Everyday Systems

Bluebell

Posting after lunch as I am feeling particularly rebellious today. Wonder if its normal, after almost 6 months, to want to break all the rules and eat recklessly? Nothing to do with logical thought, I am well aware of and grateful for all the wonderful changes NoS has brought me. I have experienced ...

Bluebell

Busy weekend, I think my eating has been pretty well controlled, I haven't stuck 100% to no snacks but I have managed to avoid mindless eating. My husband arranged for flowers and a hamper to be delivered for mothers day, and had sorted out cards for the boys to give to me, so even though he's not h...

Bluebell

Thanks whoson first :) Texark funny you should say that, yesterday definitely ended up as an over indulgence day! We had takeout pizza for dinner followed by a very sweet homemade birthday cake, boy did I feel stuffed going to bed! Today I am planning to do my usual no snacks. We have family for din...

Bluebell

Well I survived from 12.30-8.30pm without eating, quite pleased with myself! To be honest it doesn't suit me to eat so late, but was so nice to catch up with my good friends and its only once in a blue moon. They had crisps before dinner which I somehow managed to resist, and I had deliberately boug...

Bluebell

Weds 22nd - success Bit worried about tomorrow, I have friends round for dinner tomorrow, we won't be eating until 8pm ish, I usually have my dinner with the kids at 5.30/6pm ish. No idea how I'm going to last that long! And no chance for a later lunch as I work all day tomorrow and lunch break is 1...

Bluebell

Thanks Bluebell for your support! I like the idea of S day mods, I just can never stick to them for some reason. I'm so happy it seems to be doing the trick for you. It makes sense but my brain is just not having any if it. I think I'm going to have to try Merry's approach of just not worrying abou...

Bluebell

Tuesday 21st - success. Bit of virtual plating today as we had a buffet lunch provided at work (a very rare occurrence!) but it was fine. I really missed my usual yoghurt and fruit though! Buffet food has lost its appeal over the last few months.

Bluebell

Hi Linda I was just reading through your thread and relating to your frustrations with S days. I have only been following NoS for 5 months so I am still a relative newby but I had also reached a point of frustration with my S days a few weeks ago. I had reached a stage where I was just mindlessly st...

Bluebell

Thank you Linda :) I like the idea of enjoying all the other rewards that come with NoS. There are so many besides weight loss! I don't really know why I weigh on a Monday other than habit, but I do wonder if a Friday weight would 'stick' through the weekend! In fact I weigh myself most days and fin...

Bluebell

The scales have finally shifted, I am 2lb down making a loss of a stone (14lb) in total. This has taken me 24 weeks and I'm completely fine with that, because I have at long last found a way of eating that is sustainable for life. I have a way to go, probably around another 18lb to be at a good weig...

Bluebell

I have had a good weekend food wise, yesterday was my son's birthday party, I resisted most of the party food and managed to stick to no snacks. I did have two glasses of wine in the evening though, I felt in need! Today I have eaten nice filling meals, with seconds and sweets at lunch time. I had a...

Bluebell

Friday 17th - success
Lunch out today (I don't usually eat out so frequently!) It was turkish, I had some delicious hoummus and flatbread, and some lamb with rice and salad. It all fit on a medium plate, and was really healthy and yummy. Sandwich and fruit for tea.

Bluebell

Thursday 16th - success

Bluebell

Don't mind at all. Not sure anyone else will know what it means, but that probably makes it even better. Thank you! And probably true :) Today - success. Went out for dinner with friends and shared a starter but managed to compensate by leaving some of my main. So a bit of virtual plating but reaso...

Bluebell

PS Oolala I have pinched your quote for my signature, I hooe you don't mind but please say if you do and I'll take it off

Bluebell

Merry I just read on the One Year challenge thread that you have suffered bereavement recently and I wanted to offer my condolences 💐 Staying strong with your eating can be extremely tough when life throws hard times at you, so go easy on yourself and just do what you can manage. My thouhgts...

