Everyday Systems

My first week back at school went great! I stuck with it all the way, but this week is a bit harder. I'm in training for a new Work-Study every night this week and we have catered dinner and my boss keeps bringing home-baked cookies and I just don't know how to turn her down when I'm offered one. Mo...

FIRST TIME!!! I'm a 21 dayer. It was a close call my first 3 weeks but I had one day in week 3 that I just didn't feel comfortable calling as a success. BUT now it's been 24 days of success! I've just been so busy packing and getting moved back into school that I forgot to post!

Hey Michelle!

How are you doing? I haven't been on the board much the last 2 weeks. I keep forgetting to update. But my days have been good!

I hope things are going well for you!

Let me know if you need anything.

Dielle

Goodness. It's been much longer than I thought since I checked in. I have had nothing but green days since that one hiccup at the movie night. :) I love it. I weighed in the following Monday and had lost 4 lbs since beginning NoS 3 weeks previous!!! :o . And that was with easing my way into it one w...

Well Wednesday went all right. I ended up having seconds though. because the plates they were using were tiny little cake type party plates. So I don't feel too bad about that. I guess technically it was a failure, but I did my best and don't feel that I didn't eat more than I would have had I had o...

Ok. I have never in my life had food dreams. EVER until now. Last night I dreamed that I had dreamed I was eating cookie dough and then woke up to realize that I actually WAS eating cookie dough. But ALL of that was a dream. I don't know what's going on! lol. My mind is just ganging up on me for som...

Hey Michelle, Maybe you should stop weighing every day. That just raises your awareness of the weight. Maybe weigh once a week, or once every 2 weeks. Keep your eye on the downward trend. Women's weight fluctuates a LOT and weighing everyday can just be completely discouraging. Focus instead on what...

So. Last night I had a nightmare that I totally and completely blew my green streak. It was horrible! I was eating ice cream and candy and baked goods, and snacks. I woke up feeling like a failure. Then I realized it was a dream. haha. I guess it just goes to show how important this thing is to me. ...

Today was a close call! But still a success. I didn't bring anything to eat with me to work. Therefore about 7pm I felt like my stomach was eating itself. lol. I tried to figure out how I could make a meal out of the stuff we have at work. I ended up eating a pack of chips and some beef jerkey. I'm ...

Hello Shannon, I just wanted to say a belated thanks for your encouragement. I've been doing really well so far. I see that you seem to be doing great as well! It was really nice to be welcomed to the No S fold so soon. I think this whole bulletin board community is a great secret to success. I'll s...

Hey IDK, I just realized that I never returned your welcome message. Thanks so much for welcoming me into the NoS world so nicely! I'm glad to see that you are doing well. :D Good luck with those braces. I'm sure you have an amazing smile and it'll only get better when that's all done. :) Keep doing...

I love that you're sharing recipes! And congrats on another great week! I need to start adding in workouts myself pretty soon. I've just been taking it one step at a time.

TWO SUCCESSFUL WEEKS!!!! Well not quite but the coming weekend doesn't count. I'm so proud! I've managed to integrate the no snacks with almost as little fuss as the no sweets went! Next week is my first week of full No S. And since, most of the time I don't eat seconds. I'm almost there already! I...

Welcome Michelle. Thanks for commenting on my post. :D It seems like you're doing really well so far. And eating a LOT of spaghetti :shock: lol. I'm a pasta girl myself so I can appreciate that. I almost never get tired of pizza or spaghetti. Anyway I just wanted to say "Good luck to you!" And I don...

I can't believe how much better I've gotten at telling myself "No" in the last week or so. On N days it's almost easy. I know I can't have certain things. So I say "no" and I move on. It's like these little rules have opened up a whole new world. I'm trying to figure out how to plan my meals better....

Thank you sophiasapientia! That made me feel better. :D Today was mostly good. I had PB&J with sweet tea for brunch, I slept late. Then Potato Soup for dinner. And I didn't even have seconds. Go figure. However, I did have a minor freak out at about 9:20. Was thinking of how I'd have no sweets all w...

First S day. I went pretty light. Had the S'mores Sonic Blast I promised myself yesterday. It was pretty good. Had a soda with lunch. And had a cookie at work. Other than that, not so much of anything. I'm kind of worried though that I might be restricting myself too much on the outset. But I also d...

Week 1 down! :) I'm so excited! I haven't had a single soda, candy, ice cream or anything else to be considered a "treat" or "sweet" since last Sunday! It's nice to see all that green on my HabitCal! I know I'll get some sweets tomorrow, but I don't plan to go crazy. I've been drinking so much water...

Day 3 of no sweets. It was a little tough. Passed up a Milkshake at lunch and candy all through work. I'm on my 3rd green day though! :D It's tough, but I think, well actually I KNOW, it's going to be worth it. I've never been more sure that something will work. It's all on me now. I'm tired of maki...

Just had my first day of no-s. Going for Week 1 - No Sweets, then Week 2 - will add No Snacks, and finally Week 3 will try full No-S. I found this plan purely out of coincidence on a friend's facebook. He was just being challenged to do try it with another friend. I idly clicked the link and felt my...