Everyday Systems

lpearlmom

Youâ€™re doing great. I love my app too. I think some of us just do better with firm boundaries kind of like with NoS but just for a longer period of time. Fasting also helps you realize how strong you really are. If you have the Vora app , you can follow me if you want. Iâ€™m FastingPearl. ðŸ˜ƒ

lpearlmom

Ugh Iâ€™m not enjoying this all day fast. I donâ€™t know how ppl do ADF. I probably would have ditched it except I posted about it on my fasting group and a bunch of ppl got on board. Itâ€™d feel weird not to finish now. Iâ€™ll get through it.

lpearlmom

So awesome that you just didnâ€™t want to binge. Itâ€™s like you realized you just didnâ€™t want to feel like how you feel after a binge anymore. I can remember a similar experience early on when I was grabbing for a snack and just thought â€œ if I donâ€™t stick to NoS, whatâ€™s the alternative â€œ....

lpearlmom

Great idea on cutting out sugar. It has so many health risks associated with it. I bet youâ€™ll feel a lot better too.

Youâ€™re food looks delicious. Best of luck!

Linda

lpearlmom

Woot woot! Congrats on 24 hrs! Youâ€™re doing great!

lpearlmom

Thx so much Allison! Itâ€™s been painfully slow at times, but Iâ€™m getting there. My ultimate goal is 135 but anything 140 would be amazing for now. Auto: I know itâ€™s crazy my girls are both teens now & even crazier weâ€™ve â€œknownâ€ each other for 5 yrs! Speaks well to NoS and this board that s...

lpearlmom

Smart not to weigh just yet!

Are you thinking of starting IF?

lpearlmom

Yay you did great!

lpearlmom

Youâ€™re doing great! Your treats sound yummy. I try to do a couple low carb days and a few regular days to keep the body guessing. Sounds like what youâ€™re doing! Iâ€™m not sure youâ€™re on fb but hereâ€™s the fb group I belong to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DelayDontDeny/ Itâ€™s a big group ...

lpearlmom

Was a good day although my 13 year seems so ready to be mad at me lately. I think itâ€™s partky hormones and partly being out of school. She does better on some sort of a regular schedule. We went to the movies and then to a Food truck Friday thing. They didnâ€™t have any wine and I really look forw...

lpearlmom

This post makes me so happy! Youâ€™re doing great and so happy to hear youâ€™re enjoying IF. Itâ€™s a great feeling to realize food doesnâ€™t control you & that you are perfectly fine skipping a couple meals even. For the headaches try a little pink Himalayan or sea salt in your water. The headaches...

lpearlmom

I thought about doing another 40+ hour fast till tomorrow but I decided to just do a really short fast instead. My weight finally seems to be on a down trend again (slightly) so want to take advantage of the momentum. It seems to stall for a month or two followed by a month with a slight downward tr...

lpearlmom

Nice! Iâ€™ll follow you back! Hmmmm I donâ€™t see you. Whatâ€™s your Instagram name ?

lpearlmom

Go you! I fast daily and love it. Thereâ€™s few of us here but itâ€™s definitely not for everyone!

lpearlmom

Wow, youâ€™re doing great! Wish I could have such a relaxed attitude about my weight.

lpearlmom

Great job! Keep up the good work!

lpearlmom

Pretty good but busy day. I went to my LD mtg and everyone was talking about me being on the news. (Well not everyone). I still canâ€™t believe I found the courage to do something so completely out of my comfort zone. Itâ€™s crazy how weâ€™re really so much more capable than we think we are. I just ...

lpearlmom

Sounds like youâ€™re doing well for being on vacation.