Bluebell

Thanks for your comments TexArk :) I completely get what you're saying about weight loss, so easy to get caught up in that trap. It may interest you to know that my biggest weight loss was with a Rosemary Conley class back in 2008, I lost almost 5 stone (70 pounds), was slimmer of the year, blah bla...

Bluebell

I like the idea of knowing where the North Star is ⭐️

Tuesday 14th - success

Bluebell

Monday 13th - success Weight loss seems to have stalled. However, I am not prepared to make any major changes to my meals, they are generally healthy and well balanced, and right now I still need to know that I can have those three platefuls. My S day mod of no snacks is also going well and I need t...

Bluebell

Sunday - no snacks, enjoyed my meals, had one square of dark chocolate after lunch and apple crumble and cream for dessert after dinner. I always seem to have an apple based dessert on a Sunday :lol: That's 2 weekends under my belt with no snacking, it feels great. In fact it just feels normal, and ...

Bluebell

I wasn't told to clear my plate, but my mum very much showed her love by providing huge amounts of food, and still does bless her. We were definitely encouraged to eat large and varied amounts of food. So choosing to cut back doesn't come naturally for me, although it feels very good to be learning ...

Bluebell

TexArk it has taken me 5 months of NoS to realise this. Eventually I became so fed up of feeling out of control on S days that I decided to cut out snacks completely. I think I have an inner rebel in my mindset which most likely stems back to being put on a diet aged 12, followed by all the countles...

Bluebell

Thanks nettee🙂 I am feeling better today, and have eaten reasonably sensibly. We went out for dinner to this very cool restaurant where you are served your food on a hot stone and you cook it to your liking! Shared a steak and prawns with my husband and had to leave some chips as it was so f...

Bluebell

Friday 10th - success

Bluebell

Hi TexArk I just wanted to drop into your thread to say that a lot of what you write resonates with me. I also have spent a lot of my life obsessed with diets having been first put on one aged 12. It is such a relief to have found the simplicity and common sense of NoS. I completely agree with your ...

Bluebell

Thursday 9th - success Feeling lousy with my time of the month, crampy and bloated tummy, no sugar cravings though for some reason so that's a bonus. I'm so done with this, I have no further need for my reproductive system, my baby making days are well and truly over! Tucked up in bed with a hot wat...

Bluebell

Wednesday 8th - success

Bluebell

Tues 7th - success. I have felt somewhat emotionally wobbly today and at the back of my mind a voice was telling me to comfort myself with food. Luckily I managed to ignore it! I know its not the answer but sometimes I still want to just, well, eat. For the sake of eating. I have made progress in re...

Bluebell

That's funny TexArk! :lol: Bluebell ice cream sounds like the opposite of NoS! Thanks for commenting on my S days. I really felt positive after the weekend that I could achieve a degree of control on S days and still feel that I hadn't been deprived. But I'm not sure I would have been ready for the ...

Bluebell

Monday 6th - success

Bluebell

Another day of satisfying meals and no snacking. Treats today were croissants for breakfast, a chocolate bar at lunch (tasted meh to be honest) and a piece of homemade apple cake for dessert after dinner. So probably quite high in calories but I feel content that I have enjoyed my treats at mealtime...

Bluebell

OK so today was my first S day with no snacks. It has gone really well. I have definitely eaten some tasty meals, and have had sweets immediately after (chocolate wafer bar and homemade flapjack after lunch, apple strudel and cream after dinner) but because I have limited my eating to mealtimes only...

Bluebell

A rather calorific plateful for dinner - takeaway curry, but nevertheless I followed the rules so - success.

Bluebell

Thursday 2nd March - success

Bluebell

Ah yes, over doing it is definitely where my pleasure ends and discomfort begins, I'm still learning where the line is!
Wednesday 1st March - success

Bluebell

Oolala how do we manage to deceive ourselves so completely? Or not completely I guess, as there's always that small voice at the back of my mind telling me that what I'm doing doesn't feel right. Maybe its sheer stubborness and/or a fear of change. I have certainly had many times in the past, when I...

