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Selina

Hey! I just wanted to check in and say; it is going really well! I now feel like I am "on habit" because the cravings for seconds and sweets are gone - most of the time - and if I feel them they aren't as strong as before. If I keep this up until the end of the week this would be my first 3-green-we...

Selina

This just seems too easy to be true, because it's too much common sense for even me to handle. Yes, it sounds easy. But don't mistake simple for easy! For me it has been very hard at times - and it still is. Because when food just becomes food again you have to deal with the stuff that this ''obses...

Selina

oolala53 wrote:I was pretty sure no other plan would save me. Even now, I'm going through a tough time, but I know this is how I want to live.

This!
This really helps. I think I want to live like this too, regardless of where this will take/leave me with my very idealistic weight goals. Thank you!

Selina

thank you Liz! I think I will be back now. Had some bad weeks but I am glad that I kept tracking my failures and very few successes. Is there someone who experiences the same pattern as I do? I tend to have some very good weeks in a row, with very few failures. And then suddenly, I feel that I can't...

Selina

Yes thank you ohlala, next time I will try a bigger lunch and see how that goes.. I have had a complete red week. No major failures at first, but it got worse at the end of the week. I wrote them down: monday: little piece of applepie, chocolate cookie tuesday: some popcorn (3-5 handful) wednesday: ...

Selina

Well, usually my day looks something like this: breakfast 10am lunch 1pm dinner 6pm I had to work 6pm until midnight and I only get a 10minutes break to eat some sandwitch or something. But I know.. my body can perfectly go without food for 6-7hours, it's just that baking popcorn is pretty heavy wor...

Selina

That does sound terrifying.. But between stimulus and response there will always be the factor 'human decision'. Today I decided badly again. I had to work (baking popcorn for the cinema) 6 hours so I couldn't really have dinner. So I had some bread in between, but it obviously wasn't good enough be...

Selina

Had half a burrito for lunch and never got hungry again, but went ahead and had a light dinner at 8 p.m. It bothers me that I can't just let food go when I'm not hungry and/or that I don't get hungry for my three meals if I eat anything the slightest bit rich. I know that. I am always baffled by fr...

Selina

Hey! I experience the exact same pattern (losing and gaining about 4 pounds..) and I've been doing this for more than 2 months now. And because I am not exactly famous for my patience I also started blaming my weekends (which in fact are very excessive). But when I started to observe my behaviours a...

Selina

I truly do hope so! I started obsessing about my weight at an age of 14-15. Now that I am almost 20, I am really sick of those food and diet-related thoughts and all the binge-eating that I can't imagine going on like this. So.. that's why I can't put into words how grateful I am for finding this sy...

Selina

haha yes, exactly! I do eat alone a lot (at leat breakfast and lunch) because I am living in a dorm.. we do cook and eat dinner together which can be helpful! But I have to say that I would cook a lot healthier for myself.. most of the students don't really care and just tend to cook the same pasta ...

Selina

Yes, one of those beauties.. I keep forgetting about them when I am obsessing about actual weight loss. That's why I made a resolution for April. I will go on with Vanilla No S with 2 extra 'rules': - No scale (because I really want to focus on the other benefits of No S and the scale keeps distract...

Selina

Ok, today I failed. Negative qualification: I had two bowls of cereal with yoghurt in between, tortellini (which was my actual dinner) and one big chocolate bar (100gr) Everything started in the city.. sunny day, I was walking with friends who wanted to get some ice cream. And because I am afraid/do...

Selina

Yesterday and today weren't exactly easy, but I made it. And I can say with confidence that I am not going to snack later.. I am just going to my work now and then straight to bed.
Really had some strong cravings these days.. always before I am getting my periode. At least I know my enemy now..

Selina

You rock! I admire you very very much for this step. I also am scared to death that I will just stay at this weight with No S. But if I do so, I can proudly say that I am NOT a glutton anymore, that food DOESN'T control my life and that I will definitely feel so much better, EVERY SINGLE day. Is tha...

