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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LoveULife
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by LoveULife » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:50 am
Day zero :SUCCESS
(reason: i have been reading all the success stories whole day so did not feel like going out n having all that junk food which ruins my health )
Current status : Weight 66 kg
Goal : weight 55Kg
time span to achieve : Oh I am fed up of setting that target date.....
and faling at it again and again.
Start from where u are, with whatever you have
make something of it ,and never get SATISFIED
LoveULife
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by LoveULife » Mon Sep 25, 2006 4:50 am
Day One and Day Two : SUCCESS
I managed to treat thse 'S' days ans 'N' days
Day Two, I exercesed for 30 minutes
Start from where u are, with whatever you have
make something of it ,and never get SATISFIED
LoveULife
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by pangelsue » Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:28 am
Welcome. Good start. You are so smart to not get overly involved with scales and weight loss. This is slow but it works. Good luck.
A lot of growing up happens between "it fell" and "I dropped it."
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LoveULife
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by LoveULife » Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:28 am
Day Three: 50% SUCCESS
I ate potato chips but then i had only half amt of food for dinner than I ususly have.
Did exercise for 30 minutes
Thanks 'pangelsue' for the encouragement.
Start from where u are, with whatever you have
make something of it ,and never get SATISFIED
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by gratefuldeb67 » Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:52 am
Welcome LoveUlife!
Good luck!
Peace and Love,
Deb
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LoveULife
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by LoveULife » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:12 am
Day Four and Five: SUCCESS (in diet)
but no exercise at all (lazy lazy
)
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LoveULife
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by LoveULife » Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:48 am
Day six (Thursday) SUCCESS
Day seven (Friday) SUCCESS
Day eight (Saturday) S day
Day nine (Sunday) S day:-)
Day ten (Monday) S day
)))))))))))) very special day
Day eleven (Tuesday) SUCCESS
Day twelve (Wednesday) SUCCESS (today i said "no" to sweets:-) )
Day thirteen (Thursday) SUCCESS
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by LoveULife » Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:22 pm
last five days were total FAILURE
i ate ate and ate like a gazing sheep
i eat a lottttttt especially when i am alone and feeling lonely and helpless for a long period.
Start from where u are, with whatever you have
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by pangelsue » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:45 am
Your total score is 13 success days and 5 failure days. That is not a bad score. Take the process one day at a time. I had a whole month where I was off plan because I was feeling very sad about life and very angry about my job. It happens and as long as we keep trying, we are still winning most of the time. Hang in there.
A lot of growing up happens between "it fell" and "I dropped it."
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by LoveULife » Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:29 am
during last one month i ate a lottt
but at the same time i studied like a bull and got a new job in a field i love to work
so a high priority problem has been solved and so now onwards it seems i will be abel to pay attention to health once again.
6th Nov: DAY ONE : SUCCESS : exercised for 30 minutes and did not eat fast food at all
Start from where u are, with whatever you have
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by LoveULife » Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:06 am
7th Nov Day Two:SUCCESS
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by LoveULife » Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:47 am
8th Nov :Day Three: SUCCESS
9th Nov: Day Four : SUCCESS
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by LoveULife » Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:29 pm
Nov9th-Nov22 14 days : SUCCESS
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by British Chap » Fri Nov 24, 2006 5:46 am
Nice work on the 14 day run! Keep going - 7 more days to become a member of the 21 Club!
I wish you every success - it's worth it.
Gareth
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by LoveULife » Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:49 am
Dec 18 to Dec 26 ::::9 days :::SUCCESS
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by FarmerHal » Wed Dec 27, 2006 1:31 pm
You're doing Great!! Keep it up
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LoveULife
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by LoveULife » Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:14 am
Thank you all for keeping me motivated...
Dec 27 SUCCESS
Dec 28 FAILURE :::::i must admit ate a lotttt this day
DEC 29 & 30 SUCCESS :::::managed to keep myself away from temtations
Dec 31 S day..yes partied and ate a lottttttttttttt
JAN 1 FAILURE
They say start of the year should be a perfect one but for me it was not so good..being a n day i still ate tooo much of junk..
let me see how do i manage year 2007 n e way.
Start from where u are, with whatever you have
make something of it ,and never get SATISFIED
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by LoveULife » Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:36 am
Jan 2 SUCCESS
Start from where u are, with whatever you have
make something of it ,and never get SATISFIED
LoveULife
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by JustAnnie » Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:11 pm
Glad to see you are back. Going back to the program was a good move. Don't ever give up.
Just Annie
You Can't Fail Until You Quit Trying
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by reinhard » Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:26 pm
Best in 2007, LoveULife!
You know, Jan 1 is generally considered an S-day...
Reinhard
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LoveULife
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by LoveULife » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:32 am
Thanks everybody
its so nice to see that u all show interest in my daily check in activities.
i really feel more satisfied when i make a SUCCESS entry.
Jan 3 ::::SUCCESS
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by LoveULife » Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:35 am
jan 4 SUCCESS
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by LoveULife » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:16 am
Jan 5 Success
jan 6 S day
Jan 7 S day
Jan 8 Success
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by gettnbusy » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:21 pm
WOW - U R dewn such a GREAT FABULOUS job!
What a great success in your life, huh? I'm proud of you!
~I'm still not perfect~
~Sophie~
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by Jammin' Jan » Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:06 am
You are doing really really well. Keep it up!
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LoveULife
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by LoveULife » Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:56 am
Hey I lost 2 pounds since Dec 15th ...isn't that gr88888888
Well except last 2 days from jan 9 till date :All SUCCESSes
hurreh!!!11
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make something of it ,and never get SATISFIED
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