I’ve been around here long enough to remember when tracking threads popped up every other day, so I’ll add the least clever thing that has actually stuck for me: a cheap paper wall calendar by the back door. One square per day, three notes only — water before coffee, a 20-minute walk, and the one meal I actually enjoyed.
No color coding, no macro math, no streak guilt. I’m 11 weeks into it, and the useful pattern is that I usually get 4 or 5 walks in, not that I’m perfect.
It also catches real-life chaos, like two birthday dinners in the same week. The old threads about logging every bite always made me tired; this feels more like a weather log.
Has anyone else kept a low-effort paper system past the novelty phase?