Enjoy!

lpearlmom

â€œ do not have to have everyone's approval, respect, or even good treatment in order to give them or myself those things. It's convenient if people give them to me, but not a necessity. It is so easy to ramp up a sense of woundedness that has nothing to do with the present moment or real threat to ...

lpearlmom

Thank you soprano! I wish I could relax into it. Thatâ€™s the trick isnâ€™t it? Iâ€™ll check out that book. Thank you. Itâ€™s kind of funny but just as I was starting to feel like things were going well, DH got a phone call from his boss about some changes happening and I went into full blown financ...

lpearlmom

Thank you so much lady. â˜ºï¸ Well today I had to get a whole lot braver! The word on the protest got out quickly today and I ended up doing three on air interviews and two phone interviews. Jeez I was so nervous but I think I did pretty well actually. The ion,y one that threw me off was the last on...

lpearlmom

Yay! That is encouraging! Keep up the good work!

lpearlmom

Yes was definitely a great trip! Amazing food & I met a lot of really cool people. Not a dumb question at all. Itâ€™s one of the most discussed topics in the IF fb group actually. So our group really pushes the Clean Fast because anything other than black coffee/tea or sparkling water can potentiall...

lpearlmom

Omg, I really feel for you! How do you reduce sodium and increase calcium when most dairy products have a lot of sodium? Hopefully reducing sodium and sugar will help with the calcium issue. I have a friend right now who has some strange medical issue with her ear and she has to go pretty much zero ...

lpearlmom

Thanks you guys. We did end up talking about it. She said it was about the unfairness of the struggle some of us have vs those that donâ€™t. But dang she really couldnâ€™t have worded that worse. Nobody wants to compared like that to their skinny sister. It still stings a bit but Iâ€™m getting past ...

lpearlmom

Lol! ðŸ˜†

lpearlmom

In Portland for a conference with a friend. She said to me â€œso youâ€™re mom is thin & so is your sister, do you take after your Dad or something?â€ Iâ€™m just stunned. Im a size 8 or 10 not huge and was just starting to feel good about my body. Iâ€™m trying not to let the comment get to me but wow...

lpearlmom

Ugh, ate too much today. I was trying to alternate between 19/5 and 24/1 but the longer window just isnâ€™t working for me. Todayâ€™s window turned into a 7 hr graze fest. I think it was partly spurred in by a picture I saw of myself. I was wearing a size 8 dress that I felt so good in but I looked ...

lpearlmom

Crazy busy day and expect another one tomorrow.

17.5/4.5
154.8 lbs
Break-fast (1:30 pm): chips, dip, PiÃ±a Colada, small piece of cake, bite of ice cream.
Dinner: piece of pizza, kale salad, 1/2 glass wine

Little crazy with the carbs today. â˜ºï¸

lpearlmom

Oh I love your shopping story! You are tiny and didnâ€™t even realize it. Isnâ€™t it wonderful to be shopping in the â€œnormalâ€ section? Wear those clothes. It will make a huge difference in how you carry yourself and how you feel. Now can I steal your son for my next shopping trip? â˜ºï¸ Linda

lpearlmom

142 is definitely it big & frumpy in my book.

I see youâ€™re basically doing like a 16/8 fast since you donâ€™t do breakfast. Pretty cool.

Iâ€™m certain everything will be okay. Hang in there. ðŸ’œ

lpearlmom

Yay! IF is great for vacation. I like Gin Stephens approach. She wrote Delay, donâ€™t deny: https://www.amazon.com/Delay-Dont-Deny-Intermittent-Lifestyle-ebook/dp/B01N4JHL1P I love anything by Dr. Jason Fung. Heâ€™s got books , you tube videos and a blog: https://idmprogram.com/a-short-primer-on-how...

lpearlmom

Ugh, we went to Cheesecake Factory for dinner and instead of getting my usual ahi tuna salad, I ordered battered fish tacos and it was way too heavy. I guess thatâ€™s a good reminder that I donâ€™t do well with fried foods. 19/4 156 lbs Break-fast (3pm): handful nuts Dinner: piece of bread, fish tac...

lpearlmom

I wish I could give you a hug. Happy Birthday. I agree, itâ€™s okay to cry. Btw, I went to therapy for over a year, and dreaded going each and every time. I loved my therapist but itâ€™s just hard facing all those emotions. I always felt better after going though so thereâ€™s that. Take care of your...

lpearlmom

Oh boy, Iâ€™m so sorry to hear about your kidneys. Iâ€™m so glad youâ€™re getting it taken care of. Kidneys are important!

