Everyday Systems

All right, so I lost maybe a pound or two from trying my No-S plus no-refined-foods-for-breakfast-and-lunch mod... and it came back on at the weekend. So I tried going full-on no-refined-foods for the remaining ten days before my performance, and that failed within a few hours (ha!). I just hate die...

General update: I'm now in Week 4 and pretty unhappy with the lack of results. Now, on the up side (and it is a significant up side) I have not gained any weight. Knowing that I can eat WHATEVER I want (just not whenever I want) and stay at a steady weight is actually very reassuring. However, I'm s...

Thank you, JJ, I really appreciate it! Those are some great creative ideas! Reading is a great idea because when I'm engaged in a book, I will forget to eat for hours!

Oh, very exciting development last night - I ate dinner early at 7:30 due to an evening obligation, then didn't go to bed till 11:30. I would normally have been STARVING and had to eat a sizeable "supper." I did feel some little tummy grumbles and nearly ate a panicked snack, but I just had my cup o...

Thank you, Anra! That's a good point...

My week has gone well so far! I'm sticking to the spirit and the letter reasonably well and feeling OK about it. The main thing is that I'm feeling very impatient. I want to see the scale move! Ya know, daily!!! Which of course is unreasonable and unsustainable, sigh. But I keep thinking about tryin...

Thank you, Red! It's great to know I'm not alone!!

Okay, my S weekend... I had a doughnut, a few bites of chocolate cake, and a sampling of Easter candy. I also permasnacked from 4-9 Saturday and generally overate a bit. I regained 1 pound, maybe 2, of the 3-4 pounds I'd lost. It's sorta scary how easy it is to regain weight. But at least I didn't r...

Whoosh! Lost 3-4 pounds overnight. I read from Jen1974's blog (or maybe some other articles I read after her blog post on the topic) that a fast drop like that can be caused by alcohol or a big dose of carbs, and I had both at dinner last night. I also had a late enough dinner that I went to bed jus...

With the encouragement I got from my other post, I'm now having a tiny smidge of dark chocolate as a daily reward (delayed gratification is so not my thing...). Tonight I shifted mealtimes, too. 9 or 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 9 p.m. Hoping I can go to bed still not quite hungry. I even cooked something ex...

Thanks, Oolala! I'd be more than happy to see that happen!

Thank you so much, Jen1974! I also loved your posts about eating more fat and about the "whoosh effect"! Very helpful!

Thank you guys so much.... I think you may have saved my No S life ;-) I can definitely do 1 or 2 squares (depending on how big the squares are) of 70%+. It won't spiral on me, I don't think. I can use it as a daily reward - do No S all day and get my chocolate after dinner. It's just hard for me to...

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I think I'm doubly depressed about no food at bedtime. Going to bed hungry really feels horrible. Between no late supper and no sweets, I feel I have nothing to look forward to in my day. Guess that tells you how much I've relied on food emotionally.

(reposted from my check-in thread) Urgh... I'm getting pretty blue about the no sweets thing. No sweets *most* days for the rest of my life??!! Suddenly, it doesn't sound doable! Or desirable! I have used sugar and (especially) chocolate to boost my mood on a daily basis almost my entire life. Does ...

Urgh... I'm getting pretty blue about the no sweets thing. No sweets most days for the rest of my life??!! Suddenly, it doesn't sound doable! Or desirable! I have used sugar and (especially) chocolate to boost my mood on a daily basis almost my entire life. Does dark chocolate have to count as a swe...

Welcome, nancys! I'm new, too. Really feeling good about it so far.

Thank you, Kittson! I really appreciate it! :D I have that history of strict dieting -> bingeing -> strict dieting -> etc. And I figured if I forced myself to be hungry and miserable, it would be just like being on one of those very restrictive diets and probably lead to bingeing later. I'm glad to ...

I'm calling today a win with a little "virtual plating." Dinner out was not good and I didn't eat much of it and it was too early in the day, so I'm going to eat some more to basically finish my dinner late. I tried white-knuckling it with hot tea with milk and sugar, and although it wasn't enough t...

Thanks, guys, this was helpful for the question I was just about to post ;-) I went out for dinner with friends, and it was too early AND what I ordered was neither good nor filling, so I didn't eat very much, and I was just pondering whether I'm supposed to suck it up and go to bed hungry or whethe...

My three S days this weekend were a quadruple whammy - anniversary party for the company I work for, my birthday, Easter, and Saturday/Sunday. I felt sick and in pain by the end of Sunday. Indulged too much. (I know it's okay/allowed, and I'm not worried about it - I just regret it because it was so...

Thanks, you guys! Glad to see other people are making it work.

I currently can't imagine a world where I'm not hungry at bedtime... but I might get brave enough to try it later...

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing your story!!

Thank you, Oolala53! I will try the "virtual plate" method of counting the fruit as part of lunch.

Hey y'all, newbie here from Texas... after a lifetime of dieting and ultimately feeling completely out of control with eating, I am very psyched about No S. Question. For a variety of reasons, my sleep schedule is midnight or 1 a.m. till 9 or 10 a.m. Frankly, I ain't gonna give that up unless I have...