using a computer software food journal,
and that I consider the use of this Tool, a functional necessity for me.
My use has become Habitual, and I think that is why
I find it easy to follow the 3 meal, 1 plate, sweets and seconds limited to S days part of No S.
BUT I started about 70 days ago, and despite many efforts,
I have been unsuccessful at the No-snacking part of No S.
I've spent quite a bit of time analyzing this,
and reading and re-reading Reinhard's advice.
My present effort at establishing a No-snacking Habit involves
"Framing it in the Positive "
A negative goal really feels difficult.
It is easier for me to "DO" something, than to "NOT DO" something.
So while using my version of No S,
I've Framed my No-snacking task like this:
In order to avoid the pitfalls of Perfectionism
- I will eat only my allowable calories
- . . . . . . . . . individual amount depending on whether goal is weight-loss or maintenance;
I will eat those calories divided into 3 meals;
- Each of my 3 meals will be spaced an approximately 5 hours apart,
. . . . . . . . . . i.e. around 7 a.m., 12 noon, 5 p.m....;
. . . . . . . . . . therefore I will eat all of my food in 3 sessions within about a 10 hour range.
I will avoid eating at other times.
. . . . . . . . .one small screw-up leading to perma-snacking for the rest of the day. . . . . . .
I've also established 3 HabitCals.
- One for the time period between Breakfast and Lunch
One for the time period between Lunch and Dinner
One for the time period between Dinner and Bedtime
- Green is Successful no-snacking;
Yellow is a small snacking deviation;
Red is snacking.