Bluebell

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Bluebell

Oh and today was success!

Bluebell

Jen it has taken me a long time to realise that this is the way forward for me, its good to know that it works for you. Thanks for letting me know, it gives me confidence in my decision. I think I have been fighting the idea of feeling deprived at the weekends, but actually that out of control feeli...

Bluebell

Thanks Merry. On the whole my weeks are pretty good but last weekend in particular was out of control. Some S days are worse than others. I have made a decision to cut out snacks at the weekend. When I feel I can snack, I lose all sense of moderation in my eating. Snacks = stuffing my face without a...

Bluebell

I've not done so well this weekend. Too much indulgence in the S's and I'm sure I've gained a pound or two. In fact I shall delay my weekly weigh in for a week as I don't want to get discouraged. Back on it tomorrow.

Bluebell

Wow oolala. I'm printing that out. Awesome motivational words. Ipearlmom I don't think I've posted on your thread before, I know you've been doing NoS for some time now and I'm a relative newby, but your recent post resonated with me. I hope oolala's words have helped you, I have nothing useful to a...

Bluebell

A lesson learned, only bake at weekends! Glad to know its not just me. Something about that alchemy of butter sugar eggs and flour....
Thanks oolala

Bluebell

Thank you for your encouraging words :) I actually think coming and posting on here helped me to stop and think about it. I kind of wanted to go crazy (I think its known as WTH on this forum, not sure if that stands for What The Heck??) but thankfully I managed not to. So in fact it was a few bites ...

Bluebell

Aaagh. Posting now (4.20pm UK time) in the hopes that I will pull myself together. Had a little time travel episode this morning back to pre NoS. I was doing some baking, a birthday cake and some flapjack. Cut the wonky edges off the cake and ate some. Did exactly the same with the flapjack. I knew ...

Bluebell

Hi Wilma I just wanted to suggest that you are more likely to get some helpful replies and advise if you re post in the general diet discussion section. (You have posted in the testimonial section) But to try and answer your question the 'sometimes' is something to aim for and may well take you some...

Bluebell

Jen I grew up with food being 'good' or 'bad' and my dear mum still uses this language, she also says it about herself 'I've been really bad with my eating this weekend' 'I'm going to be good this week'. Its so sad because it seems so ingrained in her. I have tried to gently point her in the directi...

Bluebell

Thanks heliz it really is! Success today, that's day 4 of the half term done. I am looking forward to the weekend when we are having the in laws over for a Chinese for father in law's birthday. That thought is keeping me going this week!

Bluebell

Hi Lizzy. I just wanted to pop into your thread to say welcome back to NoS! I have also been on many diets over the years, always hoping to find the magic cure and of course never doing so. NoS is my best option and it sounds like it is yours too. I find it helpful to ask myself what else would be s...

Bluebell

Another lunch out today, I took my boys to a movie followed by lunch in a favourite diner. I was able to put what I wanted from the separate portions they presented me with onto one plate and leave the rest. I was also quite happy to let the boys have dessert and order myself a coffee. Actually thin...

Bluebell

Thank you nettee 😊 I have had success today. Lovely lunch at my aunt's, she cooked a big roast but I managed to stick to one plateful. And refused dessert, which was homemade and looked rather yummy! Luckily she wasn't offended and I explained about NoS, she is a diabetic (type 2) so underst...

Bluebell

TexArk - Oolala has been a voice of sanity and reason many a time for me on this forum and I truly appreciate all of her input (and other posters of course!)😊 Oolala I guess I could also lose more or lose it faster if I adjusted my plate size or the content of my meals. But I enjoy my food t...

Bluebell

Thanks oolala. :D When I'm struggling I find it really helps to try and think about the alternatives. No way do I want to return to the misery of yoyo dieting and the fruitless search for the next magic fix. NoS is my best option, never before have I managed to stick so steadily to a diet without fe...

