Kerri's checkin -1 year challenge - begin Jan 9, 2017

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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Kerri's checkin -1 year challenge - begin Jan 9, 2017

Post by KHousley » Fri Jan 06, 2017 4:36 pm

1/6/2017 Spending the weekend, Preparing, reading, educating myself about the No S lifestyle, so that I will be ready to go on Monday.
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Post by osoniye » Fri Jan 06, 2017 6:59 pm

Sounds like a good way to lay the foundation!
-Sonya
No Sweets, No Snacks and No Seconds, Except (Sometimes) on days that start with "S".

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Post by lpearlmom » Sat Jan 07, 2017 6:39 am

Welcome! Let us know if you have any questions!
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Post by Merry » Mon Jan 09, 2017 5:23 am

Welcome! I hope Monday is a good day for you.
Homeschool Mom and No S returnee as of 11-30-15.
2 years and counting on No-S.
29 lbs. down, 34 to go. Slow and steady wins the race.
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