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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SchruteBeetsScott
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by SchruteBeetsScott » Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:29 am
Okay, I'm starting on an "S" day. I can't wait until and "N" day cause I really think it will be a great beginning. Finally a "way to lose" that actually sounds possible.
So, never before told, drumroll -----@@@!!!!! - I weigh 195 pounds. Whew.
Stay tuned.....
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CatholicCajun
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by CatholicCajun » Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:05 pm
Welcome to daily check in! This plan is so sane and simply, which is what we all need. God Bless you with lots of green, and not money, green success days!
Je'sus, j'Ai Confiance dans Vous
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blueskighs
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by blueskighs » Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:32 pm
Finally a "way to lose" that actually sounds possible.
SchruteBeetsScott
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
and then after that, hopefully as Reinhard says
SUSTAINABLE!
Welcome
Blueskighs