Everyday Systems

GabbyGirl2

Thanks, Soprano. Yes, I have practiced two programs that are like No. S, but with different names (Breaking Free From Compulsive Eating, or something like that, and Overcoming Overeating). I have a long history of going on diets or programs, becoming resentful of the restrictions, and then chucking ...

GabbyGirl2

Not well. I'm not sure if I want to continue with no s. I'm considering IE.

GabbyGirl2

Thank you, oolala53! I appreciate your feedback.

GabbyGirl2

B - sesame bagel with cream cheese, coffee with milk L - slider, garlic bread, potato salad, OJ D - sesame bagel with butter, leftover lasagne Boy, I need to lay off the bagels! I put the scale back in the closet today. I hung a pair of nice black Dress Barn pants on the closet door, and I will try ...

GabbyGirl2

B - shredded wheat cereal, milk, cheese, banana, OJ L - 2 sliders, wine, grapes D - chicken, mushroom, and spinach lasagne Wow, it took two hours to make that lasagne. I'm worn out! I don't think I'll be making that again. Although, my husband really liked it. I liked it, too, but did not have secon...

GabbyGirl2

B - sesame bagel with cream cheese, OJ
L - PB&J sandwich, apple
D - stir-fried chicken and vegetables, wine

I'm back on track after some Red behavior. Feels good. A few moments of temptation, but they didn't derail me.

GabbyGirl2

Thank you, pinkhippie - that is reassuring. I suppose I could eat an apple or a little yogurt before going to the pool for an 8:00 class, because I am famished when I get up, and then eat the rest of my breakfast after the class. Thanks again!

GabbyGirl2

A second red day!

I think I know what happened: I divided my breakfast into two parts: pre- and post-exercise, and I thought that was non-compliance. That's all it took. Please help!

GabbyGirl2

I don't know if he will or not; my older brother has one and he loves it.

GabbyGirl2

I rely on fingersticks to monitor blood glucose. I am not on insulin, at least not yet. Unfortunately, I don't check as often as I should. There's a little denial going on, but my A1c is pretty good at 7.5. My doctor is pleased with it. Well, you more experienced No S'ers told me it would happen, an...

GabbyGirl2

I think it's number 2. It wasn't any particular binge food for me, so it was the extra amounts of food, and the old grazing behavior. I need more structure.

GabbyGirl2

Thank you, oolala!

GabbyGirl2

B - 2 cinnamon-raisin bagels (yum) L - 2 slices brown bread, apple, wine D - V-8, 3 soft bean tacos 6th N day, plus 2 S days, equals 8 days on habit! If you're reading this, please read my No S thread about being depressed on S days. I have decided to treat S days like N days except with a couple of...

GabbyGirl2

Thanks, Whosonfirst. I have read that some members stick to 3 meals/plates on weekends, with a few treats thrown in. I'm going to try that, at least for maybe two weeks and see if I am comfortable with that. I think I recall Reinhard saying that S days eventually look like N days, but with a few tre...

GabbyGirl2

Every S day I've had, I've become very depressed. I feel like no time has passed since my worst compulsive eating days. The act of eating more and at random intervals, which is supposed to make S days fun, is not making me happy. I feel like I am cheating! I've just had a string of 5 perfect N days,...

GabbyGirl2

I love bagels. The blueberry ones are great! I had a cinnamon-raisin one.

GabbyGirl2

Very true. I had prediabetes for many years before I developed the real thing, but didn't pay enough attention. I have heard that you can ward off full-blown diabetes if you do the right things, like keep your weight down. Hope you're smarter than I am!

GabbyGirl2

Thank you! I guess I have felt so trapped in the obsession that I was willing to try anything other than another diet. No S sounded so simple. I still wonder if I will actually lose weight, but that's because I'm cynical after 50 years of dieting. I have diabetes and a past bypass operation, so thos...

GabbyGirl2

B - bagel with PB
L - tuna salad sandwich, carrot and raisin salad
D - bowl of chili w/cheese and sour cream, bagel, wine

5th N day, plus exercise.

GabbyGirl2

Thank you so much, simmstone! What a thoughtful, helpful answer. I have a much better understanding now.

GabbyGirl2

Okay, thanks.

GabbyGirl2

Today was my first water aerobics class at the rec center since the virus hit. It felt so good to be back in the pool. There were only six of us. They only started classes on Tuesday. The class I take is at the deep end of the pool, 3 times a week at 8 AM. I' ll figure out something for the other 2 ...

