NoSNessa's Daily Checkin

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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nosnessa
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NoSNessa's Daily Checkin

Post by nosnessa » Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:02 pm

Pre-Day 1, I guess - SUCCESS

Well, I'm off to a shaky start. I forgot my breakfast sitting on the counter and am winging with something that is not very substantial. So, I already feel off-kilter, but I am not going to allow this to stop me! Why is it that when we determine to make positive changes, things start to go awry? I had more stress this morning than I have had in a long time and my immediate temptation was to drown it in the coffee cake down the hall. I am worth more than that, though, so I am sticking with the plan.

I didn't officially start until today, but I ate three meals yesterday and no more. I was SO proud of myself. I even made it the three hours until bedtime without cracking and going to get a late night snack. I am a big late night snacker - or well, I used to be. I'm not anymore!
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Post by gratefuldeb67 » Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:48 am

Love your name!! :wink:
Peace and Love,
8) Debs x
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Restarting...

Post by nosnessa » Wed May 26, 2010 2:51 pm

Here I am, again.

So much has happened since my pre-day 1 post. I am so fickle and so flighty. I think my way out of everything that I remotely feel like I might not have the willpower to do when it comes to food. I thought my way out of the No S Diet back in 2007 after just a few days because I just wanted to know that I was going to lose weight, definitely and for sure. So, I figured that I would choose something else that "guarantees" significant weight loss.

Well, those things didn't work. I lost 52 pounds counting very few calories, but it drove me insane and I gained 20 back and am steadily creeping up...and its driving me insane.

So, I'm here and I'm determined not to overthink it. I'm going to commit myself to the No S Diet for all of June. Simple and not thinking myself to death. 3 meals, no snacks or sweets unless its the weekend and that's it.

I'm taking a we'll see approach.
SW: 273.6 (May 26, 2010)
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