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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lindalou
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by lindalou » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:11 pm
My first week did not go well at all. I would do good all day But in the evening I wanted something sweet and I would give in. I know I need to get my weigh down But I am done with all the fast weigh lost diets.We all know they don't work long term
But Sunday start a new week I hope to do better No I WILL DO BETTER
Starting Date: Feb. 23,2009
Starting Weight 142
Weight Goal 110
Height 4'10 1/2
Date to meet goal None Very Happy
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blue
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by blue » Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:54 pm
Hi I'm emily I have found that even the success of part of the day will progress to a full day when you are ready. I'm tiny too almost 5 feet on a good day after a yoga class
