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.
[color=violet]Hi,
Going on my second day…. day one was success yea…had a little breakfast of oats and cup of coffee, lunch was a turkey sandwich light mayo all veggies and tea, dinner was a bowl of Chile and one piece of corn bread…was hard not to get seconds but waited a little bit and then drank a glass of water and was fine…
Today so far doing good… breakfast was cheerios cup of coffee and lunch was salad w chic and low fat dressing feeling good.
So glad I found this site was ready to start eating better but like every one else have tried dieting I’d loose but gain back …I know cutting back on soda is really my big thing as I crave cherry coke sometimes and sweets at night, besides that I eat pretty good food both my husband and I were chefs at one time so we defiantly love food…so good luck to everyone!!! next I need to get moving with more exercise, just bought a pair of out side roller skates haven’t tried this since the 80’s wish me luck…..Kymm [/color]
Last edited by kymm on Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:35 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Well dinner last night was not the best I could have done better, but not going to beat myself up about it ...really hard when you have teens ordering pizza ...see below .
Dinner last night: was 1 slice of pepperoni pizza then a salad w some left over steak 1/2 small potato cut up carrots light dressing ice tea
I will put in as failure for yesterday
Breakfast : oats w/lf milk
Lunch: small peice of lassagna and salad w/ L-Fat dressing
Feeling really good sticking to it!! Also noticed that with out really thinking about it was making smaller portions on my plates... did not feel the need to over indulge but did have a few snacks and sweets on my S days...feel it is getting easier.
Lets see how this week goes Dinner on Friday
Lamb gyro
with veggies and yogurt sauce
part of a falafel
Breakfast today
sm bowl cheerios w\ milk
Coffee w\milk
Well last night went good until I drank a glass of gatoraid and forgot it has sugar in it.. more than enought 14 grams!!! stopped at the one glass....
but as far as eating i did good... As for today forgot that I was out of instant oats I keep it at work ... Today's Breakfast med bananna
coffee
and 100 cal pac of ritz mix Lunch taco salad and ice tea Not sure whats for dinner yet get back to you tomarrow
I do have to say that eating breakfast and a lunch now regularly has really curbed my appetite quite a bit, I haven’t felt to hungry for dinner this week and finding the after dinner snacking feeling has also curbed ...before I would always have some kind of snack...Now if I could get my husband to start this No S Diet that would be great he still snacking late at night..
Last nights Dinner
3 small pieces of pepperoni pizza red baron frozen
it reminds me of school pizza
ice tea
I was full
Can’t believe I’m still going getting easier every day
Last nights Dinner
Grilled mahi mahi
Salad
Small amount of garlic mash potatoes
Broccoli
Breakfast today
Instant oats w/ LF milk
Coffee
Lunch Today
left over fish on top of greens
w broccoli and dressing
Tonight’s Dinner
Burrito w/ steak, salsa, cheese, beans, lite sour cream, veggies dab of guacamole
Its Friday and we like to go to a local Mexican restaurant the burrito is kind of big not sure if I can eat it all…. we will see
Hey Kymm
So glad to hear you are enjoying this!
Keep up the great work and stay enthusiastic!
Nothing out there compares to this.
It just requires a bit of patience.
Peace and Love, Debs
Thanks for the words of encouragement!!
Your posts make me laugh.....
I see your son is a musician,he sounds good, I checked the my space out
I also have kids that play
My daughter plays electric guitar and my son plays drums they are 15 years old (twins) now if I can get them together to record some music that will be a trick Ha Ha
Have good one
Kymm
Hi Kymm
Thanks for checkin out Richies site and the kind words..
I only check other peoples threads semi rarely these days so sorry for being a little late replying.
Glad the posts make you laugh.
hah..
Cool about your kids playing music!
Yeah you could make a youtube of them playing..
Oh I put a pic up of both of us on my own myspace today taken this morning.
Have a great rest of the week.
Ok so this is my 4th week I feel I'm not eating as good as i should ,its called to busy to go to the store to shop and husban working grave yard shift no cooking dinner if I can help it ha ha
but need to get back on track ...still following rules although i had some chips with a dinner last week ...havent been snacking ect....
will get back on track ....
Great pictures on your myspace and great music, Looks like you like to have fun!! and that 's what life's about.
Hope you and your son are doing well have a good one!!
"Let the good times roll"
Kymm
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
Well the fair is here in town and I could not resist. It was the pecan roll or the funnel cake, the pecan roll won… I always treat my self to either when we go, I could not break the tradition Ha Ha, and then was the chips with chili and cheese…ummm so gooey and yummy…. so I will put it in as a failure day but I really don’t mind, it was well worth it and we had a great time.
Living is having ups and downs and sharing them with friends.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
Ok I have been to busy to check in and log what I have been eating, but I have been doing great and got back on track after the fair night, and it is paying off... I went clothes shopping with my daughter and while trying on clothes could tell I have lost a little, I don’t own a scale so I just go by how my clothes fit and this dress was something I know would have not fit 2 months ago so I feel really proud of my self
I will check in again but will probably not keep a track of foods I have been eating daily just to busy right now.. I basically eat what I like but still go by the rules ..
Now the free days I don’t really feel the need to over eat or have a million cans of soda like before and I feel great ...even the sweet tooth has subsided ...I can wait until my off days to eat sweets with no problem now and still not over do it ...cant wait to wear my new dress yeah !!! ttyl
Kymm
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
wish me luck…..Kymm 
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As for today forgot that I was out of instant oats I keep it at work ... 
