Mainiiro's Check-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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Mainiiro's Check-In

Post by Mainiiro » Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:34 am

So, I started following the No S Diet, Shovelglove, and Urban Ranger back in November 2007, and I kept up with it all the way to March at which point, between work, moving, and an exceedingly shitty winter, I fell back into old habits. I managed not to gain back any weight, however, I'd like to lose some more, and since I'm feeling better and have more free time, I've restarted all 3 programs starting this past wednesday.

I decided to start posting here, at least for the first couple of week, as an extra incentive not to mess up ^^; Anyway:

Wednesday, August 6
Success

No-S Diet, Shovelglove, 1 hour of biking.

Thursday, August 7
Success

Np-S Diet, Shovelglove, 1 hour of biking.

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Post by Mainiiro » Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:14 pm

Friday, August 8"
Success

Sorta. Dinner wasn't exactly healthy, but no sugar, and I ate very little. I think I could square it with myself, even in the face of an angry, vengeful diet
God.

The usual shovelgloving after work, and 2 hours of biking, since I woke up early and I was bored. 1 am boredom, the key to a healthy lifestyle. Also, my legs are sore.

Weekend time! I want a Coke <.<

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Post by Mainiiro » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:12 am

Sleepy...awful weekend. Work soon, but anyway.

Monday, August 11
Success

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Post by Mainiiro » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:57 am

Tuesday, August 12
Failure

Much, much failure in fact. I forgot about the shovelglove, my legs were still sore from yesterday's epic bike ride so I only managed about 20 minutes, and curse you, chocolate <.<

Oh well, new day, new attempt o.o

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Post by Mainiiro » Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:27 am

Wednesday, August 13
Success

Well, that's a tad better. I remembered the shovelglove, I did *slightly* better on the biking, although my legs are still screaming for mercy, and I resisted the lure of the chocolates. For now. Someone should lock them up somewhere...

Mother's birthday tomorrow, and my best friend's vacation starts Friday. The upcoming meals are gonna be a test o.o;

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Post by Mainiiro » Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:30 pm

Thursday, August 14
Success

Mostly. Forgot the shovelglove. Everything else went fine, though I've already blown it for Friday o.o;

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Post by Mainiiro » Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:38 pm

Friday, August 15th
Total Failure

Exhausted, got nothing done. I'll pick it back up on Monday.

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Post by Mainiiro » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:19 pm

Oh dear, been a busy week <.< Pretty much just forgot about this board until today. Oh well, quadruple update time:

Monday, August 18th
Success


Tuesday, August 19th
Success


Wednesday, August 20th
Premeditated Failure


This was the first warm, sunny day in a very, very long time, and so I said fuck it, and got a chocolate chip cookie dough blizzard at DQ >.>

Thursday, August 21st
Success


That's about it, no time for details. I'll be more punctual about this next week...

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Post by Mainiiro » Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:47 pm

Yes, I'm very, very awful about the whole time-keeping thing.

Monday and Tuesday, August 25-26th
Success


I've taken out the shovelglove for the time being, on account of the fact that it's really, really freaking hot outside now, and that 30-45 minutes of swimming probably works just as well. Maybe. I hope o.o;

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