Know Your Usual: How to Keep Track of How Much You Use

Most people can't say how much they used last week. Not because they don't care. Habits are just easy to forget. Keeping a simple log fixes that.

Start with your own usual

There's no amount that's right for everyone. What matters is what a normal day looks like for you. Once you know that, it's easy to notice when something changes.

Easy ways to keep track

• Write it down: the date, what you used and how many times. A notes app works.
• Count your sessions. Less detail, but easy to keep up.
• Use a device that keeps the log for you, so you don't have to remember.

Pick the one you'll actually keep doing.

Compare with yourself

After a week or two you'll start to see patterns, like weekends or after work. The questions are simple. More than yesterday or less? More than usual or less?

Taking a break? Log that too

If you take a break, count the days. When you come back, you'll have a clear before and after.

What Slyder Pro keeps track of

Slyder Pro is a handheld device with a touchscreen that works with 510 carts and, with an adapter, concentrates. It keeps the log for you:

• every session, with the time
• an estimate of how much you used, per hit and per day, to compare your own days (like the calories on a fitness tracker, not an exact measurement)
• a daily limit you choose: when you reach it, the device lets you know, but it doesn't stop you
• a summary of each day, on the device and in your online dashboard