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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Jimx
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by Jimx » Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:31 pm
Hello all.
Delurking at last. Today is Aug 17, so my 21-day target is Sept 7.
You have an amazing community here. Congratulations to everyone for taking charge of your lives this way, and thanks to Reinhard for the inspiration.
...jim
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gettnbusy
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by gettnbusy » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:04 pm
Can I get an Amen to that?
YAY! Good luck!
~I'm still not perfect~
~Sophie~
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Jimx
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by Jimx » Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:08 pm
OK, I'm a believer. 3-4 pounds in one week, with no changes except adherence to NoS, not even a decent workout schedule. Wow.
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Sinnie
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by Sinnie » Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:35 pm
Wow, that's great! Way to go
Keep it up.