Everyday Systems

I don't have any trouble with feeling hungry before lunch or feeling deprived in any way. I do love my breakfast. But maybe my body doesnt need that much food to get going in the morning. Or maybe it doesn't want that much bran. Or maybe it doesn't like yogurt. I don't think Reinhard approves of pro...

Shirls wrote - muesli, plain yogurt and chopped up fresh fruit. Sounds very healthy huh? This is very similar to what I eat every day - frozen blackberries, plain low fat yogurt with a sprinkle of sugar or honey mixed with Shredded Wheat n Bran. I have been eating this for well over a year. Every ti...

April 23 - Thursday No S = Success - The event went very well. They had only tiny plates and no veggies but I had 2 chicken tenders, a wedge of spinach quesadilla, some chunks of cheese and bread rounds. I added some melon and pineapple to my plate after that. Since it was such a small plate, I am c...

April 22 - Wednesday
No S = Success
Exercise = Success
Alcohol = Success
All good. Still trying to prepare myself mentally for the event tonight. I will be good. I will be good. I'm really just hoping that they have food I don't like.

April 21 - Tuesday No S = Success - One of my students handed me 2 plates of cookies yesterday as I was leaving the office. I tried to say no thank you so he would just take them away. Then he made me feel like a fool - he said "You don't have to eat it all. You can share with some of the other peop...

April 20 - Monday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Exempt - I can definitely see on my HabitCal that I am still drinking more days than not. Not a big deal but not necessary either. I need to work on reducing my meal sizes. This is my 5th week and I am still eating the same amounts. The l...

Missed a few days here but I have still been keeping track of everything. April 16 - Thursday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success April 17 - Friday No S = Exempt Exercise = Success Alcohol = Exempt April 18 - Saturday No S = Exempt Exercise = Success Alcohol = Exempt April 19 - Sunda...

I have the exact same reasoning - Friday days are easy but I often have plans Friday nights - Sunday mornings I might like a big breakfast but the afternoons and evenings are nothing special. I tried doing as you suggested but, as others have said, it just didn't feel right to break up the days into...

April 15 - Wednesday
No S = Success - Takeout Chinese last night but I put a reasonable portion on a plate and put the rest away.
Exercise = Success
Alcohol = Exempt - 1 big glass of wine. Not like a tumbler full but more than I usually serve myself. That's what husbands are for.

April 14 - Tuesday No S = Success Exercise = Exempt - I have claimed an exemption twice already this week so that means that I have to go the next 4 days. Why can't that calendar go Monday to Sunday? Drat. It would make things so much easier but I will adjust to it soon enough. Alcohol = Success

April 13 - Monday No S = Success Exercise = Success - I have reached the stage where I am actually sweating and my face doesn't turn bright red. Yay! That is from being consistent. No obvious weight loss yet but I am pleased with myself. My husband is even getting used to me going to the gym 5 days ...

April 10 - Friday No S = Exempt Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success April 11 - Saturday No S = Exempt Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success April 12 - Sunday No S = Success Exercise = Exempt Alcohol = Exempt Had kind of a strange weekend since I unexpectedly decided to stay in a hotel. It was a mini...

Thank you for the encouragement, Marleah. I am really liking how the HabitCal and the Daily Check-in make me consider what I am doing - really consider it. I can see the habits forming. Yay! April 9 - Thursday No S = Success Exercise = Success - worked out even longer than usual. Yay! Alcohol = Succ...

I added a new HabitCal for Alcohol. I have noticed since starting No S that I am drinking wine every night as a distraction so I won't eat anything after dinner. That seems pointless and counterproductive. So I will mark Success if I have no alcohol, Exempt if I stay within the 2 drink rule, and Fai...

April 6 - Monday No S = Success Exercise = Success . I did 30 minutes on the treadmill without falling down. YAY! I usually avoid the treadmill bc of that danger (vertigo issues) but walking the track at the gym is lonely and boring now that I have lost my workout buddy. And I get jittery trying to ...

April 3 No S = EDIT Success EDIT - I am changing this to a FAILURE . It is hard to maintain No S on a Friday night since it is already the weekend. We went to one of my favorite Mexican restaurants where 2 of us would normally go thru 2 baskets of chips. But I asked the waiter for a small plate and ...

April 2 No S = success . This was one of the hardest days for me as far as wanting to snack in the afternoon but I made it thru. Dinner was a bit questionable since the side salad that I ordered to replace the fries that came with my burger did come on a separate plate. But I didn't eat all of the s...

April 1
No S = Success
Exercise = Success
Added more veggies to my dinner and for today's lunch.

This is my first time posting. I really just need a way to hold myself accountable and to remember what made me mess up. I started the HabitCal yesterday, filling in what I remember of the last 2 weeks that I have been doing No S. I actually started during a week that I had off from work which would...