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Allisonmeg

This morning's S day has already gotten off to a rude start. I forgot to have my oatmeal ready to go. I always get it ready the night before or I'll eat whatever's in front of me. Well what was in front of me were the homemade chocolate chunk cookies my daughter made last night. I ate 3 or 4 while m...

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Allisonmeg

Today I took a bath while I had the house to myself, a first for both as long as I can remember! When my son got out of preschool he asked for a Mcflurry so I got a salad to eat at home. Also a rarity because I didn't eat lunch at 11 on the dot. Anyway we all know that for some reason these Mcflurri...

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Allisonmeg

Another successful day. I just need to work on dinner not being Samples!

Allisonmeg

Great complement with No-S. Basically it's about taking the power out of an urge by changing your way of thinking about thinking! So today has been good through the afternoon. I did take a bite of the ziti (I made for the family) while I was having my homemade vegetable soup. No biggie, but now that...

Allisonmeg

Another good day today as far as eating. Spat with hubby this morning so I've noticed a bigger urge to snack BUT did not give into it...yay!!! Gone from reading to listening to this book on Audible and I am definitely getting some good insight. Oh I also had a completely green weekend. After Thanksg...

Allisonmeg

Had a perfect day yesterday! I've started reading a book called The Little Book of Big Change, The no-willpower approach to breaking any habit. Enjoying it so far and is giving me some good insight.

Allisonmeg

I had a stellar Friday up until the uncut pumpkin pie was pulled out of the fridge at dinner. So it was a very green day and then I had one piece of pie. Marked it for red on the November challenge and green with a devil on my personal calendar. My dismal mood is finally lifting and though the scale...

Allisonmeg

I did pretty well in the morning but started sampling everything I was making. So I did exactly the same thing I do every year, plus went back in for pumpkin cheesecake again last night. Today I'm ready for the most vanilla N day ever. I feel really ready to get the scale going down. It's like the b...

Allisonmeg

Ok it's baking day! Yesterday worked out because I didn't eat anything else. I would like to have Thanksgiving be kind of a green day and have pie for dessert. Like I really don't want an out of control S day where I eat too much that I'm not hungry for Thanksgiving--which is what ALWAYS happens.

Allisonmeg

Geez this Thanksgiving week is a tough one. Scale is bad.... My oldest daughter just weighed less than me at her postpartum exam! Even today (after a red dot yesterday) has been kind of iffy with popcorn (the holiday kind with 3 flavors in a tin) as dinner. Have to be strong because going to start m...

Allisonmeg

I had a nice mellow S day on Sunday but have earned myself a red dot today due to a few sneaky bites of my son's cookies n cream ice cream. Hubby got it for him at a Hershey stand after preschool. He didn't want it and it sat there melting on the counter. I took a few bites before getting rid of it....

Allisonmeg

Finally having my S day ice cream cone at 10 am! Hopefully I'm strong enough not to go wild today!

Allisonmeg

Yay I succeeded on Saturday (even after my early lunch), got all my workouts in this week, and the scale has a tiny bit of hope!!!

Allisonmeg

Sooooo, the fence was unlocked yesterday and there were definite grays areas. I had my usual Brussel sprouts for dinner while making kids food. Ending up "sampling" the rice as I made it AND tasting the orange chicken. I didn't count it as a fail because I knew the second I did, I'd be hitting the i...

Allisonmeg

FENCE AROUND THE DIET day. I am finally starting to get in the groove, but had to brush up on the Fence Around the Law and Strictness podcast. I seem to always go back to those because it's very simple but I am always nudging my way too close to the fence. Today I am planning ahead and making sure t...

Allisonmeg

I was actually hungry before lunch yesterday. It was SO hard when my husband started eating nuts around 10am, I wanted some so so bad. I held out though and super enjoyed my falafel pita. Things went well but I had a hard time not eating the chocolate pudding pie I made. I am left to wonder if I do ...

Allisonmeg

Yesterday was an easy green day. I think today will be too. A firm lunch plan always helps. I'm not taking any fiber because I have decided I WANT to feel hungry. I have gotten so nervous to feel the slightest bit hungry in the past few years and I think this might be part of a great new habit to im...

Allisonmeg

As the scale climbs I vow to make today a VERY clear No S GREEN day. After a red dot yesterday I will not have another today. I put the Halloween candy away and the pot of chili, which is much smaller, is safely in the fridge! Putting the fiber away too.

Allisonmeg

Didn't make it, red dot day. It started off questionable with the extra bites of chili from the pot, then picked the crunchy stuff that fell off the chicken I made for kids. Then ate bites of a cut up pear. And finally just because I was still justifying, I ate whoppers and m&ms sitting in the Hallo...

Allisonmeg

Today is kind of tricky with a fresh big pot of chili sitting out! Had oatmeal for breakfast and chili for lunch AND dinner. The problem is I ate dinner so early, (but also before making kids dinner and therefore not snacking through it) that I'm worried about getting snacky tonight. If that happens...

