Everyday Systems

For me, I try to remind myself that it is not so much about success or failure as it is changing the bad habits I have developed especially bingeing. I try to remind myself that I am making progress if I have a day where though I may have technically failed I did not revert to bad behaviors.

Thank you so much for your response. I feel better already. I think you are right about the whole diet/binge thing and instinctively I know that you are right. I need to be patient and let myself undo the years of damage that dieting and bingeing have wrought. Thanks again for taking the time to res...

I am feeling discouraged. Although I have been sticking to the noS diet pretty well--no failures for this month and just two extra S days (4th of July and my 20th wedding anniversary,) I am just feeling like it is not going to work. I started the no s diet in June, but had shoulder surgery on the 9t...

Count yesterday as a success. Weekend seems to be getting better as well. Less intense and less desperate over eating.

I'm up for no red days in July!

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday all SUCCESS days. Moreover, I am beginning to make better, healthier choices without feeling deprived. Yesterday I had a bagel w/ cream cheese for breakfast, grilled chicken w/ pepper and onion for lunch and A grilled chicken salad for dinner (did have two small dinne...

Count yesterday as a SUCCESS and looks like today is a SUCCESS too! Yay!

Weekend of S days a bit heavier than I would like, but I am already noticing a decreased desire and an increased awareness of the negative physical effects of overeating. Monday a SUCCESS!

Count yesterday as a SUCCESS. (I can't make the letters green for some reason, anyone know why?) Anyway today is an S day, but I am not feeling like I need to binge b/c of it. I just had a bowl of cereal--one bowl was sufficient. Imagine that! Also, I noticed that I have had one F day per week and t...

Reviewing my progress so far:

First week: Perfect
Second Week: Perfect
Third Week: Surgery: Didn't participate in NoS
Fourth Week: One Failure
Fifth Week: One Failure

Not sure how typical my progress is. I'd love to hear from others about there beginning stages!

Count yesterday as a Failure--Dang! I am struggling with inactivity due to recent surgery, along with pain, boredom and anxiety--not major diagnosable stuff just the stuff that makes me want to seek out comfort foods. I do fine all day, but struggle terribly in those long evening hours since I can't...

just how much emotional eating I was doing. I never really thought of myself as an emotional eater, but now I can see all the times when I am not really hungry, but am seeking comfort. Interesting stuff! Anyone else learned things about themselves from no S'ing? I loved to hear your experiences.

Thank you for your response Jilybean! I especially liked the quote about eating not being the solution and you are so right: habits CAN be broken! Thanks again, for taking the time to post!

Count yesterday as a hard one SUCCESS!! I really struggled not to snack last night. I was up with shoulder pain and waiting for my teenage daughters to get home. The combination of anxiety and pain brought on the desire to eat for comfort, but I was able to fend it off! Yay!

Thank you so much for this post! It is so encouraging!

Thank you so much for this response. It really rang true with me. Prior to surgery when I had been on the NoS diet I was already having the same kind of experiences you describe here. I think the surgery set me back a bit b/c 1) I wasn't able to exercise as much and 2) to be honest, I felt a little ...

I started no S'ing at the end of May. Beginning of June I had my shoulder operated on so for one week I did not follow any plan at all. Re-started noS on Monday June 16th. I LOVE this plan! It makes perfect sense to me to eat like a normal person and the mental relief is FABULOUS! I only have one pr...

Day 2 SUCCESS!

Count yesterday as a [SUCCESS!color=green][/color] Yay! And I enjoyed every meal, didn't feel hungry in between, wasn't tempted to snack! I love this! Now, I just hope it helps me take off some weight. In any case, I so believe in this concept. Just the mental relief is worth the ride. This is one o...

New Start. I started NoS three weeks ago. Did great for two weeks then had surgery on my rotator cuff on June 9th. Used the next week as S days--S for Surgery-HA! Seriously, could not fend for myself very well, plus feeling yucky and using snacks to fend off nausea. Pain is bearable now so I am back...