Anne

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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Post by Anne » Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:41 am

I am back after being away for a couple of months. I feel that I need some kind of structure again. I was doing great with NoSsing, but I started working again this month and every Thursday, like clockwork, I mess up and have to mark a big red day on my habitcal. Since I work Monday through Thursday, I think I can safely say that food is my way of releasing the week's tension, and congratulate myself for completing another workweek.
Anyway, I may check in here once in a while, in the hope that it will help.

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Post by Anne » Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:46 pm

Success on Friday.

BREAKFAST: Naked, bread
LUNCH: croissant, tuna, baby carrots
DINNER: carrots, grapefruit, bread and cream cheese, apple

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Post by TexArk » Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:35 pm

Hey Anne,
Great to see you back on board. I also have been gone since the beginning of May. I am caregiver for my 93 yr. old dad who had a stroke. There really is no one else that can do what I can do. I am away from my family and really tied down. So...I have drifted off of my newly formed habits. I cannot continue having a bowl of ice cream at night as comfort or reward. And then that has led to eating between meals and worse. I just now have internet access so I am going to try to report in when I can. I have had 2 green days and then 2 red days. I need this board for accountability so I was really excited to see that you are back also.

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Post by Anne » Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:50 pm

TexArk, how nice to hear from you! I understand that you are in a very difficult situation, but you really "sound" like a different person. I hope things soon get back to normal (or almost normal) for you, and that you can become yourself again, maybe starting with your eating pattern? I hope you understand what I mean. If you read your posts from a few months ago, you will see the "you" I am talking about.

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Post by Anne » Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:52 pm

Saturday.

BREAKFAST: protein Naked
LUNCH: tuna salad with crackers, milk
SNACK: bread and jam
DINNER: French fries with ketchup

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Post by Anne » Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:44 pm

Sunday.

BRUNCH: grape, egg bake
AFTERNOON: muffin, pumpkin pie
DINNER: raw vegetables, bread

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Post by Anne » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:48 am

Success on Monday.

BREAKFAST: protein Naked, bread with cream cheese
LUNCH: egg & cheese sandwich, milk
DINNER: muchroom & cheese sandwich, broccoli

I was feeling tired and a little hungry in the afternoon, so I had a cup of milk.

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Post by Anne » Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:42 am

Success on Tuesday, but a difficult one. I really wanted to eat something this afternoon!

BREAKFAST: cafe au lait, bread with cream cheese
LUNCH: rice, egg, bread with butter
DINNER: spinach salad, apple

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Post by Anne » Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:47 pm

Failure on Wednesday. I was worried about Thursday (my dangerous day) coming up, but I actually messed up today. Kept eating after lunch. :(

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