I'm new and I'm Checking 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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I'm new and I'm Checking in!

Post by Sammybunny711 » Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:14 pm

Hi everyone. I am new to the forums, though I've been lurking for a while. I am a 22 year old female and I have PCOS. I am probably what you would consider a "thin cyster" just because I am 5'3" and "only" weigh about 140 pounds, but I really want to lose 20 pounds and get back down to the weight I felt the best at. I Started NoS way back before Christmas, but I haven't always succeeded. I have pretty wild S days and I want to be on the forums so that I have a little more accountability. I'm also very interested in Clean Eating with NoS to help keep the three meals healthy. :D

Just wanted to say "hello".
HW: 242.4 lbs / 110 kgs / 17.31 stones / BMI: 41.6 (Morbidly Obese)
CW: 234.2 lbs / 106.23 kgs / 16.73 stones / BMI: 40.2 (Morbidly Obese)
GW: 125 lbs / 56.7 kgs / 8.93 stones / BMI: 21.5 (Healthy BMI Range)
Height: 5'4" / 162.56 cm

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Post by Kevin » Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:28 pm

Welcome to the forum. It's more fun when you post.
Kevin
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