Becky's Daily 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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becky123abc
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Becky's Daily Check In

Post by becky123abc » Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:52 pm

I am wrapping up my 2nd week of No-S.

It's very interesting to me how many changes I've made in the way I eat.

My meals are more balanced.
My meals are more satisfying.
I do get the urge to snack, but it's not that hard to over ride it.
I used to snack....A LOT...
I'm guilt free eating carbs at breakfast, lunch and dinner...
A little real sugar in my coffee instead of splenda.
I haven't had diet coke in about 3 weeks...just water.


S-days scare me a bit...I'm a little afraid I might undo my sucesses on my s-days...

But I've just started and I have a long way to go. ...unlearning bad habits...and picking up some good ones.
:)
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Post by becky123abc » Mon Mar 15, 2010 3:08 am

Spring break starts tomorrow...i hope I can keep my days green while we are on no kind of schedule. It will be challenging.

I just finished my second weekend of S-days.

I feel like i have eaten too much and probably gained anything back that I had lost.

But....I know it takes a while for these good habits to kick in and it takes a while for my appetite to shrink...

Ready for my 3 plates tomorrow!
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Post by becky123abc » Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:43 am

I've made it through 2 days of Spring Break -- still GREEN!!

it's easier than I thought it would be. It's amazing how satisfied I can be with 2 or 3 plate meals. I do not have to snack!! : )
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Post by becky123abc » Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:22 pm

I'm a little discouraged because the scales aren't moving down...maybe I need to focus on reducing my portion sizes...
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