Everyday Systems

Something which has really helped me to modify my Sday behaviour has been the addition of the no SECRET sweets, snacks or seconds rule which was suggested by someone else on this forum. So now I have my cake or peanuts or whatever at weekends but always eat in front of others so it's not a guilty ac...

As a scale hopper for many years, I found this habit hard to abandon totally so now I weigh and most importantly record my weight every day on what I think is called a scatter graph. this allows me to indulge in my obsession but I no longer am obsessed by the numbers, as on their own each daily numb...

Hoping someone can help me :) Am attempting to combine No S with Beck system but bought the workbook second hand and the response cards at the back of the book have been torn out. Can anyone tell me what they are? Swore blind that i'd never buy another diet book after having thrown out all my others...

Hi :) You know what helped me? Getting rid of every single book about nutrition and dieting (except one of course!). It was quite scary to see just how many books I'd spent my hard earned money on. I took 3 (yes 3) sackfuls of books to the local tip to be pulped as I didn't want them to be bought by...

oliviamanda, I've been toying with no s on and off for about 18 months with more false starts than I care to remember, but I felt confident enough this time to start posting. I guess I'm still in the 'failiure is not an option' mindset, so will feel every red day acutely. Hopefully this will wear of...

Let this be a warning to all of you newbies who've maybe done a few weeks and think you've got it nailed :D I've been sailing along on the no s journey having one or two wild s days but otherwise doing very well then today on day 59 I woke up and immediately felt off balance emotionally. And guess w...

Could also be a form of sugar deprivation if you're used to having lots of sweet things. Can take the form of cravings for some and grumpiness for others! If so, don't worry it will pass - I had terrible cravings in the first week. Now into my third week and they've all but gone:)

I'm on day 15 of No -s and today is my third weekend of S days. I started out this morning like a kid in a sweet shop trying to decide what I would eat today. Turns out I haven't done much different from weekdays except I had a piece of cake at lunchtime and intend to finish off a box of chocs from ...

Me too! 12 days and counting although have done No s very half heartedly on several occasions. Although it's very early days, I seem to be in the right mindset this time.

Well 11 days in and the sugar cravings have definitely subsided, only to be replaced with constant thoughts about my next meal, so much so that i can barely concentrate on anything else! Does this sound familiar to anyone?

you can't get different colours on habitcal (I don't think) - I just made my own version with a calendar template in Word and filled cells with relevant colour. storm fox - I'm using the extra colours to ease myself in and be kind to myself as I want this to be for life and (hopefully) I've got plen...

Although I'm no expert compared to you others on this forum, what I've done in my vast experience of No S ing for 10 whole days is to add another colour to my habitcal. I've had a couple of days which are not green but certainly not red and so I make them blue days. They've ended up being days when ...

Isn't it weird that we all think we're the only ones with certain behaviours? I'm wondering just how many people on this forum have had a stack of diet books balancing on their bedside table (or still have, like me). My target for the weekend is to throw them all out - not even give them to charity ...

NoelFigart - Interesting what you say about your take on habitual versus addictive. I did actually have a migraine last night and often get headaches post binge when I'm eating more normally. Got me thinking about the kind of foods I like and realised that I veer towards sweet tasting foods, even fr...

So - just completed day 3 of No-S ing. 2 S days went well and didn't eat as much as I normally would but actually felt quite relaxed about what I was eating. Today I think i've been suffering from sugar withdrawal. Not pleasant but stuck it out. It's actually quite scary to realise how dependant you...

Hi I've been lurking around for a fair few months now but have just started no-S proper today (thought a couple of S days would ease me in gently).
Would be good to keep in touch on this side of the pond - hope you get more replies - there must be plenty of brits on this forum!