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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Miss louann
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by Miss louann » Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:06 pm
Hello ! I'm new to this NOSDIET. This is day 1 for me.
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peetie
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by peetie » Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:49 pm
Day One is better than Day Zero. You're in the game! You can't win if you don't play the game.....and this is one that can really change your life. I've been here a few months and have already saved a small fortune in diet books.
Peetie
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Miss louann
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by Miss louann » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:29 pm
I will not be checking in for a while, but still on plan, and doing good. I just need to do the plan right now and not obsess over it. Thanks everyne ! Louann