GabbyGirl2

Thanks, pinkhippie and Soprano! It's so great to be cheered on! It really helps.

GabbyGirl2

I forgot to say.....4th N day.

GabbyGirl2

B - oatmeal with raisins, coffee with milk, OJ
L - tea with milk and 1/2 tsp. sugar, english muffin with taco leftovers, graham crackers, wine
D - carrot and raisin salad, cottage cheese, bagel

GabbyGirl2

I think I could produce a middle C....

GabbyGirl2

I can't imagine not tasting a tiny bit as I cook, especially if I'm making something new. How do you know if it needs more salt, etc.?

Thanks.

GabbyGirl2

Thanks - on target for another one today...don't know what's for dinner yet...

GabbyGirl2

Thanks everybody! I played clarinet from middle school through high school. I gave it up when I graduated. I wanted to quit earlier because I hated marching band, but my dad didn't let me.

GabbyGirl2

B - 3 small pepperoni/cheese slices, bagel, OJ L - tea with milk and 1/2 tsp. sugar, tuna salad sandwich, potato salad, apple, wine D - 2 tacos, graham crackers, milk Today in the afternoon I had a couple of moments of really wanting a snack, but I resisted. I'm really noticing how many times that h...

GabbyGirl2

Thanks, Soprano - I actually meant that I would just incorporate the foods recommended by the Med Diet into the 3 meals, no snacks, and not follow the diet per se.....

GabbyGirl2

I have a pretty good motorized treadmill on the lower level of our house, with cable TV right in front of me, but I'm not motivated to use it. In fact, I hate it. Exercise is very difficult for me, except for water aerobics. They just started it again at my local rec center, but I couldn't make it t...

GabbyGirl2

Well, I hid the scale away in my closet, and no more than half an hour later took it out again. I'm just not ready to go to weekly yet.

GabbyGirl2

Thanks for the reply, Jen. I will probably do some "modding" after I get more N days under my belt. So far I have had two N days, and am on track for three. My great goal is to get 21 days, which is very unlikely, but I can dream!

GabbyGirl2

I looked up the Pioppi Diet and it sounds like the Mediterranean Diet, which I would like to follow along with No S. I had quadruple bypass surgery in 2012 at the age of 58, so I should be following a healthier diet anyway.

GabbyGirl2

I have a long history of starting new diets, and then quitting at the first sign of difficulty, boredom, resentment, etc. I think this time is different, because there's no counting calories or having forbidden foods. I know it will be slow but it's the best of what's out there.

GabbyGirl2

B - oatmeal with raisins, 1 piece toast, OJ L - grilled cheese sandwich, graham crackers, wine D - V-8, potato salad, tuna salad, cherry tomatoes This is the second N day. It's not totally easy, but it's easier than I thought it would be. I did have a few times when I wanted a snack, but I wasn't hu...

GabbyGirl2

Thanks!

GabbyGirl2

Thanks, healthyskillz! I'm on track to have another N day today!

GabbyGirl2

I have been so lazy for several months now. The house reflects that. Dust and cat fur are everywhere. I just look at it and take another nap. I know I can spend a few minutes and accomplish one small thing each day. That will help if I will just do it!

GabbyGirl2

Thanks, ladybird30! I'll try it.

GabbyGirl2

Forgot to add 1/2 glass milk with dinner.

GabbyGirl2

B - 2 slices toast with PB&J, orange juice
L - leftover pasta with salmon, 1/2 c. walnuts, 1 1/2 glasses
wine
D - V-8 juice, bagel with Smart Balance, lasagne

This was my first real N day! I am so relieved that I was able to do it. No sweets, no snacks, no seconds.

GabbyGirl2

I am on track to having a vanilla day. The only thing I haven't done is put each of my meals on one plate; I am doing "virtual plating". The things I am eating really don't go together. If I make it to dinner it will be my first good N day!

GabbyGirl2

Enjoyed the S day! Tomorrow I'm going to try my best to stick with three meals and no sweets, snacks or seconds. Pure vanilla. Where did the term vanilla for No S come from?

GabbyGirl2

Thanks, Soprano! One of my biggest challenges is the scale. I think I have to put it away in the closet again. It's right there staring at me when I am sitting in the bathroom. It's like an addiction. Putting it away at least gives me a few more seconds to make a decision not to weigh. Do you sing s...

