Thanks, Merry!
Yesterday was a success, though I ended up having 3 N-day meals instead of 2 because I was hungrier than usual (probably because I was ovulating). I'm fasting until dinner today to balance it out.
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- Tue Aug 29, 2017 8:44 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32583
- Mon Aug 28, 2017 12:33 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32583
- Fri Aug 25, 2017 10:50 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The 21(day) Club
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- Fri Aug 25, 2017 10:49 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
- Replies: 19
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The past two days have been a success, and I finally made it into the 21 club! Based on my schedule, I modified my weekly S-days to Thursdays and Saturdays. My Thursdays are 10-hour school days, and I just knew that it would be hard for me to stick strictly to N-day eating on those days. I tend to d...
- Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:15 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32583
Another success all around yesterday, and I just finished a workout that kicked my butt. I love feeling stronger! I am considering actually recording the things I eat everyday next month to see if I notice any patterns. September will be a weight loss-focused month, so I am going to be maintaining m...
- Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:27 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32583
Thanks so much, ladybird! Yesterday was a success, though I did look longingly at some graham crackers after dinner for about 2 seconds. I am really loving being back into the swing of things with no-S, and I should be joining the 21 club this Thursday! I'm also back on track fitness-wise, and I am ...
- Sun Aug 20, 2017 12:37 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32583
Was gone for a while because I began my doctoral program and had a week of 12-hour days. Finally done with that, and I'm ready to get back on track with August goals. I haven't departed at all from no-S, but my August fitness goals were put on hold for last week since I knew I would be way too exhau...
- Thu Aug 10, 2017 3:41 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
- Replies: 19
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- Wed Aug 09, 2017 3:27 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32583
Another success yesterday!
I don't have much of an appetite today because I'm feeling a bit down (likely TOM-related), but I am still going to try to eat something at mealtime. I have a bad habit of not eating when I don't feel up to it and then binging all night because I didn't eat and am starving.
I don't have much of an appetite today because I'm feeling a bit down (likely TOM-related), but I am still going to try to eat something at mealtime. I have a bad habit of not eating when I don't feel up to it and then binging all night because I didn't eat and am starving.
- Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:43 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32583
- Mon Aug 07, 2017 5:25 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32583
Ladybird, exactly! And I need to make sure I eat enough at those meals, too. I struggle with that as a vegan because you can get full on so few calories when you're eating whole vegan foods. I'm working on it. Two stupid S-days in a row, so I am definitely happy to be back to the normalcy of an N-da...
- Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:28 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32583
Yesterday was a stupid S-day for me. I was doing well, and then because I was busy, I didn't get a chance to make a plated dinner. I didn't think it would matter, but then I ended up shoveling snacks in all night before bed. This is just another reminder that I NEED to stick to plated substantial me...
- Sat Aug 05, 2017 12:57 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32583
Yesterday was a success! Eating substantial meals has already cut down exponentially my desire to snack between/after. I thought for sure that I would be itching for a late night snack, but I didn't even think about food after dinner. I think it helped that I had a protein shake with dinner, too, so...
- Sat Aug 05, 2017 12:54 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32583
- Sat Aug 05, 2017 12:42 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: August Challenge
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23978
Makes sense! Thank you!MaggieMae wrote:
Hi bd88! If you don't want to count the last few days,then arrows are fine. I do my calendar as a Sundayt through Saturday on each line. So my first two arrows show that Sunday and Monday didn't count because they were still July. However it makes sense to you! 😊
- Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:16 pm
- Forum: Help I'm confused!
- Topic: avatar trouble
- Replies: 4
- Views: 22044
- Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:12 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: August Challenge
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23978
- Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:00 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Restarting No S
- Replies: 82
- Views: 89122
- Fri Aug 04, 2017 3:01 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32583
- Fri Aug 04, 2017 2:55 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32583
Britt's Daily Check-In (Take 2!)
Well... I am back to No-S after trying out a different WOE that is similar but hasn't given me as much success. I left No-S because I was disappointed by the slow weight loss, but I underestimated how much No-S improved the quality of my life. I did lose weight much quicker on the other plan, but No...
- Sat Jul 01, 2017 12:39 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
- Replies: 425
- Views: 647820
Not too happy with today's weigh-in, but I am trying to move on. I'm down 2 pounds after 3 weeks, which means I gained a little over a pound along the way since I lost over 3 in my first week. I guess I am happy the two are gone at least, unless this means I will continue a slow gain. I have adjuste...
