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.
Homeschool Mom and No S returnee as of 11-30-15.
2 years and counting on No-S.
29 lbs. down, 34 to go. Slow and steady wins the race.
Respect Moderation
So I had good S days over the weekend and then a failure on the Bank Holiday Monday here in the UK. I think I had too little at lunchtime and then needed a snack in the afternoon. So far today is going well and I am hoping to put a green square on my calendar for today tomorrow morning.
Welcome! Sometimes it takes a bit of tweaking to figure out the right amount of food you need to get you to the next meal. I know I often had to white knuckle it between meals in the beginning but I found milky tea or coffee helped a lot.
Firstly thank you Linda for your advice, but milky tea or coffee would not work for me as I drink my tea black, but I agree with you I just underestimated my lunch requirements.
Anyhow back to Tuesday and this was a success so I have got my green box on my calendar. I also had quite a bit of physical exercise as we spent the afternoon pulling out brambles and cutting down shrubs and we have the tidying up process to continue today.
Firstly thanks for the comment Rawcookie (Gill) - no I did not see the discussion on Red days I will go read it.
Secondly Friday was a success and my weekly weigh in this morning saw me down 1.8lbs, so even though I did have a couple of excessive days, all the gardening and extra exercise I have done this week plus upping my water consumption seems to have helped.
Now I can relax for a couple of days being the weekend, although I have no intention of going crazy before concentrating on another week. I am sure once I have been back on this for a few weeks it won't be a challenge just a way of life.
Persistence brings rewards with No S. Focussing on the N day behaviours is definitely the way to go. Check out the Podcasts when you need some support - I still go there to top myself up with No S wisdom!
Monday was a fail - I had a disturbed nights sleep Sunday and come tea time Monday I was flagging. Tiredness for me often results in bad food decisions and this happened. On to Tuesday which is going to be better.
What kind of a fail was it? Only share if you want to. If you are really desperate in the afternoon, having a snack to tide you over (especially at the beginning) is not a big fail. The trick is not to throw in the towel and just give up for the day - eating everything and anything! Keep your 'fail's small - and you'll gradually find they subside - well, mine did at least!