GabbyGirl2

Thank you - it worked! I have a closetful of clothes I can't wear yet. I keep trying to lose enough weight so I can wear them. I have high hopes for No S. A therapist once told me that the average size for women in the US is 14. I do not wish to be thin, I just want to fit comfortably in the 14's th...

GabbyGirl2

I am having difficulty with not snacking. The seconds and sweet stuff I think I have down. The urges I have to snack are usually not because I'm really hungry; they fill a psychological need. I am going to keep working on it! I said elsewhere that I wanted to incorporate healthy snacks, but I keep f...

GabbyGirl2

When you post, do you have to scroll all the way down to find the last post, or is there an easier way?

GabbyGirl2

Great!

GabbyGirl2

I now have a daily check-in thread!

GabbyGirl2

I noticed that most members do not post exactly what they are eating, but that is where I most need accountability. So for now I will post what I am eating.

GabbyGirl2

Thank you!

GabbyGirl2

The members here are very pursuasive! For a midmorning snack I had 4 squares of graham crackers. Lunch was a bagel with Smart Balance and some potato salad. Dinner was a stuffed baked potato, grapes, and a 1/2 cup of walnuts (spread out over an hour). I also had two glasses of wine. After dinner I g...

GabbyGirl2

Whosonfirst - wow, only 7 pounds to go! I am 180 and goal weight is 155.

GabbyGirl2

I think that worked. Thanks!

GabbyGirl2

My screen name is actually GabbyGirl2.

GabbyGirl2

I spelled my screen name wrong on the daily check-in, too. How do I delete and start over?

GabbyGirl2

I tried to go on Daily check in but was unsuccessful. Can somebody help? Thank you.

GabbyGirl2

Today so far I have had two slices of toast with PB&J. Not the best breakfast but it's what I wanted. I posted on the general discussion list that I was depressed over yesterday's semi-binge. Today is a new day! It's the first day of my check-ins.

GabbyGirl2

Thank you, Whosonfirst! Good suggestions. How do I find the check-in log? The hot fudge is gone, and I'll save the graham crackers for S days. That's a start. Ordinarily I forbid such things as ice cream, cookies, cake, etc. from the house, but I can binge on other things. For months now I have not ...

GabbyGirl2

I got up today like I do every day, expecting to have a "clean" day of whatever food plan or diet I am on at the moment. Usually I have failed halfway through the day. I started No S on Aug 7th, and have yet to have a clean N day. Not a single one. I can't even say I was all that hungry between meal...

GabbyGirl2

Thanks! I'll try it.

GabbyGirl2

Hi, Jen - I read your reply again and it really intrigues me. I think it would help with the urge to eat all day on the S days, trying to get it all in, as you (was it you?) said. So if you have a sweet OR snack OR second on any particular day, how do you keep it from being every day? I'm not sure I...

GabbyGirl2

Need to hear those assurances over and over. Thank you!

GabbyGirl2

I'm still at that stage where I think about food all day.

I need to use some more distractions. So far I spend time napping or playing solitaire. I'm also trying to cook again.

GabbyGirl2

Thanks for asking, pinkhippie - yes, things are better today. I made dinner tonight and had only one plate. I count that as a victory!

GabbyGirl2

Hi, heathyskillz - I'm so sorry you went thru all that for so many years. Did you purge, too? I only ask because you said you were never overweight. If this question is too personal, don't answer.

GabbyGirl2

Yes; it was hard to work there, and I only stayed 15 months. I guess it could have been worse. They treated me like "one of the guys". I only told them I was leaving because of the excessive travel.

GabbyGirl2

Thanks, all of you! I really appreciate it.

GabbyGirl2

I remember in the book Reinhard says you can put a little sugar in your coffee, so why not tea.....

GabbyGirl2

I've still been having a planned snack between meals (on my way to get to vanilla No S; I'm still new) but a couple of times I've had whole milk or V-8 juice. I'm going to try hot tea with a little milk.

GabbyGirl2

Thank you, Pinkhippie and Oolala! What you both say makes so much sense. It's true that life is naturally full of stress; no way to avoid it. Stress is not a reason to hit the ice cream, though. I have such a hard time resisting. I want to do vanilla No S, but haven't done it yet. Not one day since ...

GabbyGirl2

Well, all good intentions.....Let me tell you what my day has been like so far. It's Monday, and I vowed to start the week keeping to my version of No S (three meals, with a planned healthy snack in between, which I plan to give up when I have more time under my belt). So I had 1/2 of a bagel with l...

GabbyGirl2

I meant to say that I ate it.