Take care of yourself!

Linda ðŸ’œ

lpearlmom

Thanks, auto! My daughter ended up getting sick yesterday with a stomach thing. This trip definitely was not meant to happen. I managed to get in a 24 hr fast yesterday and it felt SO good. Today I was down 3 lbs. Iâ€™m still up 3 lbs but thatâ€™s okay. My new plan is to alternate 19:5 with 24:1. We...

lpearlmom

So great you were honest! I know that wasnâ€™t easy for you and you should be really proud of yourself. Therapists learn to be non judgmental and they also know that everyone handles things differently. Just give it time and give her a chance. Iâ€™m sorry about your teen. Iâ€™ve got two and itâ€™s e...

lpearlmom

Awesome! I notice a lot of ppls taste changing with IF. Yesterday I ordered a smoothie that I used to love but it now it seems way too sweet. I drank 1/2 and gave the rest to my daughter. Smart idea doing extended fasts to. Read plateaus. The longest Iâ€™ve gone is 44 hrs. I really dislike missing o...

lpearlmom

Thanks soprano for the kind words! Thanks larks! Very cool about picking berries at oak reek. Itâ€™s a love,y spot! Hi merry! Some ppl have instant success with IF and lose all their weight without much tweaking. Other ppl like myself have to tweak a lot and really be patient. I did have a lot of su...

lpearlmom

Very true! Btw, hope you saw my welcome post. I didnâ€™t see a response so wasnâ€™t sure.

Have a great day!!

lpearlmom

Hi Dalia, I love your insights. Iâ€™m glad you are being patient with yourself. It resonates with my personal experience. The first year of NoS, I worked on establishing habits and really only lost a few pounds. Going from a constant grazer to three meals a day was a big deal for me though and it he...

lpearlmom

Exactly, itâ€™s a totally flexible & freeing way of eating, IMO. ðŸ’œ

lpearlmom

Welcome Lady B! I really enjoyed ypur first check in. NoS has been amazing for me in getting my emotional eating under control and Iâ€™ve lost a good amount of weight on it with some tweaking. I also love the support and encouragement from the people in this group. I tend to use my check in as a dia...

lpearlmom

Really rough couple of days. I came down with Strep and as we were getting ready to leave for our vacation, we discovered DHs passport is expired. I spent all day yesterday on the phone and we had to delay our trip to end of a July. We were suppose to leave tomorrow and Iâ€™m pretty bummed out about...

lpearlmom

Thanks for stopping by Heather! I agree it is nice. Feeling a little under the weather today an ended up breaking my fast early because I was feeling lightheaded. I need to better by Monday for our trip. Ugh! I think the one hour window is too short. It just backfired on me. I think Iâ€™m going to s...

lpearlmom

You are doing fantastic! IF makes me less obsessive about food if anything. I know it looks strange to people on the outside but itâ€™s really an amazing lifestyle. Most people donâ€™t end up overeating in their window because fasting actually gets your hunger and satiety hormones in balance. This i...

lpearlmom

Yeah itâ€™s a drag Tex! A 15 hr daily fast is great. I know meds make it hard for people. Some ppl just have a small amount of avocado since fat doesnâ€™t really break the fast. (Fat doesnâ€™t effect insulin much). So Iâ€™m down a pound. Itâ€™s a start. I did a one hour window again. It wasnâ€™t too...

lpearlmom

Donâ€™t worry about what to say or not to say. Itâ€™s the therapist job to help guide you through this process. Just keep showing up. ðŸ’œ

lpearlmom

Ugh up 4 lbs today. Itâ€™s a little discouraging because I really didnâ€™t go that crazy. I had 5-6 hr windows with more carbs & sugar than normal but I didnâ€™t stuff myself silly or anything. Anyway Iâ€™m sure itâ€™s just water weight and will sort itself out by the end of the week. I definitely n...

