Everyday Systems

11/1/17 - Success. And I actually made dinner (thanks to Blue Apron) so I had a vegetable (kale slaw). :D 11/2/17 - Was having a bad morning and thought about having chocolate, but Mature Me told me to be a grown up and stick with the plan. My new shoes are supposed to arrive today! Can't wait to t...

SpiritSong wrote:Congrats on all your progress and your courage to take it on!

Thank you!

So Monday was an epic fail, but every day is a new opportunity to improve. 10/31: Success 11/1: Success I was so incredibly lethargic since Monday that I had no desire to work out. Yesterday, I felt a little better so I took my dog for a brisk walk. I instantly felt better. Getting outside, breathin...

In the category of un-asked for advice-- I have found it helpful when something feels out of control, to make a point of slowing down and really enjoying whatever it is. I think it kind of helps shortcut that self-recrimination piece, and, anyway, at least you get to enjoy your nice candy or whatev...

Maybe write yourself a note describing every detail of how you feel after a binge to read when you think you are going to again? Maybe with a list of alternatives (chosen by post-binge you -- sort of a "I wish I had done x instead" list). Then stressed you will have this "conversation" with post-bi...

I've realized when I'm stressed because I feel like I lack direction and purpose, at work or in life, I binge as a distraction. I just ate: 5 pieces of dark chocolate, 1 fun size snickers, 4 reeses mini cups, and then some kind of not that great oreo fudge bar that I didn't even really want and now ...

You can do it! Have you tried making a hot cocoa? Not with cocoa powder but with cacao powder? Full of benefits, no caffeine or sugar. I usually do a tbsp of raw cacao in a saucepan with 1/2 water 1/2 almond milk.

Gracie wrote:You're better than me, piyare08! I could never stop at two bites of cupcake, lol. It might be a technical NoS "fail", but I'd consider it a personal win!

That's pretty stellar. Keep on rockin'!

xx

Yes, totally a personal win. Thank you putting that into perspective!

So I made it to 30 and also made it through my birthday weekend without feeling like it was an S day lost weekend. Yes, I had amazing croissants for breakfast, a very large late dinner on Saturday and at least 2 big pieces of cake on Sunday, but I didn’t have that strong desire to “eat all the s...

So today is the day before my birthday and there's been some definite funny stuff: Breakfast: Normal Lunch: Virtual plated 1/2 bagel with butter, some chickpea chips and a big bowl of soup that had rice and mince in it Then, my coworkers came over and gave me our team tradition giant cupcake with cr...

Congratulations that is amazing progress! You are seriously motivating me to stick with Vanilla No S and not modifying at least for the first month or so. Exercise would be great too. I find that I do best when I don't pressure myself about it. Just moving for the sake of moving does the trick. A sh...

Glad you're feeling better! Sleep is really the best medicine.

Today is a new day and new opportunity for a green smiley face Love you fall S day symbols btw.

I'm sorry you're not feeling 100% Gracie! I see what you're saying about the weigh in. I would have the same concern. I actually just bought a digital scale so that I can start weighing myself daily. My hope is that by doing that and tracking averages, I won't be as hung up on progress in the short ...

In the end, I decided to call both my NYC days S days. I rarely travel for work, so I decided not to stress. What I enjoyed about it was not going overboard since I was not sure if it would be an N day. This made me realize that sticking to the N structure of 3 meals with no snacks makes me: 1. Mini...

So, I’m not sure this really works this way, but I knew I wanted to try a couple of different things (sweet things, of course) while in NYC so I decided to eat like an N days on both Monday and Tuesday but have a treat at dinner on Monday and breakfast on Tuesday. Does that mean I should count the...

jenji wrote:Great job and happy Friday!

Thank you Jenji! I hope your weekend was more on point than mine!

10/20 - Fail I was great all day and then went out with my coworkers for dinner. Instead od sticking to my meal (which was awesome and healthy), I ate extra appetizer and finished my coworker's fish. I was uncomfortably full. 10/21 S Day We had our company charity walk this day so I probably walked ...

Should be a success, but can I just put out there how hungry I am! I am about to go weight train but all I'm really wanting to tear into a bag of pistachios. I need to remind myself that hunger won't kill me, and that I did eat plenty of food today so I won't be low on energy for my workout. You pr...

10/19: Success 10/20: Should be a success, but can I just put out there how hungry I am! I am about to go weight train but all I'm really wanting to tear into a bag of pistachios. I need to remind myself that hunger won't kill me, and that I did eat plenty of food today so I won't be low on energy f...

Today went well. I’m pretty sure I eat plenty at meal times since I’m not usually too hungry in between. When something is going well, the “striver†in me always wants to do something better, as if progress can only be made when you’re pushing boundaries. This makes me want to cut down on c...

Thank you for replying jenji! Today I found myself mentally struggling because of my heavy S days. The "you over-ate so now you need to restrict yourself somehow" mentality has reared it's ugly head and it requires a conscious effort on my part to tell myself to trust the process, eat 3 satiating me...

This was my first week of No S. I'm not sure how I stumbled upon the diet, but I'm glad I did. After my divorce at the end of 2015, by digestive issues "magically "disappeared (stress, anyone?) and I started training martial arts. I also took an active interest in health and fitness. All that sounds...