Everyday Systems

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You can do it!

Day 21: Success. :) Another birthday celebration at work, but I didn't have any of the treat. It felt good to be back to a plain old N-day. Now that I've got 21 days on habit, I'm planning to check in here less frequently. I'm sort of triple checking in--HabitCal, monthly challenge, and here. I'll k...

Thanks for the cheers, All. The plan worked, and I remained on habit. More than half of my plate was fruit or vegetable, too, so it was even a healthy meal.

Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your experiences.

I'll be going to a college night tonight, providing general financial aid information to high school students. Every year our college sponsors a pasta buffet for the university and department representatives in attendance. To avoid the multiple-plate shuffle of buffet lines (salad, bread, main, etc....

Thanks, eschano.

Day 20: Success (with an S-event--my best friend at work's birthday celebration. I stuck to my 3-plates-a-day, and had dessert to celebrate). On to plain, old N-day today (thank goodness!).

It's going okay for me. This weekend was 3 S-days in a row, followed by an S-event today. I noticed a decided up-tick in hunger today, after this long weekend's excesses. I'm grateful for a plain, old N-day tomorrow. These were the first S-days I really did whatever I felt like. In the end, I found ...

Welcome!

Day 16: Success
Day 17: S-Day
Day 18: S-Day
Day 19: S-Day (Wedding Anniversary).

A very nice weekend, all told. I'm happy to be back to N-days, though.

You'll certainly deserve your chocolates tomorrow. I hope you have a wonderful celebration.

Enjoy your bakery treat! Have a wonderful weekend.

Thanks, Klutzy! For potlucks and parties, I always volunteer to make something I like, so I know, for sure, that there will be something I can have. I do this no matter what diet-du-jour I'm following (vegan, Weight Watchers, low carb, you name it). It was nice to make a dish for this potluck that w...

Day 15: Success

Day 13-14: Success. Somehow I managed to miscount my days. So, I've had all greens and yellows, but yesterday was day 14, not 13. :) Nothing exciting to report from yesterday, except that my lunch looked entirely normal on my plate. Not stuffed, not nearly architectural in its dimensions, just appro...

Well done!

Me, too! We'll be taking our first road trip as a family of three. I'm going to try to keep the weekdays of our trip as N Days. 1 :mrgreen: 2 :mrgreen: 3 :mrgreen: 4 - S Day 5 - S Day 6 - S Day (Wedding Anniversary) 7 - S Event (Dear friend's birthday celebration at work, but really couldn't fathom ...

It's nice to feel in control, isn't it? I really love that about NoS. Best wishes on your IF addition!

I've tried a bit of intermittent fasting. I always enjoyed having Monday as on of my fast days--it feels good to have a rest from food after the weekend's indulgences. I think that's why I like Monday N days better than all the rest. I stopped fasting because I found myself feeling a bit unbalanced ...

Day 12: Success. Yesterday's lunch went exceptionally well. I put my planned lunch on the plate, and it still looked way too full (despite the reduction from the day before). So, I put half of my snacky stuff (popcorn) back into the bag, and by the end of lunch, I still had some other food left that...

Thank you, Aspencer and Snapdragon.

Don't be too impressed, Aspencer. I'm only trimming lunch by the tiniest bit. I'm afraid that if I get too hungry, I'll chuck 11 days on habit out the window for an afternoon string cheese.

Day 11: Success. I learned today that what looks like a reasonable plate full on my ceramic dinner plates, looks more than ridiculous on a cheap-o paper plate. I still ate my lunch, as I knew it fit on my plate at home, but I was glad no one was eating with me. ;) So, I've packed a bit smaller lunch...

Days 9 &10: Exempt (S-days). It was a nice weekend. A bit of snacking, nothing over-the-top, though. I'm a bit disappointed that I never really got a sweet in. We went to a birthday party, and I was all geared up for cake and ice cream. Our sweet 9 month old decided she was done with the party, thou...

What a lovely topic, Gingerpie!

There wasn't any one thing in particular for me, but we had a beautiful weekend. Lots of time with family, beautiful weather, etc. It was lovely and restful.

Day 8: Success. I was surprised to find my appetite at meals starting to drop. For lunch, I couldn't finish what I'd packed.

Day 7: Success. There was a big potluck at work, and I did really well. One paper plate, with no sweets. Also, no post- or pre- snacking. It was nice to not feel grossly full.

Thank you for checking on me. :) Yes, we had dinner last night. After enjoying my salad, and really enjoying my piece of bread, I only had room for half of my soup. Today's challenge is a potluck at work, celebrating the successful end of our busy season. I think handled it really well--one paper pl...

Thanks! I'm really enjoying this experience. The community seems like a nice, supportive, and civil group, too. All the better.

Day 1, 2: Success
Day 3, 4: Exempt (Weekend)
Day 4, 5: Success
Day 6: Success. I posted a question about handling soup for dinner. My worries proved to be pointless. After my salad and bread, I only had room for half of my soup. So much for wanting a larger bowl.

Thank you! I will enjoy the meal, I'm sure. I had my first child in December, and while I had been losing weight slowly and steadily following a low carb diet, I kept thinking to myself, "This isn't normal! This isn't how I want my daughter to see her mom eat." So, yes, I will savor the bread, and f...

Thank you, oolala, for the reply. No, we do not have enough larger bowls. To avoid getting caught up in "funny stuff," I think I'll add a salad to the meal. A bowl of soup, some salad, and a slice of bread will be plenty. I was a little hungry when I wrote my first post. Breakfast wasn't substantial...

Hi All, This is my first week of No S, and I'm sort of in love with it. :) My silly, newbie question is this: how do I handle soup for dinner? More accurately, how to apply the one plate rule to vegetable soup in a way which will not leave me ravenous? We're having company tonight for supper, and I'...