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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by clarinetgal » Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:14 am
Hello! I thought I'd go ahead and give the daily check in a try, I think it will be a good way to keep myself accountable.
(7/11) S day. I got too crazy again, so I'll have to work on reigning myself in on S days. The only sweets I ate that I really wanted were the organic pomegranate poptarts, the mini ice cream bars, and the chai latte. The rest were just so so. I think on my next S day (which will be next week, since I used Thursday as an S day), I'll try to plan my treats in advance.
Exercise: 32 minutes of Cardio Coach 4, 30 minute stroller walk.