Everyday Systems

Just as an interesting side note, when I started No S I basically did it with the assumption that I was keeping my Starbucks caramel macchiato (I always got the tall iced one in the summer and the short hot one in the winter), regardless of what side of the line it fell on. There was NO WAY I was do...

I think the habits from my N days have taken such firm hold that I really have trouble dealing with S days. Mine aren't as liberal as most to begin with, but I find that I really don't enjoy any deviation from my normal N day routine and feel guilty and dissatisfied. Nothing really tastes as good as...

I feel the exact same way. This past Saturday we went to the movies and I had a few squares of a Nestle Crunch white chocolate bar--white chocolate is my absolute favorite!--and it really didn't taste that great to me, and I kind of regretted eating it. Same thing with candy corn: when I was doing a...

Marygrace, that is definitely true with me as well! My meals would generally be smaller and healthier than most (lots of salads, green smoothies, etc.) and I justified eating "healthy" snacks all day long because I wasn't eating big meat-based dishes like most other people. But I know I was eating t...

I was wondering if there is anyone who has been successful with this diet who has only had a little weight to lose. I started a few weeks ago and have five real pounds to lose to be at an acceptable weight. I haven't lost anything yet, but didn't expect to. I was hoping to lose about pound a month. ...