- Sat Jul 01, 2017 12:11 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
Today was my first official weigh-in, and I am down 2 pounds at 3 weeks in. I said I wouldn't let it ruin my day, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't bummed, especially because I lost a little over 3 pounds in my first week. So somewhere along the way, I gained over a pound. I weighed 4 times becaus...
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 5:50 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
Yesterday was a success ! Tomorrow is my first official weigh-in since beginning no-S, so I am hoping I have at lost at least 5 pounds over these past 20 days. I would love to see 25 pounds down from my heaviest weight tomorrow (154). If not, I know I have gained so much more, so it won't ruin my da...
- Thu Jun 29, 2017 1:04 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Merry's Monthly Check-in
- Replies: 350
- Views: 389744
- Thu Jun 29, 2017 12:38 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
- Thu Jun 29, 2017 12:35 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
- Replies: 425
- Views: 647820
Thank you so much for the responses, oolala and Merry! I am a big proponent of fasted exercise and have done so in the past with great success. This is the first time I have done it while not on a LCHP diet, though, so I think I just had to figure out what would work best in my current circumstance ...
- Wed Jun 28, 2017 12:12 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
- Replies: 425
- Views: 647820
I had my first red day yesterday, which is a bummer since I would've hit 21 days on Saturday. I think I am just not eating enough to make up for the exercise I'm doing, but I am really afraid of overeating. I'm only 4'9" so the amount of food I actually need is supposedly very little, but I like the...
- Wed Jun 28, 2017 12:07 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
- Replies: 425
- Views: 647820
Maggie, good for you! That definitely resonates, as I also have been one to put my life on hold while trying to lose weight. I am constantly battling this subconscious belief that since I am fat, there is no point in trying to look nice. I almost feel like it is a defense mechanism that I built up a...
- Wed Jun 28, 2017 12:00 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
Had my first red day yesterday :cry: I was SO close to 21 days! I am not quite sure what happened, but I think it is related to not eating enough the day before despite working out. Exercise really drives my hunger through the roof, and I am still terrified of working so hard to still gain because I...
- Tue Jun 27, 2017 1:12 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: One Mama's weekly check-in
- Replies: 20
- Views: 33795
Hi, onemama! It looks like we started on the same day. :D I don't have kids, but I also hate wasting food. Before no-S, leftovers were pretty much nonexistent. I ate absolutely everything or I would have intentions of saving the food for another meal/day and would cave a couple hours later and finis...
- Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:43 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Breeze94 daily check in
- Replies: 20
- Views: 34831
- Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:12 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
Yesterday was a success, but it was definitely a struggle. There was no real food at the volunteer site, so I had to make my plate with their random assortment of snacks including chips, plantains, trail mix, and fruit. I was hungry about 2.5 hours later. Luckily it was almost bedtime by then, so I ...
- Mon Jun 26, 2017 7:07 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
I've just signed up to volunteer after work where there will no doubt be lots of food. This will be my first food-in-face temptation since starting no-S. My game plan is to make two plates: one to eat at 6:30 for dinner and one with sweets to take home for the weekend. Hopefully my fiance won't demo...
- Mon Jun 26, 2017 7:03 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Lagflag Daily check-in
- Replies: 10
- Views: 21338
- Mon Jun 26, 2017 7:00 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
- Replies: 425
- Views: 647820
I am still in the stage where my plate is pretty much always full, so maybe a better goal would be to get where you are -- putting a bit less food on the plate. I think I will let it happen organically. I definitely ate much less this weekend compared to the weekend before without even thinking abou...
- Mon Jun 26, 2017 5:47 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Merry's Monthly Check-in
- Replies: 350
- Views: 389744
Something that has helped me along these lines--think about your "self-talk" when you glance in the mirror. Are you constantly judging yourself--or thinking something positive? I found that if I start having negative thoughts about what I see that it helps to turn those thoughts around into an oppo...
- Mon Jun 26, 2017 5:41 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
- Replies: 425
- Views: 647820
It's interesting that you say that because I have noticed that (duh!) the hotter I make my food, the less likely I am to shovel it down. My mouth is very sensitive to temperature so I have always eaten my food lukewarm. Since starting no-S, though, I am actually hungry by mealtime and consequently h...