Bluebell

I just dropped in to your thread to say that it has really helped me reading the last few posts. I have been reminding myself of the need to take things slowly and to not stress if my weight loss stalls for a while. Merry I like the idea of waiting three months before thinking about any adjustments ...

Bluebell

Monday 20th - success
Half term this week so I have been at home wity my boys, had a lovely chilled out day but I found it quite tricky between meals today, just because I haven't been in my usual busy work routine. But I managed to stay on track so that's one day down, four to go!

Bluebell

Now that's my type of exercise regime!

Bluebell

Awesome!

I think the hardest part of exercising is just getting up and doing it. You gave yourself a reason to walk and got on with it. I need to do the same!

Bluebell

Thanks Rawcookie! :D I have had a good weekend, I think my eating has been OK, I had a snack mid morning yesterday and then a lovely meal out at a sushi restaurant with my husband, we very rarely get to go out just the two of us so that was really nice. Today I didn't eat between breakfast and lunch...

Bluebell

Friday 17th - success

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Thursday 16th - success

Bluebell

Yes, 1974 so I am 42 as you will be! I wish I'd found NoS sooner, but whether I'd have been ready to do it is another matter. My mindset is changing in so many unexpected ways and the freedom I feel around food is just wonderful.

Bluebell

Wednesday 15th - success

Bluebell

Bluebell, you are normal; it is almost the rule rather than the exception to do that. There is a subtle way in which a part of ourselves thinks it has done penance for the "sin" and can therefore do it again, because all we have to do is feel bad about it. It's a habit, too. Isn't it great that bre...

Bluebell

Seems to tie in very nicely with NoS! It makes sense to me now that forming good habits is fundamental to forming a healthy relationship with food, but it never occurred to me before I found NoS. i just thought I needed to find the right magic diet to cure me. Turns out I needed to change my habits ...

Bluebell

oolala53 wrote:Also, it has ALWAYS been emphasized not to let failures become dramas. Successes SHOULD get more attention, even incremental ones.

I am going to remember this! I have a tendency to be way too hard on myself, especially where my weight and eating is concerned.

Bluebell

Ha ha Oolala I'll give it a bit longer and get back to you! I imagine that would be entirely possible :lol: Today I am marking as a special day, although I didn't snack or have any sweets, I did cook a special fish stew served with ciabatta bread for myself and husband for a Valentines meal. I defin...

Bluebell

Dandelion I agree!

Sanity around food is still relatively new to me but I'm certainly enjoying the feeling!
Monday 13th - success

Bluebell

Oolala thank you also! :) Do you know one of the most amazing things that NoS is helping me with? Being kinder to myself. Celebrating the victories, no matter how small. Accepting the times I don't quite get it right. Accepting, as well, that the things I worry about around food, or tell myself off ...

Bluebell

Rawcookie - thank you

Bluebell

OK honesty is the best policy....today has been an eating day. My treats have been a few chocolate eggs (too sweet!) some homemade banana loaf (mmm) and apple pie with cream. Large platefuls for lunch and dinner. I feel full. But I just wanted that feeling today. Maybe its the cold weather, or maybe...

Bluebell

Am I missing something? only potatoes? To me that is the antithesis of the NoS diet. This is an early April Fools right

Bluebell

Friday 10th - success
Yay a green week!

Bluebell

Merry they are just on my ipad keyboard! I can't make the smileys work on this forum, they always seem to appear in the wrong place, so I improvised!

Bluebell

Thursday 9th - success. Had a takeaway curry for dinner and did fit rather a lot on my plate! But, didn't go back for seconds and felt comfortably full, not overly stuffed. This is a real change for me with takeaways.

Bluebell

Hi Strawberry Roan thanks for your message of support. I really do believe this is a way of eating I can follow for life. Having been on and off the diet wagon for most of my adult life it is such a relief to have found a way of eating that teaches me good habits and is sustainable. And yes I have t...

