Everyday Systems

I weigh myself every day at the same point in my morning routine (after I use the bathroom but before my shower and before breakfast). I write those numbers down. Then each week, I take the weekly average weight and put the weekly average on my chart. I keep a second chart for my monthly average (ca...

Day 8 (1/2) – Success! Day 9 (1/3) – Failure. Oh…I could justify it if I wanted. My throat was scratchy so I had a smoothie for breakfast, oatmeal with applesauce for lunch, and a milkshake and some hot tea for dinner. Sure, the milkshake was frozen yoghurt and soy milk. Yes it had organic peanut bu...

"Never appeal to a man's 'better nature.' He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage." That one actually works for/against me. I will stick to the diet for reasons purely selfish before I will stick to it because someone else thinks I should. It's from "Time Enough for ...

Day 6 (12/31) – Sunday – I went a bit overboard. There was lots of snacking and no real meals. I drank more alcohol calories than I want to think about. That’s okay though. We planned for it. Day 7 (1/1) – Monday, Special Day – 3 distinct meals following the no seconds rule (I have the will power to...

Day 4 (12/29) - Success! Day 5 (12/30) - Success! Yes, I know 12/30 was a Saturday. But I figure since Monday is New Years day and that's clearly a "Special" day, One more N day this week wouldn't hurt me. I'm not sure if we're going by calendar day or practical day though. On 12/30, I had breakfast...

Day 3 - Success (10 am) Breakfast Smoothie (same as yesterday) (2pm) Lunch: assorted plate including ¼ acorn baked acorn squash, steamed broccoli and cauliflower, and some morning star corn dogs (7pm) Dinner: 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes and 2 slices of homemade 12 grain bread (1 tbsp of peanut butte...

Day 2 – I’m calling it success (8am) – skipped my morning milk. It was harder than I thought possible but I managed. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to do it tomorrow, and I’m not going to require it of myself, only try… (10 am) – Breakfast: smoothie with 11 oz meal replacement shake, ¼ cup dry whole w...

This is only day 2 and I'm worried that I failed before I started. I made a smoothie for breakfast (meal replacement shake, 1 cup of assorted no sugar added frozen berries, 1/4 cup dry whole wheat oatmeal, ice) but now that it's finished, I'm worried...is a glass the same as a plate? I didn't eat an...

So yesterday (26 Dec. 2006) was my first official No-S day. I'm counting it as a sucess for my personal goals though maybe not exactly by the rules. (8am) - 12 oz fat free soy milk - not a meal or snack Breakfast: (11am) 1 egg, 1 slice of toast, 1 orange, slice of leftover ham (2pm) - extra light ol...