Everyday Systems

Imogen Morley

Yeah! I can feel my willpower muscle getting stronger!
Monday was fine. Some milky drinks between meals were necessary to tide me over, though. I noticed my jeans getting a tiny bit looser this morning.

Imogen Morley

I have a busy week ahead of me. Fewer opportunities for potential boredom eating but rushing through my day makes me stressed and cranky = sugar cravings. We'll see how that goes.

Imogen Morley

My Sunday plans got cancelled = boredom eating! Not in industrial quantities, though. Another pretty good S-day. Now I'm going to focus on building the longest paper clip chain possible!

Imogen Morley

Saturday , as far as S-day go, was pretty tame. I ate more than usual - extra crepe at dinner, multiple desserts after meals, bowl of soup eaten purely for its comforting qualities, not out of hunger - but I refrained from snacking and didn't let binging mentality resurface. So yeah, I overate, tho...

Imogen Morley

Thanks, clarinetgal! The funny thing is, we've been enagaged for 6 years. Time to do something about it at last

Current weigh-in: 119 lbs/54 kg. Feeling a little more optimistic, though. The paper clip method is a nice visual nudge into the right direction, a reminder to stick to my goals.

Imogen Morley

Enjoy your S-days!

Imogen Morley

Friday went well, with moderate plates. I've just baked strawberry pie for tomorrow (big family dinner coming my way). It smells wonderful but fitting into my dresses is just as great

Imogen Morley

Grat idea. May actually work better than HabitCal, which exists only in virtual reality. Gonna give it a try!

Imogen Morley

Thursday was okay. I did overfill my plates, though.

Imogen Morley

gingerpie, it's true that I've been thrown off my balance lately: too much work under time pressure, not enough time to unwind, some minor life changes (moving into my own flat, my husband-to-be moving in next week, tackling wedding stuff). So much is happening at once! But the more chaotic my life ...

Imogen Morley

S in my book. They make me ravenously hungry a couple of hours later, so I'd rather save them for the weekend, when I can have a snack or seconds as needed.

Imogen Morley

Also, NoS is all about delaying the good stuff, not cutting it out altogether.

Imogen Morley

How are you doing today, tobiasmom? Your comment about diet-head rearing its ugly head resonated with me. I'm struggling with it, too. It's hard to fully commit and trust the process, giving time and good habits chance to do their job. But we can do it!

Imogen Morley

Awww, thanks, girls! Getting back on track is incredibly difficult this time. Like, super hard. I can do it for two, three days, a week tops, but in the end, I binge, and in consequence go to square one. It seems like a sort of a twisted habit. I need to work on my motivation. How could I be so moti...

Imogen Morley

Thanks for the encouragement, ladies. I'm not doing well at the moment... habit (bad habit!) can be a terrible thing. I'll post more tomorrow, but it's sufficient to say that I have moved so far away from basic NoS rules that getting back on track seems impossible.

Imogen Morley

Congratulations and welcome back! I'm looking forward to see more of your posts in the future. You've always been such an inspiration for me. And isn't it great that so many folks get back to the message board (and to NoS in general) after some major life changes?

Imogen Morley

Saturday and Sunday went well. I did eat more than usual, but all was really worth it. My meals were a bit smaller than usual because I wasn't that hungry. I tried a new flavour of ice cream, and enjoyed vanilla cheesecake (which was truly wonderful, I had three slices over the course of the whole ...

Imogen Morley

Thursday and Friday were full of full-blown, WTH failures. I let my diethead take the reins, and started skimping on food, eating less than usual. The funny thing is, the more I eat, the more balanced my plates are, the less plagued I am with cravings. If I eat too much protein and too little compl...

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Tuesday edit: fail. I had a small snack after dinner. Wednesday has been red as well - I gave in and bought an ice cream cone in a new parlour on my way home. I really wanted to have a sample, I'm such a sucker for new flavours... Thankfully, I had normal dinner, and didn't let the WTH effect ruin ...

Imogen Morley

Monday - N-day

I've been busy with some project, and totally forgot to post! Sunday was okay. I did eat more than usual (snacks/sweets), but no binging. It was great to enjoy some excess without the pesky out-of-control eating.

Tuesday - N-day

Imogen Morley

Sunday - S-day

B: 2 slices whole wheat bread with tuna/egg salad, 1/2 cucumber, pear
D: tba
S: cup of green pea soup, grilled cheese sandwich, handful of almonds, cake

Imogen Morley

Saturday - S-day B: cup of green pea soup, grilled cheese sandwich, red grapes L: wholewheat pasta with tuna/tomato/cream sauce D: rice pudding with sour cream and cinnamon about 3 tablespoons of pb eaten straight from the jar 1 (!!!) homemade oatmeal biscuit I'm going to bake chocolate peanut butt...