lpearlmom

How exciting that youâ€™re going shopping! I think itâ€™ll make a world of difference having some cute clothes that fit you properly. Please toss those old clothes out! You deserve to feel good in your clothes. I actually went to H&M today and got a bunch of cute stuff for a good price. Itâ€™s amazi...

lpearlmom

I do think itâ€™s better to focus on what to eat rather than what not to eat. I love so many foods that I can get excited about pretty much anything. Iâ€™m struggling a bit today. My weight is up two pounds and although I know itâ€™s probably just normal fluctuations or from the soy sauce from sushi...

lpearlmom

So great that you are improving your relationship with food. I think that needs to be your number one priority. I basically spent the first year of NoS healing my relationship with food. After that I was able to tweak things where needed and focus on getting the weight off. Having no foods off limit...

lpearlmom

Ugh, hope you feel better soon!

lpearlmom

Fun day just relaxing at home. Itâ€™s so much better when DH isnâ€™t at work. We cooked and hung out while my oldest daughter studied for her finals. I feel badly for her. She came into my room the other night in tears because she said her grades werenâ€™t good. I thought she was going to tell me sh...

lpearlmom

Sorry the fasting didnâ€™t work for you! Iâ€™m not trying to talk you into doing it but just know it takes about three weeks to adjust. Those 3 weeks will pretty much suck till your body is fat adapted. Then you should have more energy then ever, not less. That being said it may just not be a good t...

lpearlmom

Iâ€™m still trucking along here. Weight staying at about 153. My goal is 135 so a ways to go but Iâ€™m feeling pretty good. I fit into a size 8 pants and that makes me happy but other times I feel like Iâ€™ve got a long way to go. I did however have a positive experience bathing suit shopping which ...

lpearlmom

Most of us long timers here did not do 21 days right off the bat. Most of us took quite awhile to reach 21 days of green but it doesnâ€™t matter. With each green day, your habit becomes a little stronger and eventually itâ€™ll become second nature.

Youâ€™re doing greatâ€”you got this!

Linda

lpearlmom

Yay Dalia! Merry: thatâ€™s one of the many myths weâ€™ve been sold. Missing a meal or two is one of the best things one can do for their health imo. Mentally itâ€™s pretty freeing not to care so much about food anymore as well. It also saves me a lot of time. Today was kind of cool. I got a phone ca...

lpearlmom

Yayâ€”Iâ€™m so excited for you! Itâ€™s going to feel so good to get in this important family time. That is really the most important thing. I love that youâ€™re making your mom a scrapbook. Thatâ€™s really special. ðŸ’œ

lpearlmom

Thanks lady! Feeling much better today. Brought our friends a thank you gift and they said how much fun they had cooking. I could tell there was no resentment so I think weâ€™re good. My no alcohol idea only lasted one day. Thereâ€™s was leftover sangria that needed to be drunk. Oh well. Appetite Co...

lpearlmom

I love the whole vinyl record revival too. Itâ€™s pretty cool. Thanks for the bday wishes. Omg, the party turned out over the top amazing. So many people came, the house looked beautiful, everyone was so kind and I even felt really good about how I looked especially after getting my hair and makeup ...

lpearlmom

Congrats on getting the scale to move! Just wanted to say that CC is a horrible long term solution. Most ppl canâ€™t stick to it and our bodies learn to compensate by slowing down our metabolism. NoS is a long term solution because youâ€™re creating habits which support a healthy metabolism and let ...

lpearlmom

Hehe Merry. Just so you know, she had me keep my bra on. It was all very professional and I highly recommend it.

lpearlmom

Yayâ€”worth ! Youâ€™ve really got this down. I find I canâ€™t do the processed food either anymore. Youâ€™re even staying off the scaleâ€”so awesome!