GabbyGirl2

We used to get giant Easter baskets from an aunt and uncle. Our parents gave us much smaller gifts. My aunt hovered around 300 pounds. One day my mother and I were visiting my aunt and she asked if I wanted some ice cream. I said no several times. Finally she made a big bowl of ice cream and placed ...

GabbyGirl2

I saw another Skippy commercial earlier today. They had replaced the little pudgy boy with a full-grown slim woman, digging her celery stick into the jar of Skippy. At least that commercial wasn't aimed at kids.

GabbyGirl2

This is a two-year-old thread, but it's such a pertinent topic for me that I will reply anyway and hope someone will read it. My eating problems were definitely formed in childhood experiences. My family always had the evening meal together in the formal dining room. There were four of us kids and w...

GabbyGirl2

Me, too. It doesn't take much to be obese.

GabbyGirl2

Indeed. It was a hostile work environment, too, but I don't think they even had that term yet. My boss used to hole up in his office and look at Penthouse magazines. They used to discuss women's physical characteristics, right there in the office. Fortunately, they did not do it to me directly.

GabbyGirl2

Lady (I can't get myself to type Fart - oops!) - you lost 100 pounds - WOW! What an accomplishment! That's amazing. I've lost 3 pounds after being on No S for a little over two weeks. I want to lose about 25. I know that weight loss isn't really as important as changing habits but I can't help mysel...

GabbyGirl2

I think that if you are eating foods that you like/love on N days, and if you're comfortable with the three-meals pattern in general, it's good to have the three-meal pattern on S days too with a few extras. For me it's sweets. I have to be careful because I'm diabetic so I can't go completely wild....

GabbyGirl2

Thank you, Soprano! I figured that would be the answer. I just had my healthy snack!

GabbyGirl2

(Still learning my way around the replies...)

GabbyGirl2

Thank you!

GabbyGirl2

Thank you, auto!

GabbyGirl2

I am also relatively new, but I have already found that I can't make it 6 hours between meals without a planned, healthy snack. Beverages don't do it. If I don't have a snack, after about 4 hours I end up white-knuckling it until the next meal. So, I guess you could say that I am also following only...

GabbyGirl2

Thanks, Soprano - good advice! I had so much incentive right after the bypass surgery and concurrent diabetes diagnosis. I lost 40 pounds in a few months. I've gained half of it back, and that's where I still am today.

GabbyGirl2

Yes, I have Type 2 diabetes, as well as coronary artery disease. I had a heart attack and bypass surgery in 2012 with no complications since then. No significant heart damage. I think of myself as lucky. My doctor says my blood glucose is under control.

GabbyGirl2

That is fantastic! Congratulations. My goal is 155, which would be a loss of 25 pounds. But, habits before weight loss.

GabbyGirl2

Mine is .66 - uh oh! I have diabetes and I had bypass surgery in 2012 at age 58. Do you mind terribly if I ask your weight? Mine is 180. I am 62.5 tall and waist is 41.5.

GabbyGirl2

Thanks!

GabbyGirl2

I have read that a woman's waist should not be more than 35 inches. Is that right?

GabbyGirl2

No, I didn't eat planned meals, either, most of the time. I am trying to cook again, so there's leftovers, and other nights I will make a big salad with chicken or some other protein. I'm looking forward to one month on No S!

GabbyGirl2

Thank you so much for your good advice! I have read "hints" in the book that OJ may not be the best thing to tide you over on an N day, so I am going to treat it as a snack on S days. I was kind of thinking that way anyhow (a beverage that works well between meals, in addition to milk, is V-8 juice)...

GabbyGirl2

Sorry I posted twice. I don't know how I did that.

GabbyGirl2

Unfortunately, I am usually famished when I first wake up. We get up at 6 AM. I often wake up at 3:30 or 4 AM and white-knuckle it until 6. I eat lunch at noon and dinner at around 6 or 7 PM. I usually am not famished before lunch or dinner, but I do have an appetite. The psychological urge to snack...

GabbyGirl2

What does NWS mean? I'm sure it's in the book but I don't know where.

GabbyGirl2

A tea expert once told me that if you put 1/2 tsp. sugar in your tea, it cuts the bitterness and you don't taste the sugar. Tried it and she's right. It brings out the natural taste of the tea.

GabbyGirl2

Thank you, Soprano! If my weight went up on Friday, I would likely get silly over the weekend, yes. I think I would punish myself by either overeating or undereating on the weekend. Either way, It would be irrational.

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