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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TurboNerd
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by TurboNerd » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:31 pm
Today is my Day 1.
The day's not over yet, but so far so good.
Weight today: 319.5 lbs
Exercise Bike + Handweights: 20 minutes (length of a "Pinky & The Brain episode!)
Feeling sleepy and a bit hungry.
Wish me luck!
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gettnbusy
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by gettnbusy » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:51 pm
Pain is temporary... Quitting is forever (Lance Armstrong)
It is sometimes difficult to adjust to a new lifestyle. Persevere...it is worth it beyond tangible evidence.
~I'm still not perfect~
~Sophie~
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TurboNerd
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by TurboNerd » Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:36 pm
gettnbusy wrote:It is sometimes difficult to adjust to a new lifestyle. Persevere...it is worth it beyond tangible evidence.
Thanks. Some of it was adjustment. Some was I ate a bit lighter than normal at lunch. I normally hit a bit of a low metabolism point around 3pm, so I was expecting to feel a bit low.
Oh and Day 2! 20 minutes of exercise bike + hand weights.
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Jammin' Jan
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by Jammin' Jan » Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:22 pm
I love Pinky and the Brain! (Also Animaniacs, Freakazoid, and Sponge Bob).
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TurboNerd
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by TurboNerd » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:29 pm
I missed a few days posting. I stayed on track on my eating, but didn't get my exercise in every day (3 days out of 7). So here is where I'm at:
Day 8
Weight: 312 lbs (-7.5 lbs)
Exercise: walking, 10 minutes (plan to e-bike 20 minutes tonight)
Mood: Feeling Good
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gratefuldeb67
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by gratefuldeb67 » Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:14 pm
Go turbo nerd!!!!
That's terrific!!
Fantastic start
Good luck and looking forward to reading more about your experience
Peace and Love,
Debs
There is no Wisdom greater than Kindness
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gettnbusy
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by gettnbusy » Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:00 pm
So glad to see you doing it so well.
~I'm still not perfect~
~Sophie~