Hope things calm down for you at some point but itâ€™s nice to have a full life isnâ€™t it?

lpearlmom

Familyâ€™s are tough. I agree with what everyone said. Donâ€™t try suddenly get back into diet mode. Thatâ€™s not going to help with your long term goals. Just keep it green and donâ€™t stress about a certain number. Your family will be amazed either way & just happy to see you. Also just do your be...

lpearlmom

Hehe ladybird I felt a little princess-like complaining about being tired from shopping. â˜ºï¸ Thatâ€™s funny oolala. I definitely appreciate getting fitted properly. I think I look pretty good. I just wish my middle pooch would go away. 20 more pounds. Iâ€™ll be getting hair & make-up done too. Gee...

lpearlmom

Merry: itâ€™s really exhausting having them all at once but youâ€™re right at least itâ€™s over at once too. Oolala: yeah I might do some deep facial stuff (not Botox though) but itâ€™s just annoying having someone tell you that you should. I shun all free samples at the mall. Those ppl are bossy. I...

lpearlmom

Was my birthday today but didnâ€™t do anything interesting. Too much to do for the big bday bash this weekend. My family did make me dinner and kind of cleaned up. Itâ€™s okay. I make such a big deal about everyone elses bdays that Iâ€™m inevitably let down by the lack of fuss on mine. I did receive...

lpearlmom

What is with these hairdressers geesh! Sheâ€™s pretty obsessed about being young so Iâ€™m going to just assume itâ€™s her issue and not mine. I told my DH about the Botox and he said â€œewwwâ€. Besides itâ€™s not entirely without risks. I was reading that it actually can re-wire your brain. No thank...

lpearlmom

Oh possibly obesity is largely a hormonal problem. Not sure.

lpearlmom

Hehe getting there! Sorry I meant intermittent fasting seems to help with the emotional eating. Low-carb days is just an experiment in carb cycling to get my insulin lower and hopefully get the scale moving. Iâ€™m constantly tweaking though. Itâ€™s a bad habit of mine. I really admire these ppl who ...

lpearlmom

Oh yeah I do not do lchf! I try to do a couple of low carbish days a week but keto is not sustainable for me so not willing to commit to it either. If seems to help with psychological as well as real hunger for me. I think itâ€™s just about firm boundaries similar to NoS. I donâ€™t do great with fuz...

lpearlmom

I agree with a lot of this. I purposely did not over analyze NoS in the beginning. I didnâ€™t read the book or listen to the podcasts. I just kept it very simple and didnâ€™t worry too much about defining sweets or whatever. I just tried to use common sense and get the habit down. With IF Iâ€™m doin...

lpearlmom

Oolala: btw, forgot to say thank you for your kind comment! Still need to go shopping!

lpearlmom

How wonderful! Those moments are so important to our sanity. I love that you guys have a mission.

lpearlmom

Boy did I make up for last night. We took my oldest daughter out for her bday to a really nice Italian place. I ate a lot plus I nibbles when I came home. I stuck to my fast though so thatâ€™s all that really matters. I got my nails done and then my hair today. I love my hair dresser but she keeps s...

lpearlmom

I like your plan. This has to be sustainable and fit your lifestyle. Your Friday night ritual sounds v special. I would work around it. Your husband sounds awesome btw!

lpearlmom

Dalia: I did nos for over 2 years before starting fasting. I think focusing on nos habits first is smart!

lpearlmom

Wootâ€”how awesome is that?! Isnâ€™t it amazing to realize you are perfectly fine skipping a meal and in fact it feels pretty darn good? Great job listening to your body. Today was busy. I spent a good part of the day cleaning out my kitchen drawers and pantry cupboards. I got rid of SO much stuff a...

lpearlmom

Great job!

lpearlmom

Ugh, up a total of 4 lbs. now. Really hungry today and ate a lot. Dang it, I wanted to buy a cute dress for my bday. I may have to wait till next week. Oh well I know by now weight loss is not linear. I just want to look cute for my party. 23/1 Break-fast (7pm): French onion burger, spinach salad w/...

lpearlmom

5 months is fantastic! I got so sick of traditional diets that Iâ€™d literally start a diet in the morning & break it by that evening. So nice to find something sane & sustainable.

