Brian'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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Brian Delaney
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Brian's check-in

Post by Brian Delaney » Tue Aug 03, 2021 3:59 pm

Dear Community

I tried No-S back in 2004 and had great success with it. However, over the years I've let the good habits slip away and I find myself about 30kg overweight. I started back on No-S about a week ago. Straight No-S, no modifications. If it's not broke, don't fix it.

The "no snacking" is really hard! I feel so hungry when my meal-time comes around. I may be over-eating a little at meal times to compensate.

So far, so good.

ladybird30
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Re: Brian's check-in

Post by ladybird30 » Tue Aug 03, 2021 11:55 pm

Welcome back, hope the good habits stick.
Three meals a day - not too little not too much, but just right

Soprano
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Re: Brian's check-in

Post by Soprano » Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:04 am

Welcome back. Your body will soon adapt and the hunger in between meals will be less of a problem. Then you can address the amount you eat at each meal.

Jx
Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.

oolala53
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Re: Brian's check-in

Post by oolala53 » Fri Aug 13, 2021 6:55 am

Eating a little more at meals is a decent training wheels adjustment. Welcome back!
Count plates, not calories. 11 years "during"
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23

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