Imogen Morley

Friday - S-day (national holiday here) weekly weigh-in: 52.9 kg/116.5 lbs -> downward from last week, yay! B: tablespoon pb, French toast made from 3,5 slice of bread, cherry tomatoes, red grapes, 1/2 square dark chocolate, chocolate pudding with 2 tablespoons of pb snacks: slice of pizza carbonara...

Imogen Morley

Thursday - N-day

B: egg salad on two wholewheat slices, 1/2 cucumber, handful of strawberries
L: cheddar/lettuce sandwich on wholewheat bread, banana, cup of cocoa with whole milk and sugar
D: wholewheat pasta with creamed spinach and turkey

Imogen Morley

Wednesday - N-day (controlled failure) B: 4 mini frankurters, mustard, 2 slices wholewheat bread, handful of grapes, handful of cherry tomatoes L: grilled cheddar sandwich on wholewheat bread, cup of hot tomato juice D: chicken soup with pasta, 1/2 pork cutlet, potato, 2 tablespoons beetroot salad ...

Imogen Morley

Thanks a lot for your ideas, Sinnie! You've always been so wonderfully supportive and patient with me *hugs* Tuesday - N-day B: beans in tomato sauce, 2 slices sourdough, big handful of red grapes L: wholewheat cheddar sandwich, small cup of cocoa with whole milk and sugar, 2 dried figs small cup of...

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osoniye, my mod doesn't seem to work as well as it used to, perhaps because my social life is now very active on weekends, especially Saturdays. I'd rather have ice cream with friends on Saturday than ice cream when sitting alone in my apartment on Friday or Wednesday evening. And sense of deprivati...

Imogen Morley

Monday - N-day

B: beans in tomato sauce, 2 slices rye bread, pear
L: 2 slices sourdough with mayo and pork, mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, black olives, apple
1/2 cup milk
D: cup of pea soup, grilled cheese sandwich

Imogen Morley

Aaaand things have gone downhill. Now, when living alone, I have huge problem with boredom eating. I'm a total homebody with mostly online social life (most of my close friends have moved abroad and we keep in touch via Skype). I regularly see my family, about two or three times a week. But that lea...

Imogen Morley

I'm delighted to see you again! Good luck.

Imogen Morley

Current weight 116 lbs/53 kg - down 2 lbs/1 kg. Feeling optimistic.

Imogen Morley

I'm enjoying sorta-kinda-vacation right now, with limited access to the Internet. Happy to report I've been doing well, eating my three meals (some of them quite big), and having dessert on schedule. My pants are already feeling a little looser!

Imogen Morley

Maybe adding a little fat or extra bit of protein to your dinner could help? As far as exercise goes, I can't recommend Leslie Sansone's walking workouts enough.

Imogen Morley

That's the number one reason why I keep coming back here after so many fails. No bashing, no useless drama. Plus, NoS totally works!

Imogen Morley

54 kg/119 lbs B: truffle cheese, handful of grapes (sickeningly sweet), slice of wholewheat bread/butter small cup of grain coffee with a little milk L: cauliflower/potato salad with breadcrumbs, 12 almonds Earl Grey with a little milk D: pasta with pumpkin/sage/garlic sauce and parmesan scheduled d...

Imogen Morley

Impressive results! I'd love to have your willpower.

Imogen Morley

B: pollock&root vegetable stew, tablespoon of evoo, wholewheat slice, a few grapes L: gnocchi, stir fried vegetables sprinkled with a tablespoon of parmesan, 12 almonds small cup of grain coffee with a little milk (I'm watching out for excess in this area!) D: pasta with vegetables and sundried toma...

Imogen Morley

I need to reboot and regroup. Time to go back to my old mod which helped me achieve my lowest weight ever. And time to post my meals here again! - three balanced meals a day (complex carbs, protein, fat, freggies), one plate each - no snacking - three desserts, 300 calorie each, after Wed, Fri, Sun ...

Imogen Morley

Fail yesterday. I had seconds at dinner. I'm struggling with the plan. Really struggling. I've bought a flat, and moved in there a couple of weeks ago, only to discover that the neigbour upstairs is not only noisy, but also totally inconsiderate. I've tried talking to her politely, but she evidentl...

