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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SusyAllison
Posts: 32 Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 12:05 pm
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by SusyAllison Fri Nov 07, 2008 12:08 am
I joined back in May but really haven't been serious. Now I'm ready to start and want to be somewhat accountable, if only to myself. My plan is to post once a week on Thursdays with weight (and only weigh once a week) and days on habit.
I only get one day at a time.
la_loser
Posts: 629 Joined: Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:43 pmLocation: Deep in the Heart. . .land
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by la_loser Fri Nov 07, 2008 4:09 am
Good luck--if you've been "lurking around" you probably have a lot of this figured out--besides it's so simple to do!
LA Loser. . . well on my way to becoming an LA Winner.
SusyAllison
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by SusyAllison Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:37 am
4 Days Green
I only get one day at a time.
blueskighs
Posts: 1787 Joined: Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:11 amLocation: California
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by blueskighs Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:24 am
Susy Allison
COOL
Blueskighs
SusyAllison
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by SusyAllison Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:07 pm
Thank you LA and Blueskighs,4 Days Green 3 Days Yellow 0 Days Red Weight 190
I only get one day at a time.
SusyAllison
Posts: 32 Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 12:05 pm
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by SusyAllison Thu Nov 27, 2008 2:24 pm
4 days green
0 days red
wt 190.5
SusyAllison
Happy Thanksgiving
I only get one day at a time.
blueskighs
Posts: 1787 Joined: Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:11 amLocation: California
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by blueskighs Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:25 pm
Susy Allison,
SusyAllison
Posts: 32 Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 12:05 pm
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by SusyAllison Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:39 pm
3 days green 4 days yellow 0 days red weight 191.5
I only get one day at a time.
SusyAllison
Posts: 32 Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 12:05 pm
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by SusyAllison Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:44 pm
4 days green 3 days yellow 0 days red Weight 191
I only get one day at a time.
SusyAllison
Posts: 32 Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 12:05 pm
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by SusyAllison Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:39 pm
4,3,0191.5
I only get one day at a time.
BuckeyePink
Posts: 41 Joined: Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:33 pm
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by BuckeyePink Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:43 pm
Simple question:
Finally giving up on Dieting!
SusyAllison
Posts: 32 Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 12:05 pm
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by SusyAllison Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:44 pm
BuckEyePink-thanks for the advice. You stated the obvious. I need that!
I only get one day at a time.
SusyAllison
Posts: 32 Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 12:05 pm
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by SusyAllison Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:13 pm
Time to start again and I think I need to weigh in more often for now to watch myself and make myself more accountable.
I only get one day at a time.
SusyAllison
Posts: 32 Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 12:05 pm
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by SusyAllison Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:08 pm
197
I only get one day at a time.
SusyAllison
Posts: 32 Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 12:05 pm
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by SusyAllison Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:53 pm
198
I only get one day at a time.
SusyAllison
Posts: 32 Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 12:05 pm
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by SusyAllison Thu Jan 22, 2009 1:24 pm
199
another red day
Susy
I only get one day at a time.
SusyAllison
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by SusyAllison Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:37 pm
a very green day!
I only get one day at a time.
SusyAllison
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by SusyAllison Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:32 pm
another green day!
I only get one day at a time.
SusyAllison
Posts: 32 Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 12:05 pm
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by SusyAllison Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:50 pm
after Saturday and Sunday yellow days:
I only get one day at a time.
SusyAllison
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by SusyAllison Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:22 pm
2 red days
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SusyAllison
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by SusyAllison Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:02 pm
GREEN DAY-going for my first 21
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SusyAllison
Posts: 32 Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 12:05 pm
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by SusyAllison Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:35 pm
2/21 green
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SusyAllison
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by SusyAllison Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:34 pm
197
I only get one day at a time.
SusyAllison
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by SusyAllison Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:55 pm
196.5!
I only get one day at a time.
SusyAllison
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by SusyAllison Thu Feb 12, 2009 1:27 pm
196 green days green yellow days pale yellow
I only get one day at a time.
SusyAllison
Posts: 32 Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 12:05 pm
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by SusyAllison Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:00 pm
Monday
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SusyAllison
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by SusyAllison Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:22 pm
194.5
I only get one day at a time.
SusyAllison
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by SusyAllison Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:13 pm
191.5
I only get one day at a time.
~reneew
Posts: 2190 Joined: Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:20 pmLocation: midwest US
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by ~reneew Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:03 pm
It's good to see you back.
You can do it!
I guess this doesn't work unless you actually do it.
SusyAllison
Posts: 32 Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 12:05 pm
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by SusyAllison Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:21 am
187.5
I only get one day at a time.
You can do it!