- Mon Jun 26, 2017 5:27 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2 months on No 'S'....results
- Replies: 10
- Views: 26371
- Mon Jun 26, 2017 12:16 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
Successes on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! Talking myself through the "tantrum" on Friday really, really helped. I do feel like I am on the other side of at least a small mountain. I now know that thinking of these obstacles as small bursts makes it seem much more manageable than thinking of them as...
- Fri Jun 23, 2017 6:10 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
Today is the first day in a while that I am actually thinking a lot about food. Like I keep checking the clock to see how long it will be until I "get" to eat. Very odd. I don't know if it's because I had such a late night and didn't sleep well or if it's because today is a slow work day. I just can...
- Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:53 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
- Replies: 425
- Views: 647820
Oh good! I don't know where I got 30 minutes from. But I used to be able to eat an entire meal (way bigger than one plate) in under 5 minutes before. I've slowed down to 15-20 without even trying on No-S. It's funny how quickly we adapt. I am guessing subconsciously I realized that I was only gettin...
- Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:48 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What's Your Favorite N-Day Lunch?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14929
- Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:46 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
Yesterday was a success! I am proud of myself because my fiance and I went out last night and I effortlessly avoided the snacks and alcohol. I'm exhausted today, though, so this will be an interesting Friday. I also have a hankering for Chinese food, and I don't know how much of that is a true want ...
- Thu Jun 22, 2017 8:28 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What's Your Favorite N-Day Lunch?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14929
Thanks so much for replying! Unfortunately, I have a wheat allergy so I can't do Panera anymore (which SUCKS). You're definitely right about getting all the nutrition in the burrito bowls, but when I finish one, I am SO full afterwards. Like super stuffed, and I knew I didn't want to feel that way t...
- Thu Jun 22, 2017 3:41 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
I have been reading some success stories on one of my favorite weight loss blogs, and I feel even more motivated to stop weighing so frequently after reading so many stories of healthy and fit women. I realized just how much the scale is distracting me from living most vibrantly. Even small things l...
- Thu Jun 22, 2017 1:26 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What's Your Favorite N-Day Lunch?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14929
What's Your Favorite N-Day Lunch?
Happy Thursday, everyone! I usually pack my breakfast and lunch for work at night, but I was so tired last night and only got around to packing breakfast this morning. I want to go out and grab lunch, but I am not sure where to go that is relatively inexpensive with normal-sized portions so I can st...
- Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:55 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
- Replies: 425
- Views: 647820
Feel better, Maggie! Does anyone use a meal timer? I grew up eating lots of my meals on the go because I was in a lot of activities and the habit of vacuuming up an entire meal in minutes has stuck. I have been trying to concentrate more on eating more slowly since it is easier for me to tell when I...
- Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:14 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Violet Crown's daily check-in
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11510
- Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:10 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
Thanks, Merry! Yesterday was a success, but I didn't see any movement on the scale today and felt a bit discouraged. I am going to stop weighing as frequently and start really tracking how this lifestyle has helped me so much with my unhealthy relationship with food, and I hope that will translate t...
- Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:08 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Merry's Monthly Check-in
- Replies: 350
- Views: 389744
- Wed Jun 21, 2017 7:53 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Merry's Monthly Check-in
- Replies: 350
- Views: 389744
I've just read this entire thread and am so inspired by you, Merry! I am truly in awe of your mindset - your kindness to yourself and your patience with the process are what I really hope to achieve at some point. The weight loss is an amazing bonus, but I am really drawn to your general attitude an...
- Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:50 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
Yesterday was another success! I am really hoping to join the 21 Club on July 1! Today is a fasting day, so I will just be eating dinner at 6:30. I didn't get much sleep last night and have a headache now, so I will likely be tethered to the coffee pot for a while this morning. I try not to drink to...
- Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:41 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
- Replies: 425
- Views: 647820
Good morning, everyone! I hope you all are doing well. Maggie, I definitely think sticking to that is the key for me! It feels liberating to eat whatever I want on the weekend, but I still feel like I am in control by sticking to the 3 plates. Snacking all day in front of the TV on the occasional la...
- Tue Jun 20, 2017 1:56 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: kaia daily check in
- Replies: 118
- Views: 118120
- Tue Jun 20, 2017 12:21 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
Thank you, Merry! Yesterday was my first ~36-hour fast since beginning No-S, and it was a success! Hunger ebbed and flowed only a few times during the entire time period, and just like clockwork, the pleasant hunger feeling came about 40 minutes ago. I will be eating in a few minutes. It's so funny ...
