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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Tyh428
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by Tyh428 » Mon Oct 13, 2014 12:48 pm
After many failed attempts at this plan I am recommiting to myself something has got to change..I'm ready to commit and check in daily here to keep myself in check...hopefully!
Please feel free to check in on me.. I really need the support at least until this becomes more of a habit! So off we go....
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mitchelll
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by mitchelll » Mon Oct 13, 2014 1:42 pm
good luck!. I just restarted NoS and have found the support at the daily check in thread to be really helpful
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aspencer27
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by aspencer27 » Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:45 pm
Good luck! How's it going so far?
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Tyh428
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by Tyh428 » Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:07 pm
Day 1 Success!
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by Tyh428 » Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:23 pm
Small mods today.. a few lifesavers after lunch and a banana before the gym. But feel good overall