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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phxhocking
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by phxhocking » Tue Nov 19, 2013 4:28 am
Today is Monday and I've managed to stick to the program without too much kicking and screaming. In fact, it was actually quite easy, which scares me a little. But, I'm off to a good start. I just wish I could get the HabitCal to work.
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automatedeating
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by automatedeating » Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:35 pm
I hope you can figure out HabitCal, but if you can't, I've preferred just marking my calendar in my pantry!
Month/Year-BMI
8/13-26.3; 8/14-24.5; 5/15-26.2; 1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9; 3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8; 6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6; 4/21 - 25.2
6/25 - 25.8
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eschano
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by eschano » Thu Nov 21, 2013 2:52 pm
Welcome Pixhocking!
eschano - Vanilla rocks!
July 2012- January 2016
Started again January 2021