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comment by _refugee_
_refugee_  ·  3789 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are you "streaky" at?

I have myfitnesspal, but I never use it, even though daily fitness is important to me, as is calorie counting. It's a good app, and using it wouldn't hurt me, probably would even help me. But those days that I overeat, it's hard enough to know I've overeaten; I really, really don't like putting it down in numbers.

What I do personally is I have a set of daily goals and I use the app "Don't Break The Chain." DBTC is really simple, and you can also use it as a website - one chain is free, if you want more than one chain on the app you have to pay (I have 7 chains). Anyway, every day that you achieve your goal, you just tap on (or click) that day, and an X appears. I like it because most of the time I'm interested simply in knowing, "Am I really making progress towards my goals?" I like to quantify my progress; I like to know how many days I've done something vs. how many I haven't.

I also find that running multiple chains reduces the feeling of "failure" if I do not achieve at one. My goal is usually to hit 3-4/day, any more is gravy. I consistently fail at "Didnt Go Out." 3 goals are writing-related and 3 goals are fitness-related...wonder what I prioritize :)