Bluebell

Weds 8th - success

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Tuesday 7th - success

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Monday 6th Feb - success

Bluebell

Yes that's so true. I now seem to have a little voice saying 'hang on, tummy is full, you don't need to put anything else in there right now!' Which is an amazing turnaround for me. Rather than feeling deprived because I am missing a meal (supper), I feel saitisfied because the previous meal (lunch)...

Bluebell

Thanks oolala wise words :) This weekend I have enjoyed my food, today we went out for lunch and it was delicious, but I still feel completely full at 6pm and won't be having any supper. This would have been unheard of a few months ago, going without supper??! What are you talking about I need suppe...

Bluebell

Friday 3rd - success

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Thursday 2nd - success.
Super bad sugar cravings this afternoon, no idea why other than feeling a bit tired. Managed to stay strong and resist.

Bluebell

Oops forgot to check in yesterday- success. Had an old friends of my husband's for dinner and had made lasagne in advance, stuck to my one plate with some salad, and avoided dessert.

Bluebell

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Bluebell

Tuesday 31st - success

Bluebell

Today I am feeling very positive. I went for my initial consultation to have Invisalign braces fitted. I have wanted to get my teeth sorted for ages and finally have the finances available. My lovely supportive husband has said go for it so I am. How does this fit with NO S? Perfectly! I will only b...

Bluebell

So today went OK I think. Two slices of granary toast for breakfast. Main treat today was apple pie and cream after Sunday roast, I felt really really full after that! A small plate of crackers and cheese and a cereal bar for supper. One shortbread biscuit and one stupid chocolate mint the rest of w...

Bluebell

Thank you so much bunsofaluminium I really appreciate the support. I have a tendency to be quite hard on myself and it is very lovely when people like you come and point out that I am making progress! You are so right when you talk about your relationship with food improving, this is definitely the ...

Bluebell

Thanks for your encouraging words Merry :D What you describe is exactly what I need to work on. Stopping before I put it in my mouth, to ask myself do I really want it...is it actually a treat? That's my next target and it feels like a big one. I am usually fine in the week because I know I am not a...

Bluebell

Treats today: Chocolate pudding Bite of husband's cake in the cafe Two squares of milk chocolate Four chocolate mints I didn't enjoy them. But I can't quite switch off the wanting of them. However I am not shovelling them down in vast quantities as I have done before NoS, so maybe there is some prog...

Bluebell

Friday 27th - success
Another green week, yay!

Bluebell

Thursday 26th - success
Better meal choices today.

Bluebell

Wednesday 25th
Success. I had a heavy carb laden dinner, chicken lattice with oven chips and veg. Just felt extremely hungry this afternoon, I don't really know why, and needed to feel full. It did all fit on one plate and I had plenty of veg.

Bluebell

Er that would require me to do maths oolala

OK my starting weight was 13 stone 8lb which is 190lb
My current weight is 12 stone 8lb which is 176lb
So 14lb loss which is around 7% I think? Please feel free to do the maths for me if I am wrong!!

Bluebell

Tuesday 24th - success

Bluebell

Fantastic, sounds like you're off to a great start!

Bluebell

Thanks RawCookie!
Monday 23rd - success.
Today I have officially lost a stone since my heaviest at the end of August last year. 10 pounds of that have been with NoS, which I started at the beginning of October. Slow but steady weight loss, I am very pleased

Bluebell

Well I think the weekend went OK. I had a planned treat/snack on Saturday which was a cheese scone at a cafe. It was enormous and yummy and I couldn't eat my lunch later on! Most unlike me. And two treats/snacks today. Plus a few chocolates which I can't seem to leave alone even though I don't reall...

Bluebell

Hi MaggieMae I just wanted to say that I have had a few wobbles and also felt like bolting at times! What I have made myself do instead, is post honestly on my daily check in and / or the monthly challenge. And then some kind soul comes along and gives me support and advice! And I give myself a litt...

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