Selina

I don't know what that was today, I had some cereal directly after dinner. Wasn't really hungry, but I felt kind of empty.
Next time I will just go and take a walk. So today was a failure. But I am glad that I left it at that.

Selina

Hey, get better soon!

Selina

haha I hope so ohlala! but I heard also marriages have their ups and downs..

this weekend was horrible, I ate so much. but today I am back on track..
green

Selina

hard, but made it! second green week this year

Selina

Thank you for the kind words you two! They really helped me through the last couple of days, which went well (green). And the marriage methaphor really stuck with me. Thanks ohlala! Now when I come across some snack or sweet I can just think.. no thanks, I am married. That seems to paint a clear pic...

Selina

So to get patience you've got to be patient? :D haha Thank you very much r.jean! I somewhere know that this is right.. but unfortunately it doesn't keep me from freaking out from time to time.. thinking that this takes too much effort and shows results too slow.. And today was hard hard hard. Having...

Selina

Oh man, I failed so bad yesterday! Everything went well until 10pm, when it was so boring at work.. a coworker offered me some chocolate and I didn't decline it. Then of course I thought: what the hell? and kept eating for the rest of the evening, mostly bad stuff.. tacos, popcorn, sweets.. and when...

Selina

Wednesday success Habit is kicking in! I hope that it will help me tomorrow.. I'll have a pretty long day, starting at 8 - 9 am and ending at 2 am in the morning because I have to work that long (I work at a cinema, and my shift starts at half past 5) Soo I will have to spread my meals.. but I hate ...

Selina

Tuesday success

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Thanks millem!

Week started good: Green monday

It is getting easier to withstand the occasional cravings

Selina

I promised my sister to send her a message immediately in case I screw up. That way I created an instant "punishment" for eating snacks/sweets/seconds, that outrules the instand ''reward" I get from eating this stuff.

Since I did this I am doing much much better. Really makes me think twice!

Selina

Friday success!

I just realized that this is my first green week this year

Selina

Thursday success
Had a little party to to this evening, but didn't have anything.. very good. But it was harder than the last days. Cravings are coming back again

Selina

Wednesday success
It's getting easier again.. I don't know why.. weird.

Selina

Thursday success

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Monday success

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Friday success

I am discovering cool S-Day treats that are no sweets. Good experience already the sweet-fasting!

Selina

Wednesday success Yesterday I talked to a friend who is going to refrain from alcohol for the period of fasting. I decided to join him, but it wouldn't be hard for me to drink nothing.. so I decided to go without sweets for that period of time. I think that this total "abstinence" is going to help m...

Selina

Tuesday success

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Monday evening failure!

Wasn't necessary! I feel like I am not trying hard enough.. Going to re-read the book again..

Selina

Going to bed now.. after a successful day
It is getting a tiny bit easier (:

Selina

Thursday success!

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Tuesday failure
At least it was for something good.. but still.

Wednesday success!

Selina

wow a lot of german people on this board!
have a nice S day (:

Selina

Monday success

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Again friday failure!
I hope that this is not going to become a habit..

Selina

Thursday success

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Wednesday success
It helps to keep re-reading the book.. I forgot so many useful tips by now and it is also helping with the staying-focused problem of mine..

Selina

Tuesday success

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Monday evening fail

Today I am absolutely committed. Don't know why it get's so hard after some days to stay motivated/committed. I always start to question the system, even though I know it makes so much sense!!

I will try my best tomorrow, so far breakfast & lunch went flawless

Selina

Thanks honey!
Unfortunately the pizza on friday got me, I had more than one serving..
But the Sdays were great.. and next week I will also master friday.

Selina

Thank you DishDash!
The last two days were easy, even though I had to resist some cake

Selina

Haha that's a nice realization (:
You are off to a good start!

Selina

2 successful days so far!

Selina

I have to start over.
This time I will stay focused!

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