- Tue Jun 20, 2017 12:16 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Is there any hope left? Eating disorder
- Replies: 32
- Views: 44332
I also have an eating disorder (BED), and some things that have worked to distract me from the trance-like binge state that is usually triggered by any kind of emotion are crying if I need to, talking things out with a friend or loved one, writing/reading, meditation/yoga, and speaking positive affi...
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:19 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
I posted this in someone else's check-in thread, but I realized I also should record it here for my own historical record: I also was excited to get back to an N-day today, which is not something I anticipated AT ALL when I began. I thought for sure that I would indulge like crazy on S-days and then...
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:55 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Lagflag Daily check-in
- Replies: 10
- Views: 21338
Good going on the both the loss and being more active with your family! I also was excited to get back to an N-day today, which is not something I anticipated AT ALL when I began. I thought for sure that I would indulge like crazy on S-days and then really resent having to get back to N-days. Not on...
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:32 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
- Replies: 425
- Views: 647820
Great suggestion, oolala! I will absolutely begin writing those things down. Reading and writing are some of the only things that actually completely distract me from everything (if ever a fire ignites while I am in a library or bookstore, that day will be my last), so I think taking the time to wri...
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 5:07 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Public Announcement For Public Accountability!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18382
Best of luck, Anne! I also struggle with moderation, so I completely understand! Luckily, I have found that sticking to the 3 meals even on S days (though I have only had 3 so far, so take with a grain of salt!) has made the most dramatic impact. I struggled with portion control before, but sticking...
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 3:19 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: The More Often I Ate, the Hungrier I Got?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15590
WOW! I could've written this post myself! I have noticed the exact same thing. When I was snacking constantly, it took SO much willpower not to binge, and I always felt hungry even right after eating. Now, I go about 5 hours between meals and I never feel hungry or even think about food until about ...
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 1:15 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
- Replies: 425
- Views: 647820
Congrats on restarting right away, Maggie! That strawberry pie sounds absolutely divine! I may make a vegan version of that this weekend! :) My S days went pretty well this weekend. I was afraid that I would binge, but I didn't! And I only felt guilty once while eating, which is a huge deal. I have ...
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 12:45 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
Fasting and set mealtimes during the weekend proved incredibly inconvenient, so I will be adjusting my plan accordingly from now on! My fiance and I are really active on the weekends, and my original plan was not conducive to that. I was still successful with no-S (I actually still stuck to the 3 sq...
- Fri Jun 16, 2017 12:14 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
Today is a fast day, so I will be drinking lots of water and maybe some hot tea. My office building is SO cold! Today is the first day the scale has gone up (to 156, or +0.4 lb), so I am going back to weekly weigh-ins even though ADF encourages daily weighing. I don't like seeing the fluctuations be...
- Fri Jun 16, 2017 12:05 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
- Fri Jun 16, 2017 12:03 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
- Replies: 425
- Views: 647820
Hi, Maggie! I know what you mean. I feel like I have tried everything as well. This is sort of a last ditch effort for me, but it seems like it just makes a lot of sense. Can you restart today? I know that if I try to restart too far in the future, I binge even more because I think about all the ext...
- Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:01 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
Thank you so much for the welcome! So far so good today, but I didn't finish my breakfast and ended up making a sugar-free Cuban espresso double shot with soy milk (~3 oz total liquid) about two hours after breakfast because I was really hungry. I don't know if that counts as a failure or not. It ob...
- Thu Jun 15, 2017 12:56 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Britt's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33763
Britt's Daily Check-In
I started No-S on Sunday and want to start tracking here from now on! I am following No-S in conjunction with a version of alternate day fasting. HabitCal for No-S, binge-free days, and fitness tracking No-S/ADF Goals My N-day plan: Monday, Wednesday, & Friday: Fast until 6:30 PM dinner Tuesday & Th...
- Thu Jun 15, 2017 12:26 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
- Replies: 425
- Views: 647820
Thanks so much for the welcome! I guess I will give some background info to introduce myself: I started No-S on Sunday in conjunction with my version of alternate day fasting and have had great results. Every other day, I fast all day until dinner (I don't count the calories of my dinner like you're...
- Mon Jun 12, 2017 4:13 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
- Replies: 425
- Views: 647820