Imogen Morley

I'm seriously discouraged. For a couple of weeks I've been gaining and losing the same 2 pounds. Truth be told, I've also been drinking too many milky drinks (where milk is the main ingredient), and skimping on vegetables.

Imogen Morley

Sorry to hear FODMAPS didn't work for you. We're all different. I stuck with it for about 3 weeks, which in my case was enough to heal up my gut. But I still stay away from bananas, white rice, and red meat. These foods mess up with my digestive system BIG TIME. Perhaps you could look into soluble v...

Imogen Morley

Tuesday was successful. Yay! I've just realized something funny: I know that calorie counting works. It does. But it's waaaay too time-consuming and tiresome. I can't imagine myself doing it for the rest of my life, and I believe it puts your perspective in the wrong place, making you obsessed with ...

Imogen Morley

Fell off the wagon at the end of last week. I was so sleep-deprived that my body was SCREAMING for sugar and caffeine. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were as red as you can get, with loads of sugary snacks. My pants got tighter, boo! But another lesson learned: when I start rummaging the cupboards on ...

Imogen Morley

You made me laugh! I've decided it was a sick day, plus it wasn't even that terrible in terms of snacking or sweets. Feeling much better now.

Imogen Morley

7 - I only slept for two hours last night, and my body was desperate for sugar (= energy). I succumbed, and had two biscuits with my latte. Is that a fail or a sick day?

Imogen Morley

6 - Monday

Quite a lot of milky beverages to keep me from snacking, but I did it! Sunday turned out to be pretty tame - no snacking, some treats after breakfast and dinner.

Imogen Morley

4 - Saturday

5 - Sunday

Quite a lot of mindless eating on Saturday, but Sunday has been very enjoyable so far, with a couple of well-chosen, S-worthy treats.

Imogen Morley

FODMAPS was a lifesaver when I was struggling with my digestive issues. But yeah, 5 mini meals per day was annoying the hell out of me. My whole life revolved around food - oh the things we do for health...

Imogen Morley

I did notice that obsessive scale-stepping inevitably results in diet-head rearing its ugly head. I think some of us are better off weighing less often, weekly or monthly. Keep on keeping on! We all know that NoS is the only sustainable weight management system ever.

Imogen Morley

3 - Friday

SUPER busy day, so I didn't even think about food. Easy-peasy.

Imogen Morley

Yep. I assumed as much, but if you go easy on cocoa powder (just one level teaspoon per cup), there's very little bitterness left, and adding a few grains of salt tends to enhance the natural sugars in milk. Also, I use unprocessed cocoa powder from Ghana, which is much lighter in colour than typica...

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2 - Thursday

I was hungryhungryhungry in the evening, so a cup of unsweeetened cocoa was mandatory. Actually, I've learned to prefer the unsweetened kind - as is the case with tea, it has way more flavour without sugar. Moving in to my own flat tomorrow, YEAH!

Imogen Morley

Oh boy. I've fallen off the wagon! I caught myself binging or at least wanting to binge on a few occasions, and loading up my plates because I still had some calories left. Current weigh-in: 53.5 kg/117 lbs. Time to tighten the reins! I want to complete my first ever (after 5 years of NoS!) 21-day c...

Imogen Morley

B: pierogi-style pasta with butter and Greek yogurt, banana
L: millet with roasted chicken and vegetables, apple
D: ?

Imogen Morley

B: goulash soup (yup, I' eat soups for breakfast sometimes), onion ciabatta, apple
L: pasta with curd cheese, butter, and a little sugar
D: roasted chicken, potatoes with evoo, red cabbage/apple salad
cup of decaf with milk and sugar

SUCCESS

Imogen Morley

The longer I am in the vanilla camp, the clearer I see how and why the simplicity of the system works. Your world stops revolving around food or calories or macronutrient grams. You fill your plate three times a day, and when you're done, you're done. Calorie counting sure works, but it's so tedious...

Imogen Morley

eschano, clarinetgal, thanks for stopping by! Sadly, I don't have any recipe for chai latte. I simply buy David Rio's instant chai powder - they come in several varietes - and add to my coffee. My plan to post here more regularly fell flat on its face... well, such is life. I'm preparing to move in ...

Imogen Morley

Only three binges in the past two months... not so bad! I want to start posting here again, though. I can feel myself getting more and more relaxed about NoS rules, which can pretty soon result in a slippery slope situation. There's one crucial thing to remember: one single, isolated fail won't make...

Imogen Morley

Long time, no see! I'm proud to announce I've been binge-free for a month or so, and I'm still maintaining at 116 lbs/53 kg... though struggling TERRIBLY to be content with it. I've been following vanilla No S principles, with some special food fails here and there. S-days are pretty tame, with virt...

