DianaS 2 Habits

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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DianaS
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DianaS 2 Habits

Post by DianaS » Fri Jan 31, 2014 2:46 pm

Moving my thread from General Discussion to Daily Check In.
1/23/14 Hi there. Found this site today and it will fit perfectly with my 2 new habits. Habit one is from FlyLady to keep my sink shiny every night. Doesn't sound too hard - but it kinda is for me. Second habit is to eat healthy. Yes I need to lose weight, but that's a by-product of healthy eating right?

I've already successfully implemented 2 other habits that are on autopilot (I don't even think about them!) One is to make my bed every day when I get up. The other is to pack my lunch every day to take to work.

We'll see about adding walking when the weather gets a little warmer (below zero here today!) and I've been successful at keeping these 4 habits going for a while.

Set up HabitCal for my 2 new habits and am ready to roll!
1/31/14 My first 10 days are done. I'd call it successful.

No S = 9 successes out of 10 days
Shiny Sink = 8 successes out of 10 days

Moving this thread over to Daily Checkin thread moving forward.
No S / Shiny Sink
Jan 22 :mrgreen:/ :oops: - bad sink!
Jan 23 :mrgreen:/ :mrgreen:
Jan 24 :mrgreen:/ :mrgreen:
Jan 25 :wink:/:mrgreen:
Jan 26 :wink:/:mrgreen:
Jan 27 :mrgreen:/ :mrgreen:
Jan 28 :mrgreen:/ :mrgreen:
Jan 29 :oops:/:mrgreen: - argh! 2 handfuls of cheetos
Jan 30 :mrgreen:/ :oops: - not home until 10pm and straight to bed
Start 1/23/14, 5'10" 223 lbs, Age 46
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Post by lpearlmom » Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:59 pm

Yay & welcome! I do Flylady too--love her!

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Post by NoSnacker » Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:38 pm

Hi there, what is shiny sink a form of exercise?
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Post by DianaS » Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:01 pm

Been off line for a few days so catching up. Broke the habit by going crazy at super bowl party then blew off the next few days. Back on track today.
No S / Shiny Sink
Jan 22 :mrgreen:/ :oops: - bad sink!
Jan 23 :mrgreen:/ :mrgreen:
Jan 24 :mrgreen:/ :mrgreen:
Jan 25 :wink:/:mrgreen:
Jan 26 :wink:/:mrgreen:
Jan 27 :mrgreen:/ :mrgreen:
Jan 28 :mrgreen:/ :mrgreen:
Jan 29 :oops:/:mrgreen: - argh! 2 handfuls of cheetos
Jan 30 :mrgreen:/ :oops: - not home until 10pm and straight to bed
Jan 31 :mrgreen:/ :mrgreen:
Feb 1 :wink: /:mrgreen:
Feb 2 :wink: / :mrgreen: - Super Bowl Party!
Feb 3 :oops: / :mrgreen:
Feb 4 :oops: / :mrgreen:
Feb 5 :oops: / :oops:
Start 1/23/14, 5'10" 223 lbs, Age 46
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Post by DianaS » Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:03 pm

NoSnacker wrote:Hi there, what is shiny sink a form of exercise?
Shiny Sink means I do my dishes everynight before bed so I wake up to a clean kitchen in the morning.
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Post by eschano » Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:27 pm

Shiny Sink is a great habit! I just took another one on but that might be the next one for 21 or 42 days down the line :)
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Post by jw » Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:45 pm

I've been doing Shiny Sink for about a week -- it really is a great habit to get into! Lots of S's, too!
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Post by automatedeating » Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:39 pm

I think shinysink sounds like a shovelglove move! :)
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Post by DianaS » Fri Feb 07, 2014 2:46 pm

Back on Track. 2 Mr Green's yesterday!

No S / Shiny Sink
Jan 22 :mrgreen:/ :oops: - bad sink!
Jan 23 :mrgreen:/ :mrgreen:
Jan 24 :mrgreen:/ :mrgreen:
Jan 25 :wink:/:mrgreen:
Jan 26 :wink:/:mrgreen:
Jan 27 :mrgreen:/ :mrgreen:
Jan 28 :mrgreen:/ :mrgreen:
Jan 29 :oops:/:mrgreen: - argh! 2 handfuls of cheetos
Jan 30 :mrgreen:/ :oops: - not home until 10pm and straight to bed
Jan 31 :mrgreen:/ :mrgreen:
Feb 1 :wink: /:mrgreen:
Feb 2 :wink: / :mrgreen: - Super Bowl Party!
Feb 3 :oops: / :mrgreen:
Feb 4 :oops: / :mrgreen:
Feb 5 :oops: / :oops:
Feb 6 :mrgreen:/ :mrgreen:
Start 1/23/14, 5'10" 223 lbs, Age 46
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