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.
The S weekend has gone really well I did not go over board at all I am just so pleased with my progress. I just love the way that I do not need to fixate about food.I have found the one plate easy and while I was eating in main very healthy food I was eating way too MUCH !
This system works for me I have ordered the book to show my support I love the fact that website it is free . The generoisty of Reinhard
will pay many divends I am sure !!Goal for this week is to walk most days fo 30 minutes Looking forward to getting back into it
Onwards and upwards !!
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Well its been a week of Nos and 10 days of no drinking Monday to Friday and 5 days of walking wow
I am delighted no reds at ALL . I weighed my self this morning I started at 80.6 kgs and today I am 79.2 a loss of 1.4 kgs how fab is that.
a challenging day of air travel , out of my routine but i did it i resisted the sweets, the`snacks in the lounge, and the wine
yah plus a walk this is getting easier and tomoorrow is friday glass of wine here i come
I have lost 2 ks (4.4 lbs) wow I am really pleased with this. No slip ups all week. The walking is helping so to recap
3 weeks of not drinking through the week
two weeks of walking 5/6 times a week
over two weeks of nos .
its an S day today and I am not really going to go crazy just something devine if i want it !
This is really working for me the daily check in the habit cal which does not mean that I spend all my waking thoughts on food
My goal is to have lost 4 kgs by my nieces wedding on the 13 March three weeks to lose another 2 kgs go girl
My copy of the book arrived yesterday a good easy read and makes good sense. I think I need to note a sound of caution with the weight loss ...early days and need to allow for flucuations
Great walk a good s day just happy sticking to my 3 meals a day and had a small bowl of ice cream
back to the green days the thing I like the most about this is that I am not fixating on food Its amazing
also a big shift around timeframes this is Not about a quick fix
all of this makes it very liberating and a life change NOT a diet
Had a challenging day at an all day meeting but managed to stay on task and resisted the snacks that were available all day !
Did break the glass ceing in a rather spectacular way !!
a red day in every way but thats ok the first one in over three weeks so i am ok with that back on track not going down the punishment road. Over doing the wine results in poor choices all around .
Otherwise optimistic
Have been away at a conference out of town. I am really pleased with the three days . I had no problem keeping to the plan plus I walked everyday ! The glass ceiling mmm not so much !
Weekend went well my S days were moderate . Want to really focus on the glass ceiling as the nos days are just fine !
