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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Writer110
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by Writer110 » Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:38 pm
July did not go well for me as I was facing some health problems that forced me to change what I was eating. Now that I've adjusted, I am ready to focus on 3 meals on NDays with no seconds, no snacking. Everything that I am going to eat in front of me before I begin eating. SDays are Friday & Saturday. For now, not going to worry about sweets as long as they are with the meal.
Also will be recording Exercise & Glass Ceiling. Looking forward to it!
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Writer110
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by Writer110 » Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:36 am
Day 1: 8/3, Monday: Success!
B: Coffee and 1/2&1/2
L: tomatoes, basil, mozzarella, olive oil, walnuts
D: steamed vegetables, butter, feta, 2 small pieces swiss cheese