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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viktoria
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by viktoria » Mon Feb 26, 2007 6:22 pm
Well, I’ve started on friday, but today is my official
DAY 1 – SUCCESS
I’m so exited, can’t wait to become it habitual (cause I’m loving loving it).
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by viktoria » Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:35 pm
I had big dinner. Really big. Too much bread I think. But I don’t give up – live and learn. Still count it as a successful day.
DAY 2 – SUCCESS
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by viktoria » Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:58 pm
DAY 3 – SUCCESS
B – yogurt with fruit and nuts mixed in
L – chicken/cheese salad
D – oatmeal with dried fruit and nuts mixed in, yogurt.
Coffee and tee between meals.
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by pangelsue » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:31 am
Welcome to No S. Sounds like you are off to great start. I think you will like it here.
A lot of growing up happens between "it fell" and "I dropped it."
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by viktoria » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:21 pm
pangelsue wrote:Welcome to No S. Sounds like you are off to great start. I think you will like it here.
Oh, Thank you, Thank you.
Hope to stick here for long
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by viktoria » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:32 pm
DAY 4 – SUCCESS
I had to go out of town today so I ate my lunch at about 5 pm! I though I’d be so hungry that the plate wouldn’t satisfy me – but it did. I ate a fried chicken thigh and a salad and then I had just some yogurt with fruit for dinner.
Tomorrow I’m going to some fancy restaurant and it has some delightful cake for dessert – so I’m planning to have an S day on Friday instead of having it on Sunday. I think this way it will work better than depriving myself of the treat that I really crave.
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by viktoria » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:34 pm
It was my
S day today.
And I ate good. From the early morning I knew I’m going for dessert tonight – so I ate less food for breakfast and less for lunch too (not the best strategy, I think). I had a good dinner and had my treat but I was full so I couldn’t finish it...
Well tomorrow I’m up to 70% dark chocolate with cacao nibs – that thing is delightful
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by viktoria » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:18 am
Yesterday was saturday - S Day. Or should I call it 'silly day'. I had my best intentions to have just a piece of chocolate but I failed and snacked on cereal and French bread and pumpkin seeds between meals, so in the evening I was sickness full. Not the best feeling – as the whole purpose of an S day (which is to celebrate and enjoy) was ruined.
Oh well, but today I’m back to my three meals.
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by viktoria » Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:18 pm
DAY 7 - SUCCESS
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by USAFwife » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:59 am
Great job! Keep it up!
Janine
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by viktoria » Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:55 pm
Thanks, Janine, but ....
DAY 8 – FAILURE
Well, I messed up. I had a good breakfast and lunch and then I felt soooo hungry an hour before dinner, so I decided to have a cup of yogurt and then things went wrong...... hate the feeling of failure.... I hope that won’t happen again. I really hope.
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by viktoria » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:27 pm
DAY B1 – SUCCESS
Back on track. Enjoying my meals again.
Oh, and one more thing – I’ll check the scale tomorrow and then I’m planning to put it away for a while... too much pressure, because of it.
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by viktoria » Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:38 pm
DAY B2 – SUCCESS
I had my heart broken yesterday, but I’m stronger than that and I’ve decided not to use food as an emotional pill!
Instead of – I’m going to the theater tomorrow. And I’m eating good.
B – 2 slices of home made bread with butter and cheese
L – chicken thigh, salad
D – yogurt with dried fruit and nuts mixed in
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by viktoria » Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:39 am
DAY B3 - SUCCESS
DAY B4 - SUCCESS
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by viktoria » Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:44 am
DAYS B5, B6 –
S DAYS
Sadly I’ve made not the best choices of food
.... but I had promised myself to learn to eat well, and I will
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by viktoria » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:18 pm
DAY B7 –
SUCCESS
B – yogurt and a toast
L – a few chicken drumsticks, salad and a piece of bread
D – homemade soup and a few slices of bread
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by pangelsue » Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:51 am
You are doing just wonderful. You should be so proud of yourself. Don't worry about weekends for a while. Let them be big if they need to be. Your No S days are great. Keep up the good work.
A lot of growing up happens between "it fell" and "I dropped it."
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by viktoria » Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:26 pm
pangelsue wrote:You are doing just wonderful. You should be so proud of yourself. Don't worry about weekends for a while. Let them be big if they need to be. Your No S days are great. Keep up the good work.
Thanks. I hope to succeed with this diet for life, so I’ll use your advice.
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by viktoria » Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:29 pm
DAY B8 –
SUCCESS
B – yogurt, a toast with cheese
L – home made chicken soup, two slices of bread
D – oatmeal with fruit and nuts and two toasts
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by viktoria » Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:50 pm
DAY B9 - SUCCESS
DAY B10 - SUCCESS
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by viktoria » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:22 am
DAY B11 - SUCCESS
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by viktoria » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:27 am
DAY B12 -
S DAY
Well, I'm not satisfied with my S day again. I have planned everything - every bite of chocolate and ice cream and I did a little of them, but I had nuts and fresh baked bread in addition and some cookies and some candy and at the end of the day I was stuffed
sad sad sad
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by thtrchic » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:32 pm
Maybe you should try not planning your S days. Another thing that's helped me is to allow anything, but before having it sincerely ask myself if it's something that I *really* want it. If I do, eat it and enjoy it and no guilt because that's the point of S days. If I don't, then I don't bother with it. Of course, this hasn't worked 100%, but it has worked pretty well.
Julie
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by viktoria » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:15 pm
Thank you for your advice, Julie. I really hope to learn new habbits here.
DAY B13 –
S DAY (the good one
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Just a great dessert after dinner. I enjoyed it so much.
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by viktoria » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:18 pm
DAY B14 – SUCCESS
Though I had a cup of yogurt and a pear after dinner. One of those would have been definitely out of my plate, but I still count that as a success day, because my snack was healthy and I felt good about having it.
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by viktoria » Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:40 am
Tuesday DAY B15 – SUCCESS
Wednesday DAY B16- SUCCESS
Thursday DAY B17- FAILURE (had pumpkin seeds as snack)
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by viktoria » Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:45 am