Joy&Balance'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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joy&balance
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Joy&Balance's Daily check-in

Post by joy&balance » Tue May 13, 2014 5:03 pm

After stopping No S a long time ago, I've decided I need to regain my sanity around food and weight issues. What better place to come to than here?

My first goal - 3 successful weeks of vanilla No S to be documented here.

Yesterday (5/12/14) was day one. (Started weighing 146.5).

Day 1: SUCCESS
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Skelton
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Post by Skelton » Tue May 13, 2014 6:30 pm

Hello joy&balance, welcome back to No S.
Great to start again with a 3 week challenge, and congrats on day 1 green.
"We stop looking for the better diet and start looking for a better life." pangelsue
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Post by eschano » Wed May 14, 2014 9:13 am

What a wonderful name! Welcome back joy&balance :)
eschano - Vanilla rocks!

July 2012- January 2016
Started again January 2021
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Post by joy&balance » Thu May 15, 2014 2:47 am

Thanks all! It's good to be back.

Day 2: SUCCESS
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Post by joy&balance » Thu May 15, 2014 6:33 pm

Even though I was sick yesterday, I stuck with it!

Day 3: SUCCESS
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Post by joy&balance » Sat May 17, 2014 3:58 pm

Day 4: SUCCESS
Day 5: SUCCESS

Got through the first 5 N days clean! So far this just feels so sane. Looking forward to my S days today and tomorrow, then back to N next week.

Also down a little in weight - yes!
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Post by automatedeating » Sat May 17, 2014 4:23 pm

Welcome back to moderate eating, Joy! :)
Month/Year-BMI
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
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Post by joy&balance » Mon May 19, 2014 3:31 am

First 2 S days almost over, and I feel great about where I'm at. I allowed myself a little more freedom this weekend, but didn't go too crazy. No binges.

Day 6: S-Day
Day 7: S-Day

If I can just halt the gaining with vanilla No S, I'll be happy! It is so freeing.
10/19 - 146.5 (26.8 BMI)
Goal: 126.0 (23.0 BMI)
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Post by Strawberry Roan » Tue May 20, 2014 2:35 pm

Welcome to the boards and exactly the way I chose to embrace the NO S days when I first started - nothing wild, just slightly more indulgent than a weekday. Much like growing up and having Sunday dessert after a nice dinner, something we didn't get every day.

Hope to get to know you better as we travel this road to health together.
Berry
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Post by automatedeating » Tue May 20, 2014 2:43 pm

I remember feeling SO relieved that I had stopped gaining weight after I started NoS. I had been moving steadily upward and it was like magic that NoS halted that gain. Cool Beans! :)
Month/Year-BMI
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
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Post by joy&balance » Tue May 20, 2014 7:57 pm

Thanks all!. Yes, this does feel magical, yet so normal - how is that possible? :D

On Sunday, I was at the grocery store and thought "Oh I could get myself a treat. It's an S day." Walked over and looked at them and didn't want one! Said to myself, "Well I'll just have ice cream later like I planned." that kind of thing never happens to me when dieting - it'a always just a struggle.

Day 8: SUCCESS
10/19 - 146.5 (26.8 BMI)
Goal: 126.0 (23.0 BMI)
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Post by eschano » Wed May 21, 2014 8:42 am

joy&balance wrote: On Sunday, I was at the grocery store and thought "Oh I could get myself a treat. It's an S day." Walked over and looked at them and didn't want one! Said to myself, "Well I'll just have ice cream later like I planned." that kind of thing never happens to me when dieting - it'a always just a struggle.
Oh how I love those kinds of S days!
eschano - Vanilla rocks!

July 2012- January 2016
Started again January 2021
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Post by joy&balance » Wed May 21, 2014 8:18 pm

@eschano - Yes, it was great!

Day 9: SUCCESS

Yesterday I went to happy hour with some friends. they got food, and I thought hmm, do I want to make this my dinner or not? chose to wait until I got home to eat and didn't even want to nibble on their snacks - yes!

i'm also finding that my rather chronic constipation seems to be getting better - woo hoo!
10/19 - 146.5 (26.8 BMI)
Goal: 126.0 (23.0 BMI)
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Post by joy&balance » Fri May 23, 2014 4:01 pm

Day 10: SUCCESS
Day 11: SUCCESS

woo hoo!
10/19 - 146.5 (26.8 BMI)
Goal: 126.0 (23.0 BMI)
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Post by joy&balance » Tue May 27, 2014 8:26 pm

Day 12: SUCCESS
Day 13: S day
Day 14: S day
Day 15: S day (holiday)
10/19 - 146.5 (26.8 BMI)
Goal: 126.0 (23.0 BMI)
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Post by joy&balance » Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:58 pm

Day 16: SUCCESS
Day 17: SUCCESS
Day 18: SUCCESS
Day 19: SUCCESS
Day 20: S-DAY
Day 21: S-DAY

Feeling awesome about 21 days with no failures! My main focus now is 1) keep going with establishing the No S habit, and 2) make the foods I eat on N days healthier. I'm going to do this by eating more whole foods on those days.

also started shovelglove this morning! Was fun and exhausting!
10/19 - 146.5 (26.8 BMI)
Goal: 126.0 (23.0 BMI)
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Post by snapdragon » Fri Jun 06, 2014 12:16 am

ThTs awesome you made it 21 days..... Looks like you lost some weight too! *high five! ( my autocorrect wants to say * high fiber!)
Starting weight 185
Healthy BMI 139
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