Everyday Systems

Inertia. Ok had a wobbly week. Hard to get started after a relapse. Back in tomorrow. Straight No S.

Day 0 of 90.

I came unstuck at 74 days. I think this was related to a routine change, a period of travel and then a period of stress. The S day rules started to go, then it was a bit like a domino effect. No major harm done, though I did have about a week of feeling a little out of control, but it's back to norm...

Days 51-56: Success! OK, new rule needed. Still trying to keep this as simple as possible, but it has to work for life right? 'It is OK to make an exception if you feel it would cause offence.' This situation happened this evening for the first time. I went out for a drink with a person I had just m...

Days 43-50: Success! Thanks everyone for the comments. I can't quite believe it's still working. I've never felt this in control of my eating. Having a streak totally helps - I have come pretty close a few times to breaking, but it carries me through. The weight is a little static, but I'm trying to...

Days 34-42: Success! Still good. A bit sloppy around keeping it all on a plate (i.e. dipping in to yogurt pots, nibbling fruit for desert, ordering starters) but I'm gonna allow it. Will try and get better at making sure I 'eyeball' my meals. Still no snacking between meals at all. This seems really...

Days 27-33: Success!

Day 26: Success!

Day 25: Success

Day 24: Success

Day 23: Success

Day 22: Success!

Thank you for all the lovely comments

Day 21: Success!

Had dinner and drinks, so virtual plated starter and mains. Quite a lot of alcohol, but hey that's allowed right. Then had today's 'snack' at 3am. Great night though.

Day 20: Success!

Woohoo!

Day 19: Success!

No not yet unfortunately, another 10 days study to go!

Day 18: Sister's birthday!

Called this an S day and had some cake

Day 18: Success!

Really tough today as been home all day studying for an exam - this is my weakest time for snacking. Also ran out of milk! Hopefully tomorrow will be easier.

Day 17: Success!

Found it hard today. Glass of milk helped.

Day 16: Success!

Thanks clarinetgal!

Day 15: Success!

S day today - had one piece of cake with tea, which was lovely

Day 14: Success!

Day 13: Success!

Trying to practice mindful eating. I think it's key. It feels quite unnatural, but hopefully it will start to feel normal after a while.

Day 12: Success!

Thanks for the encouragement Berry! Much appreciated.

Day 11: Success!

Day 10: Success!

Day 9: Success!

Just the one S today, some yogurt.

Day 8: Wedding! Wasn't sure how to approach this one. There was lots of food scattered throughout the day, and lots of sweets. I probably overate a bit but I did exercise some moderation. Initially I thought about virtual plating everything. In the end I just decided to 'take part' in eating with ev...

Day 7: Success!

Day 6: Success!

Day 5: Success! I read about bite counting on some No S threads. I tried this once before, with an iPhone app called 'eat slower pro', and found it really good, so I've decided to give it another go. It was nice today eating in this way. It really makes you slow down and you can feel yourself gettin...

Day 4: Success! Trying to make an effort to eat without distractions (i.e. in a quiet place without TV, radio, books or internet) and actually pay attention to what I'm doing. I think this will help strengthen the mealtime habit and also make me more attentive to signs of fullness. That's the plan a...

Day 3: Success!

Day 2: Success! Thank you Linda and Eschano for your messages. It's great to have support from the No S community. Tricky day. Had one of those situations where there's real social pressure to snack - went with a friend for tea and cake and they 'didn't want to eat cake alone!' I was going to cave i...

Day 1: Success!

Had a good first day. Feeling very motivated. Bit peckish now as had an early dinner, but hopefully it won't interfere with sleep. Gotta stay up to see who wins the Eurovision song contest!

Hello, I've decided to start a check-in thread. I love No S and I completely believe that moderation and habit forming is the way. I've been doing No S on and off for about six months now. Changing habits is hard and there is a lot to change, so I think a bit of accountability will really help. I am...