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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by xJocelynx87 » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:30 am
Day 1 - SUCCESS!
B - Quaker oatmeal squares with 1% milk, banana, latte made with 1% milk
L - Turkey, cheddar cheese, and hummus sandwich on whole wheat bread, 2 clementines, glass of 1% milk
D - Whole wheat pasta with tomato and basil sauce, salad with bleu cheese, slivered almonds, dried cherries, and balsamic vinegarette
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by xJocelynx87 » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:35 am
Day 2 - SUCCESS!
B - Whole wheat english muffin toasted and topped with cheddar cheese, 2 clementines, latte made with 1% milk
L - Turkey club with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on white bread, 2 clementines
D - Whole wheat pasta with tomato and basil sauce, salad with dried cherries, bleu cheese, slivered almonds, and balsamic vinegarette
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by xJocelynx87 » Fri Jan 30, 2009 2:49 am
Day 3 - SUCCESS!
B - Quaker oatmeal squares cereal with 1% milk, banana, latte made with 1% milk
L - Au Bon Pain: half caprese sandwich, small tuscan vegetable soup
D - Filet mignon, baked sweet potato french fries, mixed vegetables
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by xJocelynx87 » Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:21 am
Day 4 - SUCCESS!
B - Whole wheat english muffin spread with peanut butter, 2 clementines, latte made with 1% milk
L - Stir-fried lo mein noodles and vegetables
D - 2 pieces of bruschetta, 2 garlic knots, penne pasta with chicken, sundried tomatoes, and basil
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by xJocelynx87 » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:44 am
Days 5 & 6 - S-Days
Day 7 - SUCCESS!
B - Toasted whole wheat english muffin with peanut butter, orange, latte made with 1% milk
L - Amy's organic black bean, vegetable, and brown rice bowl, granny smith apple
D - Salmon sauteed in olive oil, brown rice with butter, broccoli with butter
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by xJocelynx87 » Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:15 am
Day 8 - SUCCESS!
B - Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal with 1% milk, banana, latte made with 1% milk
L - Amy's Organic black bean and vegetable burrito, Amy's Organic chunky tomato bisque soup
D - Barbecued chicken, brown rice with butter, broccoli with butter
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by xJocelynx87 » Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:30 am
Day 9 - SUCCESS!
B - Whole wheat english muffin toasted and spread with peanut butter, banana, latte made with 1% milk
L - Slice of pizza on a wheat crust topped with spinach, red onions, and sundried tomatoes, salad with balsamic vinegarette
D - Whole wheat pasta with tomato basil sauce, caesar salad
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by xJocelynx87 » Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:39 am
Day 10 - SUCCESS!
B - Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal with 1% milk, banana, latte made with 1% milk
L - Stuffed baked potato soup, 1/2 proscuitto and mozzarella sandwich on ciabatta
D - Whole wheat pasta with tomato & basil sauce, caesar salad
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by xJocelynx87 » Sat Feb 07, 2009 2:09 pm
Day 11 - SUCCESS!
B - Whole wheat english muffin with peanut butter, piece of orange, latte made with 1% milk
L - Steamed vegetable dumplings with sauce
D - Stirfry made of lo mein noodles, chicken & beef, and vegetables
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by xJocelynx87 » Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:50 pm
Days 12 & 13 - S-days
Day 14 - S-day (sick)