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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busymom
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by busymom » Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:13 pm
Ok, just getting started, but thought I'd go all in, lol.
Starting right now---
Jennifer
Just getting started!
Start Date 7/12/11
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Strawberry Roan
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by Strawberry Roan » Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:20 pm
Welcome !! Best of luck on your journey to better health. This is the greatest group of supportive people you will ever encounter.
Berry
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Pangelsue2
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by Pangelsue2 » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:49 pm
Welcome and enjoy the ride. It is a very freeing experience and spoils you for all other diets.
I'm baaaack.
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tobiasmom
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by tobiasmom » Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:03 pm
How did day 1 go??