, 2025 6:39 pm

July 2025

Goals:
No S = 80%
Wellness = 50% (1 Wellness session = 45 minutes focused training or 60 minutes physically active/functional/life tasks)

Fri, 7/11: SUCCESS, Walking (Incline) - 45 minutes, Weight = 280.2 :shock:
Sat, 7/12: S DAY, Walking (Incline) - 45 minutes
Sun, 7/13: S DAY
NOTES: That number on the scale is a big one. I hesitated to post it here, but it is a reflection of how far out of hand I have let things get... which isn't about a number (the number is just a symptom) - it reflects the lack of gratitude I have been living with for the last couple of years. But I have started to come out of that fog and realize that there is SO much to be grateful for - for starters, I have another day/another chance to honor my self-promise around eating, and, as Gillian Riley speaks about, regain my self-esteem.
So I am feeling inspired again. Onward. Upward.

Mon, 7/14: SUCCESS, Weight Training - 45 minutes
Tue, 7/15: FAIL, Walking (Incline) - 45 minutes
Wed, 7/16: FAIL, Wellness - 75 minutes yard work
Thu, 7/17: SUCCESS, Weight Training - 45 minutes
Fri, 7/18: SUCCESS
Sat, 7/19: S DAY, Wellness - 60 minutes dog walking
Sun, 7/20: S DAY, Wellness - 60 minutes dog walking
Notes: Not a perfect week, but much better than anything I've had in quite a while. Next week will be even better.

Mon, 7/21: SUCCESS, Weight Training - 45 minutes
Tue, 7/22: SUCCESS, Wellness - 60 minutes dog walking
Wed, 7/23: SUCCESS, Weight Training - 45 minutes
Thu, 7/24: FAIL
Fri, 7/25: NWS DAY, Wellness - 60 minutes dog walking
Sat, 7/26: S DAY
Sun, 7/27: S DAY
Notes: Every week has gotten better, so far. I am finally starting to come out of my fog.

Mon, 7/28: SUCCESS, Weight Training - 90 minutes
Tue, 7/29: Wellness - 60 minutes dog walking
Wed, 7/30:
Thu, 7/31:
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"No S is such a good way to combat the randomness, which is often the slide into more and more." - oolala53

Amy3010
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Re: Simmstone's 'Obsessive Moderation'

Post by Amy3010 » Sun Apr 06, 2025 6:13 am

I totally agree - onward and upward is the only way to go. What other option do we have?
Hang in there! :mrgreen:

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