Everyday Systems

Glad to see the Michael Pollan stuff posted here as well. I read his Omnivore's Dilemma a few years ago, and what an eye-opener that book was. Not just with the meat, although that was huge, but also with the corn, how it's in absolutely everything. I laugh when I see "maple (flavored) syrup" in the...

Successful yesterday! No funny business to report. In the evening I had a stressful encounter with another individual -- it left me shaking afterward, I was so angry. In the past this would have been assuaged with cookies or ice cream. Instead, I took some deep breaths and talked to my husband about...

I just finished reading Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, and it kind of speaks to this topic as well. She and her family eat locally for a year, growing most of their own food. One point that struck me is that today, we go into the supermarket and we can have any kind of food at any ...

Yesterday was UNSUCCESSFUL. My son ate one tiny bite out of a huge biscuit. While I was washing the dishes, that biscuit called out to me. I had been waiting all week for the weather to cool off enough that I could make those biscuits, and I had one of my own... I didn't want to see the other one go...

Yesterday was day 16. Success.

Tuesday always feels easier than Monday, I think because being "S" two days in a row makes me feel like I could keep on being "S."

I wonder if there is any precedent for splitting the S-days. Maybe have one on WedneSday and the other on Saturday.

Yesterday was day 15. A success. I had "planned seconds" at dinner time. It was just for convenience, really. We were having soft tacos. I could have made all three at the same time and put them on my plate with my chips and rice; however, with the beans and cheese in the kitchen and the lettuce, on...

Day 12 - success Day 13 - exempt Day 14 - exempt Today is Day 15. I've been weighing myself every day but not paying close attention to the numbers. Looked at it today for trends. During each week, I've lost weight, and then on each weekend, gained it back, for an overall gain of two pounds over the...

Yesterday was Day 11 - success!

Today we will be camping so I'll have a smore tonight as a sweet.

As long as your family doesn't stop for ice cream three times a week, I think it was fine.... It sounds like it honestly was a special occasion, in the truest sense of the word. Most of my happiest family memories are of spontaneous celebrations like that one. And you can always get a junior cone in...

Yesterday was Day 10 - success! Dinnertime, I had an absolutely disgustingling large portion of potato salad. But we ate an early dinner so I knew it was going to have to keep me full 6-7 hours until I went to sleep. It did indeed keep me from having to snack later in the evening. I wanted a treat a...

Day 9 was yesterday - success! And no funny business, either. I'm learning a new normal for breakfast. I used to just try and spend 3 points on breakfast, never more, because I reasoned that I needed those points later in the day. These are bigger breakfasts, but they keep me full for quite a long t...

Yesterday was Day 8. Success. There was a little bit of funny business as I ate about six peanuts while making dinner. Shouldn't have been nibbling.... caught myself and called it an "appetizer" instead. I guess I could argue that there was definitely room on my plate for the peanuts. I was just rav...

Friday was Day 5, and I played it as planned... normal day up until dinner. Saturday and Sunday were day 6 and 7, S days. I feel that I did pretty well on my S-days. I thought maybe I would go completely crazy and eat a whole pint of ice cream, or too much birthday cake, but it didn't happen that wa...

In my book, eating just one bite is a bigger success than passing it up altogether... way to go!

Day 4 was yesterday - SUCCESS. Meal size is getting better, I think. Not feeling absolutely stuffed afterward, but still able to make it to the next meal (or to bedtime) without getting hungry again. Now what to do, what to do. My birthday is tomorrow but my husband and I are going out to celebrate ...

Mistress Manners wrote: who wants to "waste" 2 points on an apple

Hear, hear!

I also find myself having some milk once in a while. I never used to on WW because why "waste" calories on a beverage when you can drink water or diet coke?

Hi Laff! Good to see you here!

It's hard to break old habits. I know you can do it, though. I applaud you for getting back on track and having a green evening, even though your day was already red...

Thank you very much for the welcome! Yesterday was day three -- SUCCESS. Breakfast was much more realistically sized... lunch and dinner still a little larger than usual. I try to imagine, though, what the plate would look like if it had my usual portions on there, plus whatever snacks I would norma...

Day One: July 7 - success Funny stuff -- felt like I was eating a LOT. All of my meals much larger than usual -- afraid that I would be hungry between meals.

Day Two: July 8 - success. Same funny stuff as previous day. Meals seem abnormally large.

Hi everyone... I'm brand new here. My name is Julie and I'm 33 years old, will be 34 on Saturday. I live in Michigan with my husband and my 7-year-old son, Jarrison. I see a lot of my story in all the stories here... overweight as a child, it got worse when I went to college. I went on Weight Watche...