Imogen Morley

Still doing well on vanilla, but I've been insanely busy with work-related stuff. Current weigh-in 52,8 kg/116 lbs, so I've been losing slowly all the weight that have crept up on me. Yay!

Imogen Morley

Monday was an S-day (day off work, which I consider special), and Tuesday is a national holiday in my country. Monday went well. I kept the 3-a-day structure, and added from there only if I really, really wanted something. From my previous attempts at intuitive eating and the like I figured that I o...

Imogen Morley

I snacked my way through the weekend, and had my fair share of sweets and snacks today as well. I've gained back. Ugh.

Imogen Morley

Thursday - FAILURE . I shared some cheesecake and apple pie with my girlfriends after dinner. Very enjoyable fail, that's for sure. Friday - uneventful SUCCESS, save for some infuriating work issues. I did my best to eat my three meals and nothing else. There will be plenty of great stuff tomorrow -...

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Yesterday was FAILURE mixed with S-ick day. I had pastry with my lunch, and a small ice cream cone later in the afternoon.

Imogen Morley

I've seen that one! Shocking, isn't it? When I saw it on sciencedaily.com I immediately thought "no way!".

Imogen Morley

SUCCESS . I struggled SO MUCH between lunch and dinner! Thankfully, a small cup of sweet chai fixed my sugar craving. Loud music also helped. Tuesdays are always the hardest, closely followed by Thursdays. I need to work on my meals a little more, and get creative in the kitchen once again. EDIT: I...

Imogen Morley

Controlled FAILURE yesterday - I had a small piece of really divine, artisanal pastry.

Imogen Morley

Much saner Sunday. I had some treats after meals plus a sweet snack, but did not go overboard. Actually, half of my day looked N-ish. Anyway, I'm looking forward to weekday simplicity.

Imogen Morley

116 lbs/52.9 kg -> almost 2 pounds/1 kg down since last week

Very disappointing S-day. I hadn't prepared anything special, so I binged on some random crap all day, snacking my way through the afternoon. I feel absolutely awful.

Imogen Morley

SUCCESS. Lots of walking. Feeling a bit apprehensive about my weigh-in tomorrow morning. I'll have a ton of really good food around the house this weekend, which makes me both nervous and excited. I'm dying for that apfelstrudel!

Imogen Morley

Reporting another FAILURE . But I managed to stop myself from bingeing, woohoo! A little bit of freshly baked apfelstrudel made me raid the cupboards an hour later, proving yet again that anything sweet eaten on empty stomach does weird things to my blood sugar level. I had a small slice of bread wi...

Imogen Morley

Exactly. With limited eating opportunities, you want to make them count. That's the beauty of vanilla NoS - instantly making you mindful about your food choices.

Imogen Morley

Controlled FAIL. I had dinner with friends, and we all ordered dessert with coffee. I went for a fairly decadent, but moderately sized ice cream cup. Soon regretted it - it was far too sweet for my taste, and eaten an hour after the main course, so I felt sick and parched afterwards.

Imogen Morley

SUCCESS . Tuesdays are always hard for me. I need to plan something extra yummy for the future. I craved sugar after dinner, so I fixed myself a small cup of cafe au lait (1:1 water and milk) with a teaspoon of brown sugar and some instant chai powder. Another cup of plain cafe au lait between lunc...

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Is there any specific reason you're against milky beverages between meals? I thought Reinhard personally didn't have any issues with them *typing this while enjoying a cup of cafe au lait with some instant chai powder and brown sugar*

Imogen Morley

Yeah, NoS is all about being good enough, not perfect. But man, keeping realistic about this way of eating is HARD! I admire your insight.

Imogen Morley

Don't beat yourself up. Your "failure" would be "success" in my book - stopping after one screw up is something I'm still learning to do after 4,5 years of NoS.

Imogen Morley

SUCCESS. As usual, the first day is easy

I drank THREE coffees with milk and sugar, though.

Imogen Morley

Over 10 lbs in 4 weeks? Impressive! Don't worry about the slight bump on the scale, I'm sure it will be gone by Thursday.

Imogen Morley

I'm late to the party... but most sincere congratulations! I've been engaged for five years now, hope you won't try to break my record

Imogen Morley

Happy to hear you've found what works for you, and thanks for checking up on me. Good luck!

Imogen Morley

Sorry to hear about your frightening symptoms. Just reading about it gave me the chills - any problems with breathing cause panic attacks for me. Yuck!!! Also kudos to you for keeping your cool about possible health issues. As for the S-days... as someone who lives for sweet treats on weekends, I wa...

