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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MollyMouse
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by MollyMouse » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:14 am
Almost another day under my belt. Today is Wednesday and I have had a good day so far, and its getting close to bed time so I think I will make it. Had a good breakfast and got involved in cleaning up the house. My friend stopped by for a visit, Then I realized that I had not had lunch, by the time she left it was to close to dinner for me to eat. We were having left over spaggetti, a favorite of mine, and I filled my plate full. Probably over ate because of the missed lunch. How ever I did go to the gym and walked for an hour. I did get an urge for something sweet but thought, hmmmmm Wednesday is almost over and I only have two days till a legal "S" day...
Have a great night and sweet dreams.
Marilyn
aka MollyMouse
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sweetsong32
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by sweetsong32 » Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:11 am
Hi Mollymouse!
Welcome to the group.
Congrats on your successful day!
"Teaching that impacts is not head to head but heart to heart."