Everyday Systems

Just jotted you a note after your post at my check-in, but I wanted to check in here, too!

Thank you, Pam. I mean that most sincerely. Your insight and kindness are truly a gift!

Hanging in there!

I am so grateful for your support, my on-line friend! I've avoided this site for the last week or more because I've completely avoiding everything to do with it ... one voice wants to just call it another failure and chuck it ... but that's not truth. You've reminded me of the truth ... one misstep ...

:shock: The drifting of the heart has become a Level 5 Rapids!! My boys and I started school this week, and I have NOT adjusted NoS to our new routine. Old habits have come back with a BANG!!!! (I am a teacher who has been largely home with my children since they arrived. During the last 5 years I h...

Always good to hear from my on-line companions! Thanks for the encouragement! Success ... nibble-nibble-as-preparing is becoming a midweek habit that needs to be addressed, but otherwise on track. Pamf - I appreciated your post because the situation you describe is what I'm struggling with mid-week....

:) Mostly success. Another bit of too-hungry-leads-to-nibbling-while-preparing-meals-for-others-snacking last evening, but otherwise on track. A victory Friday evening: I went to a girls-night gathering. I knew there would be snacks and sweets a-plenty and wasn't sure how to handle it ... it didn't ...

Mostly success the last few days ... one more nibbly day marked RED for snacking ... but mostly on track. Dervish continues to whisper, and there were days I said "Today, I'm just going to eat whatever ... I'm just giving in for the day ..." but then I simply didn't. In the end, I chose not to. My t...

Two success, one failure ... It wasn't much, but I found myself nibbling as I was preparing meals for myself or others in the house. I need to see that as a snacking blotch ... it wasn't large amounts ... just nibbling ... but it adds up, and it shows a drifting of the heart. To mark the day green w...

Hi Pam! My first weekend I had that "off the rails" feeling ... the following Monday I marked Saturday and Sunday red and came here to post how I'd lost my handle on the thing. That week I was given wonderful advice by the kind, generous souls here ... S Days can never EVER be red days. It's true in...

Good for you! I agree about the midweek start ... I did the same and had the same feeling.

Great first week! Keep it up and GO FOR THE GREEN!!

Success. Some days I just breeze threw as though I've lived this way my whole life ... others, not so much. Yesterday was fine, but Dervish (my new name for Bingey -- the slow-building Tazmanian-Devil-like whirling dervish of temptation -- because "Bingey" sounds too cute for how she feels) started ...

Hello, Andrea!

Welcome! You'll find many kind souls here willing to share their experience and wisdom ... I know I have! I've been at it about a month or so, and am learning so much!

Glad to have you here!

Hi Janie! I was reading Princesspamf's check-in and saw the note you passed on from another that we're learning how to maintain our weight first so we can have lasting success ... This is a wonderful insight, and I really appreciate your passing it on! I'm stilll rather a newbie around here, and am ...

Hi Pam! Thought I'd check in at "your place" and I'm glad I did. I've enjoyed reading about your journey, and am very grateful that we jumped on this train at about the same time. I see so much of my own journey in yours!! I have had some of the same "not worth it, don't want it" feelings during my ...

Finished off last week with two more green days. So grateful and so humbled by a full week on track after the struggles of the week before. Now, after my weekend S days, a new week of NoS dawns. Good place right now. No dervish spinning at the moment -- calm, peaceful, resolved. By the grace of God ...

Two more green days! Hooray!

I remain ...

I, too, have stood firmly on that hose and then wondered where all the water went!

All of us slow learners are grateful for a patient God!!!

Thanks for the laugh and the wisdom! Enjoy your day!

Success. Calm, peaceful success.

One day at a time ... a new day begins now ...

Thanks pamf, and Bushranger for the encouragement. It is very helpful and very welcome! I completely agree, Pam, that the "forbidden aura" is old habit and doesn't have a place here ... it was trying to squeeze its way in, though, along with its old pal "Better gorge today, because tomorrow you can'...

:shock: Two failure days. This has been a rough week. Very conscious checking-out. Sliding a slilppery slope ... bashing into the pole, then he brick wall, then the steel wall, and now heading right for the edge of the cliff ... But I'm not giving up ... Taking an S day today to quiet the rebellion ...

That's a great one! And so appropriate!

Bingey kept quiet yesterday ... she's trying to whirling-dervish a bit today, but I'm working on her (which means, of course, that I'm working on ME!) Thanks for checking in, LA! It really helps!

Not so great yesterday ... no logical reason. Marked FAILURE on sweets and seconds. I was doing well and was on track until about mid-day when I just decided to hit the sweets. Very conscious choice ... I knew it was counter to what I was trying to do, but opted for it anyway. Then I fell into old p...

Hi trisham! Welcome! I agree about the balanced and healthy approach to food on the No S plan. It gives a great foundation for us to tackle the bigger issues we might have with food. No S makes perfect sense -- the question becomes why can it be so darn challenging to stick to it sometimes ... find ...

Success on vacation! 8) I chose one extra S Day during the week, and adjusted my standards on the other days (still no snacks no sweets or seconds during the day with a smidge more leeway on this for the group evening meals.) All was well. Found it all very freeing. Very peaceful. Tomorrow it's back...

LA and PrincessPam ... You are right. I didn't realize that about not marking the S days as Failures, but I see the wisdom of it ... of course, you're right. I'll adjust them right away, and cut myself some slack. Thank you for your support; it is much appreciated! I'm not much of a weigher, but I d...

I just had to respond to another PAM!! There just aren't that many of us out there! I heard about the plan on the radio last week -- funny how we find what we need when we keep our eyes (and ears) open -- so I'm also a beginner. You described that feeling of freedom very nicely; I agree. Enjoy your ...

I'm a beginner at this as well ... just a week in. I've found this check-in to be a great resource for staying the course and for getting support from other people! Sounds like you're off to a great start! Good idea to stay off the scale for a while ... there's nothing a scale can tell you that your...

I sincerely appreciate your kind words and encouragement!

Success!

I'm realizing how much mindless snacking I normally do during a given day ... empty calories. Also, it's interesting how much more I enjoy my meals when I sit down hungry and really savor them.

Day 7 begins now ...

ZONKERS! These were to be my S days, but I'd be kidding myself if I marked them as anything but Failures. I let go of the spirit of the plan and reverted to old habits. Saturday morning was fine ... felt very free that I could choose a snack or a sweet, but wasn't really interested in either. Saturd...

Success!! A bit more of a struggle, but it really helped to know that my S day was coming!

Now the challenge will be to use the extra latitude well, and not misuse it!

Day 4 begins now ...

I agree, ~reneew, about this being a program that allows one to work on changing habits without the world having to know, AND about teen boys being stinkers!

Thanks for checking in and for the smile!

Success!! A couple observations as I step onto the path: Food Choices : It is true that I make better choices at each meal when I know that this is my shot at feeding myself. I can't opt for the garbage and kid myself that I'll have the healthier stuff as a snack later. Makes me want to make room on...

Success ! Thanks for your welcome and support!!! Day 2 starts now ...

This morning in prayer I asked God to help me with food (not the first time I've asked, but I'm a stubborn one ...). I went about my morning, turned on my radio to Morning Air on Relevant Radio and heard Sean Herriott talking about the No-S Diet. I'm sure God's not surprised that His little gift did...