Everyday Systems

Well, yesterday was my first real red day. I was super tired and kinda frustrated and bored. Bad combo. I had seconds, and an ice cream after dinner, and I was extremely unhappy and guilty about it. Which is a bummer. But now, the challenge is to see if I can get right back into the swing of things....

There is a pretty decent book I got called "Brain over Binge," which discusses the addictive voice really extensively. And it meshes very well with what you're saying here. Basically, having firm, sensible food rules makes healthy eating much easier mentally and emotionally.

Well, it's continued to be successful mostly. I had my first non weekend S event--a highly anticipated first date where I totally had ice cream. It was delightful. I still have problems with wanting to eat when stressed and bored. But I have avoided actually eating. Which is pretty cool. And nutriti...

It's been kinda hard for me to avoid wanting to read about calories, nutrition, and dietary tricks. But so far, I've succeeded. And I've been diligent about checking in with my emotions before and/or during every meal.
And I've had over 45 days of unbroken NoS. Damn, that's a really good stretch.

So, the 45 day challenge is up! I've been really pleased with the results so far. I haven't binged or "failed" once in the 45 days. I'm applying the device my counselor suggested for dealing with thoughts, habits, and decisions. Stop, Ask, Choose. And therefore I'm doing three 45 day challenges. The...

Thanks for helping me feel good about the four meal choice, TUK :) It works really well for me, 'cause I do get mad hungry and cranky on just three meals. I realized I want to stress less and worry less about nutrition, and just have faith that a modest, balanced diet is plenty healthy enough. And o...

I totally stress too much about the nuances of my diet. I'm pretty good about avoiding the blatantly unhealthy things. I don't eat much sugar, or white flour, and hardly any highly processed food. I worry about stuff like whether or not I eat too much dairy, or eggs, or whole wheat toast, or fruit. ...

I really, really like this forum, and the super sane, supportive people who tend to post in it. Thanks for the help :) I have nearly reached my goal of 45 days of solid compliance (with the four meal mod.) Overall, I'm feeling way saner and more normal around food. I'm going to tweak things just a l...

this is sooooo not a daily check in. Things have been good. I've been drinking too much. But food, by and large, hasn't been a problem. Which is awesome! Gives me so much more physical and mental energy for the rest of my life. And I can really use that energy. I haven't been weighing in, but I've b...

Thanks Amy :) This week was a rough one. Vacations, and family time (I have a hard time with my family and food, sometimes.) Overall, yeah, I feel pretty good. I mean, today I ate extra strawberries. But that is about as bad as I've been. No binging, no crazy eating. I have been keeping a vague but ...

I am battling a case of the blues the past several days.
But I haven't let it screw up my diet. Two successful weeks down! I have had worrisome moments with binge urges, but I haven't acted on them.

I still need to try the poached eggs. I am such a lazy cook. It's ridiculous. Anyways, I have been keeping it up pretty well. I have maintained the rules I have set for myself. 4 small(ish) meals per day. No sweets except on the weekend. I want to make it better, of course, down the line. Like, I co...

I totally have that too. And it is nasty. But really, what happens if you eat something to cover it up? For me, it just spins into a vicious cycle of overeating that is way more uncomfortable that the initial desire to eat more. So I just tell myself no. Really firmly. And then try to forget it. I d...

I haven't been weighing myself recently. Sometimes I find it helpful, but at the moment, because my food and weight problems are all tied up in my self esteem and my emotions, it causes more harm than it's worth. I imagine I will start weighing myself in a couple months, though, when my other proble...

Well, another successful day. It was a little tough at moments. Totally has some false hunger/stress/binging urges. But I ignored them. I had four small, pretty balanced and healthy meals. Boring, though :) I eat the same stuff all the time. Breakfast- toast, peanut butter, cottage cheese and jam. L...

I'll join in. I'm trying for 45 days, but June is a good start :)

yesterday went great. Four small meals. All pretty healthy. No sweets, snacks, or seconds. My last meal/snack was kinda late, but no biggie. Today, so far, so good. Three meals, and thus far, no sweets or seconds. Breakfast was small-cottage cheese and toast with peanut butter. Lunch was medium-egg ...

I like this enough to make 45 days my new goal. I do think this kind of thing has to vary quite a bit from person to person. But 45 days seems reasonable and achievable.

I just want to jot down some dietary defaults. I tend to eat the same thing waaaay too often. Cottage cheese or yogurt with berries Toast-with butter, honey, jam, or peanut butter cereal and milk salad with hardboiled eggs, garbanzos, cheese, grilled vegetables, and/or avocado egg white omelets frui...

I could write a book about how much I want to be done with binging/emotional eating/dieting/food obsession/whatever. Mostly, I think I substitute or blame food for a lot of the problems in my life. Anyways, I am giving No S another go, because I think it's a really sane, sensible, sustainable progra...