lpearlmom

Soprano: once you become fat adapted, you are not hungry when you are fasting. It takes about 2-3 weeks to use up your glycogen stores and then your body starts to use fat for energy. When your body is using fat for energy it sends satiety singals to your brain because it can sense it has plenty of ...

lpearlmom

Definitely ladybird! Up 2 lbs and I was really hungry today. This weight loss stuff is definitely a lot of two steps forward one step back. Iâ€™ll get there. 157.8 lbs 27/3 Break-fast (4:30 pm): plate w macadamia nuts, olives, pickles, raspberries Dinner: green Chile chicken w/ Mexican corn, glass w...

lpearlmom

Oh dear! I feel your pain. I was a vegetarian for 7 years and a vegan for only 7 months. I admire the motivations behind it but was really turned off by the hardcore types. I think your approach is much more humane & sensible. I hate all the judgment that goes with it for some of these groups. Weâ€™...

lpearlmom

I donâ€™t know if any magnesium will work. This is what was recommended and what I take : https://www.amazon.com/Natures-Way-Magnesium-Complex-Capsules/dp/B001ECQ5QG/ref=sm_n_au_dka_US_pr_con_0_0?adId=B001ECQ5QG&creativeASIN=B001ECQ5QG&linkId=366f8aad921a9d3d46164857ff08882e&tag=everydaysyste-20&lin...

lpearlmom

Isnâ€™t it interesting how your body really starts to prefer less food?

lpearlmom

I agree about the intuitive eating. It never worked for me but I think it can be applied to our one plates.

Great job!

Linda

lpearlmom

Yayâ€”youâ€™re doing great! Isnâ€™t it wonderful not to have to make constant decisions about when and how much to eat. I remember it feeling like such a relief.

Keep up the great work!

Linda

lpearlmom

I drank a lot in the beginning too. Youâ€™ll need to drinks less and less overtime. Now I mostly just drink water.

Your food looks good. Are you a vegetarian?

lpearlmom

Thanks Merry! Yeah itâ€™s a lot of writing I know! Iâ€™ve only been doing Intermittent Fasting for the last 6 months or so. The rest is my long and involved NoS journey. My kids are still off of school due to the teacher strike. Iâ€™m really stressed out because this may really mess up our summer va...

lpearlmom

It happened to a bunch of ours. Itâ€™s been reported. Donâ€™t worry about it too much.

lpearlmom

You got this!

lpearlmom

Thanks for doing that Soprano. So annoying !

lpearlmom

Thanks Octavia & worth! I did text my friend to apologize for my complaining. And she said not to worry that she totally gets it and she appreciates that Iâ€™m a generally upbeat person. I ended up blocking the crazy vegan lady from my Facebook group. Life is too short to put up with miserable peopl...

lpearlmom

Yay!! What a great feeling! Congrats! I think itâ€™s great youâ€™re flexible with youâ€™re eating. Nothing wrong with just eating one meal a day, but when two works & feels right, thatâ€™s great too. I think itâ€™s actually good to mix it up and keep the body guessing but better if it naturally happ...

lpearlmom

Hi so sorry youâ€™re having sleeping troubles. Iâ€™m sure youâ€™ve tried everything but wanted to recommend a magnesium supplement that has worked well for me. It was recommended to me by my Intermittent Fasting group. Supposedly most people do not get nearly enough magnesium and this can cause all ...

lpearlmom

Today was a fun day. I went out to lunch with a few friends for one of their bdays. Was nice to be with positive, uplifting people. I feel a little badly complaining to them about other people. Itâ€™s a bad habit I have but I think it helps me process my frustrations. Thereâ€™s so much to do for my ...

lpearlmom

Welcome! Youâ€™re doing great! Some people have very little problems with S days & other people take awhile to get in a good groove. Just remember you. cant fail On S days.

GL!

lpearlmom

Oh boy yeah I can not even think about eating fast food anymore. I love that you did breakfast for dinner. I keep meaning to do that but we either have our plated meals or go out most nights.

Keep up the great work!

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