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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Myrna
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by Myrna » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:18 pm
Day 1 - 3.16.07
Success
I've been lurking for a little while and really like the concept of this way of eating. I try to eat very healthily (though I do
love ice cream!), I love to exercise, but my snacking is getting out of control. Working at home is definitely difficult with a refrigerator so close. I've been trying NoS for a little while, but without much success, so I hope by posting it will keep me a bit more focused.
Unfortunately, this day is more of a success due to being very sick. I hope I can continue without having to get food poisoning!
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Jammin' Jan
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by Jammin' Jan » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:56 pm
Welcome to No-S. Hope you get to feeling better soon!
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Myrna
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by Myrna » Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:25 pm
Day 2-3 - 3.17-18.07
S Day
Thanks Jammin' Jan!
I'm feeling much better today and ran my half marathon without any problems.
Saturday: ate little more than toast.
Sunday: I ate much better today, though my stomach was a little off this morning, but by the end of my race in the afternoon, I was fine to eat a bit of celebratory ice cream- yum!
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Myrna
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by Myrna » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:06 pm
day4 3.19.07 Success
M1: toast, pb, banana; 2c water, 1c tea
M2: veggie burger, bread, salsa; leek soup; 1c water
M3: pear; omelette w/cc&salsa, toast; 2c water
M4: salad w/feta, tuna, pear; prunes
ice cream in the 'fridge definitely calling...
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Myrna
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by Myrna » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:07 pm
Day 5
Failure
M1: oatmeal, banana, pb; 2c water, 2c tea
M2: veggie burger, bread, peas, salsa, apple; 1c water
M3: waffle, pb, banana; 2c water
M4: pizza & chicken wings- then pizza again; 5c water
The pizza did me in! I really need to break the habit of going for seconds when having pizza. At least, I didn't eat my whole half of it (like normal). I'm paying for it today; bloated and generally icky from eating junk.

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Myrna
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by Myrna » Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:46 pm
Day 6
Failure

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by FarmerHal » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:21 pm
Are you a painter?
Hang in there. The first week is hard! It's like running. By the time you're down to the last 2 miles, you're tired. You have to push yourself to make it to the finish line. But once you make it to the finish line, thinking about it... it wasn't sooo bad was it?
Try try again!

{FarmerHal} ...previously Shamrockmommy...
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Myrna
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by Myrna » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:55 am
Day 7
Success
M1: oatmeal, yogurt, banana; 2c water, 2c tea
M2: salad, pork, apple, rice
M3: banana, pb; 2c water
M4: salad w/almonds; veggie burger, bread; 4c water
A very tough day but I made it.
Thanks for the support shamrockmommy! Oh and yes I'm a painter- I illustrate children's books and whatever else comes my way. Unfortunately these days, I tend to take out my frustrations on a project with food. A habit I'm trying to break.
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Myrna
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by Myrna » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:14 pm
Day 8 Failure
M1: oatmeal, yogurt, banana; 3c water, 2c tea
M2: veggie burger, bread, pepper, almonds; 2c tea
M3: pb, jelly sandwich
M4: pb, wrap; 1c water
M5: sandwich; 1c water
I need to go food shopping! I usually plan/cook my meal out, but this week has been really off. Plus, I really have to remember to drink some more water. I had 2 Success days this week, that's at least better than last week. Maybe next week will be 3 days.
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Myrna
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by Myrna » Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:55 am
Day 9-10 S Day
Saturday: I actually took the day off and went out to a restaurant. I had plenty of sushi- my favorite!
Sunday: not the best choices in food. I craved pancakes and coffee this morning, which is very unusual and my mother-in-law made lots of calzones that I couldn't refuse.
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Myrna
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by Myrna » Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:47 pm
day 11:
Success
day 12:
Success
day 13:
Failure (ice cream)
day 14:
Success
day 15:
Success
day 16:
S Day
day 17:
S Day
It's been a tough week from being very sick. I'm calling some days successes even though I ate some popsicles in between meals. I know, I'm not a strict NoSer. But I didn't eat them out of boredom, I ate them to soothe a very sore and swollen throat, so at 40calories a pop I'm not upset. I'm just very tired of being sick!