Imogen Morley

That's certainly something I'm striving for - letting my appetite and my body, not the diethead, lead me through S-days. Congratulations!

Imogen Morley

I hear you. Monday's been bad for almost everyone. Mercury going retrograde or something?

Scream if you must, just find some time to appreciate NoS as that one uncomplicated thing in your life.

Imogen Morley

Thanks for your replies, ladies. I guess I had to ask myself upfront: will this mod or that diet be something I will be happily living with to the end of my days? The honest truth: no. I can count calories for several weeks or keep up with a mod that reduces my overall calorie intake by limiting foo...

Imogen Morley

:cry: I've fallen off the wagon yet again. Big time. I'm trying to understand what makes me fail so miserably over and over again. Mods work like a charm for a couple of weeks, months at most, but inevitably, I rebel against my self-imposed rules... I don't know what to do. Continue with my experime...

Imogen Morley

Quick update: I'm doing fine, in spite of having two-three excessively "snacky" days in the last two weeks. My sugar consumption has dropped a bit. I used to eat sweets with at least one meal every day, now it's more like 3-4 moderate desserts per week, preferably right after dinner. On some days I ...

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eschano, I must admit that vanilla has never felt moderate to me. Weekday deprivation followed by weekend bingeing until stomachache kicked in = my usual pattern. My main goal is to eliminate out-of-control eating. This mod usually works well for a time, but things go awry in two or three weeks... S...

Imogen Morley

So, I've switched again. Two weeks of vanilla made me gain two pounds :( I've kept "no snacking" and "no seconds" rule, but I include sweets on my three plates. It's been working pretty well so far - I stay vigilant about keeping food out of my mouth between meals, and watching my plate size. Saturd...

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clarinetgal, time and time again it turns out that snacking begets snacking. Snacks are, to me, way worse than sweets. There's just no stopping. And snacking on sweets is just pure evil

Imogen Morley

Stomachache on Sunday, a little tamer, but still excessive Sunday. Ugh. Trying to remember to take care of N-days. Not a single fail this week!

Imogen Morley

Well, so it seems that I've had a single, contained fail every single day since Monday this week. Nothing major - a small slice of cake with my lunch at work, or a scoop of ice cream. Quality, artisanal stuff. I'm feeling pretty okay about this, which is strange, because I'm quite sure I haven't los...

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GREEN yesterday, with one contained S-event with lunch (colleague sharing her birthday cake). I'm trying to focus on no snacking and avoiding WTH effect. I won't lie, I'd love to lose 8 pounds I've put on since last summer, but I know I need lots of patience and persistence to see the scale budge. ...

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Thanks, eschano! It's great to be here again. Sinnie, Slovenia is absolutely lovely - I'll never forget the Skocjan Caves and the underground river tumbling at my feet. A must see! Yesterday - SUCCESS . Actually, I had one red event (a small piece of cake with my lunch), but managed to keep the rest...

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I had wonderful time in Cro, as I always do. My Croatian has improved A LOT since my last visit in April, so I was able to speak comfortably with locals. I just can't pick what I love most about Cro - the people, the food, or the views? I came back one pound lighter - current weigh-in 118 lbs - even...

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clarinetgal, same here. NoS is no silver bullet, and the whole weight management problem really does boil down to "calories in vs. calories out". Taller folks can get away with more. Today has been pretty decent so far. I filled my lunch plate to the brim, though. Three scoops of ice cream as snack/...

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Full-blown RED on Thursday, and RED EVENT today. Picking myself up. Snacking on sweets always end badly!

Imogen Morley

I'm already looking forward to Bajadera pralines... Any ideas on how to keep NoS vacation-friendly? I've stopped calorie counting, and I'm working HARD to stop obsessing over potential caloric excess of my three daily meals. Being so short, I definitely can't eat as much as my taller peers without g...

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Whew! I managed to keep Tuesday and Wednesday GREEN, though my plates have been a bit on the heavy side lately. I'm enjoying myself SO much here, and on Sunday I'm going to start a two-week Croatian holidays. Lots of unique, yummy food - wondering how I'm going to handle it.

Imogen Morley

Saturday: 10-hour train ride, yuck. I had a typical breakfast (egg salad, sourdough, fruit), then coffee with cream and sugar and lunch on the train (sandwich, banana, peanut butter Kit Kat bar), and an entire medium pizza in the evening, about 30-cm in diameter. Sunday: late brunch, lots of permasn...

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