Did the exact same thing with my water intake. I had this whole color coded week chart and by Tuesday it was a rainbow of shame. Picked up a tiny notebook that literally just says dates and a checkmark on the days I hit eight glasses. Seeing the page fill up with little marks feels like building something instead of staring at holes. Some weeks only have two checkmarks but that's still two more than the chart ever got. Even the bad weeks don't feel as heavy when it's just a short list instead of a giant empty calendar staring back at me.

Got a 2001 F-250 with 287k on the clock right now. Bought it cheap because the bed was rusted out and the previous owner blew a head gasket. Threw a junkyard motor in it five years ago and it has been rock solid since. Still haul my dump trailer with it every weekend and it never complains. These old trucks just plain keep going if you give them basic oil changes and don't beat on them.