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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niruma
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by niruma » Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:49 am
Hi,
I am coming back to this after a full year.
During this one year a lot has happened. I have moved back to my country from the middle east.
Me and my spose had got decent jobs and have settled down.
My kid is safe as i leave him near our parents while we work.
BUT i am pretty much still the same weight.
So i am starting all over again now.
I am actually going to start from monday but i am giving myself 3 prep days.... what we call "Ramp-up Time" in our jargon
I am really serious this time and want to do it for myself...
Raring to go.............
Rgds
Uma
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by reinhard » Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:43 pm
Welcome back!
It sounds like you're in a much better position now, job- and routine- wise, for this to work.
Reinhard
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niruma
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by niruma » Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:22 am
Hi,
Me starting today...
So my 21 days will end on 24 Dec...
Let me see how this goes... but i am going to try hard....
Thanks Reinhard for the welcome....
Rgds,
Uma
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by niruma » Tue Dec 05, 2006 4:33 am
Failure - reason had sweet porridge with lunch and had snacks at 4:00 in the evening.
Plan to do well today... atleast let me do a sweet free and snack free day then i will concentrate on the seconds.....
I have to do this for myself.......
Uma
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by niruma » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:57 am
SUCCESS
Managed to stay away from sweets as well as snacks...
I had papayya after dinner...
Good.. Let me keep the momentum
Rgds
Uma
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niruma
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by niruma » Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:55 am
Hi,
06/Dec/06 - Failure - Had sweets at lunch time.
07/Dec/06 - Failure - had fruits for lunch but ended up having heavy snacks mid evening.
OH MY GOD - this is going to be really tough because i'm nearing the completion of 1 week already
Rgds
Uma
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by mrs.cummings » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:00 pm
Uma,
It can sure be a struggle sometimes, can't it? You're almost to the weekend; on Monday, you just have to try again, right? That's what I tell myself: One day at a time!!
Good luck, Uma! You can do it.
Jesslyn
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by niruma » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:35 am
Hi Jesslyn,
Thanks so much for the support, what u said is really true
Yes it's monday and i did it well..
SUCCESS
I kept away from sweets and snacks......
just a couple of days more and this will be a habit and
then i wont have to try it will be automatic.....
yippppppeeeeeeeee waiting for that.......
Rgds
Uma