Allisonmeg

Real quick, Sunday was just a nice even keeled S day. An ice cream cone and a muffin as today's treat.

Allisonmeg

Ok that last post ended way too down. Let me look on the bright side. I ate the exact same amount at breakfast as I did for lunch today. It just felt like more because I knew it was "bad" food (well not the Brussel sprouts). My two cones were flat on top, not like some giant serving of ice cream. I ...

Allisonmeg

This S day is off to a "gone wild" by 11 am. Went grocery shopping and put groceries away while the Brussel sprouts cooked. In that 10 minutes, I had two ice cream cones, half a donut, a bite of cookie dough plus some other little bites of stuff lying around. So since I'm counting calories today.......

Allisonmeg

I'm getting a little better at this, slowly but surely! Oatmeal for breakfast, planning on soup or chowder for lunch, a flavored coffee, and probably just stick with the Brussel sprouts for another day at dinner. Yesterday was a great victory for me. I can't explain the whys, but I was afraid with m...

Allisonmeg

Yesterday the Brussel sprouts totally worked. I wasn't even hungry when I ate them before I made the kids meal. At the time it seemed odd to eat them without really wanting them, but that's what I do all through dinner preparation anyway. I stayed full, had tea later with no problem. Today I had nut...

Allisonmeg

I started with oatmeal again. Loving that it's the season that doesn't make me hot flash having a bowl! Anyway Greek for lunch today so the day is planned out nicely up until the afternoon. I think whether I'm hungry or not I'll have Brussel sprouts while I fix dinner for the kids. Hubby leaves for ...

Allisonmeg

Today ended up being a RED DOT day :cry: The kids were out of school so we took them to Mexican. So in the stress of thinking of the chip basket, I totally ate two pieces of bread right before we left. Still ate the chips too. And then tonight I ate one of my daughter's cookies she made just to sink...

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Allisonmeg

147.6 on scale. I can't believe that's what it's come to to be a good number, but it's not in the 50s anymore and I didn't cheat (with a water pill) to get it. 139 would be wonderful but if I can keep this downward trend going on, I will be ecstatic! It was a struggle every single day these past 8 d...

Allisonmeg

Today started off really positive, but I am having trouble shaking the urge to eat all through making dinner. Something in the afternoon hours really gives me an out of control feeling. So I guess it was a success that I've eaten 3 meals today, just think the calories may be high and don't like the ...

Allisonmeg

Feeling good on Monday! Positive I can make this day a success.

Allisonmeg

Sunday, and day 2 of the Krispy Kreme saga. Because we were driving our new car around yesterday morning and found the KK, my husband wanted to take the kids there this morning to show them the donut making. Sooooo we ended up with another box today, and this time they were calling me! I had the lef...

Allisonmeg

I love the idea of a Friday night, not only because I'm ready for a new week to start by Sunday, but because chances are decently good that we'll go out. I'm planning a pretty much N day tomorrow anyway. The scale has not changed this week, which is still better than going up. I got all my working o...

Allisonmeg

I have a system similar to that too! I put green frogs on success days and a green and yellow worm on little slip up days. Yesterday will be a big RED DOT. We ended up going out last night instead of tonight so it all worked out to just have a gazillion calories on Friday. I am just having a normal ...

Allisonmeg

It's Friday and I almost made it through the week with no big mess ups. So I had a bite of my son's Oreo Flurry from a place we'd never been before (and had giant chunks of cookie) and then I finished the last couple of bites. Because I had done that, I then ate a peppermint striped cookie when I go...

Allisonmeg

Thanks for the encouragement ModBod....I made it through!! Thankfully we didn't go out so I had my nighttime tea, and earlier when I was snacky I had a cup of broth with hot sauce. Back to barely seeing a 4 for the second number, so that's relieving and encouraging. Hubby made chili last night so I ...

Allisonmeg

Late last night I ate 3 pieces of Halloween candy after I got mad and yelled at my husband (Have done that maybe 5 times in 18 yrs). And I had a good day all day yesterday too, so that sucks. Anyway today is a hard day. I keep having urge to snack all day and pretty much want day to be over! In limb...

Allisonmeg

151.0 this morning. I ate a cup of nuts for breakfast at 4 am so I imagine this morning will be hard not to snack. I just have to get that number out of the 5s and I will start calming down.

Allisonmeg

All went well today until I just finished dinner. Then I went in for that last half a donut sitting all alone in the big box.

Otherwise just had a hard time not snacking around 2pm today. I read through posts on here to occupy my hands. Then went and did some cardio.

Allisonmeg

Thanks Merry! I am a big tea drinker myself and I will definitely come up with a list of other things I can do. I so appreciate your support and any words of wisdom you all have.

Allisonmeg

Good morning! I'm ready to start. I had nuts with a protein bar this morning. We're going out for a veggie pita for lunch, so I only have to get through not going in the kitchen this morning--with fresh Granny's donuts in there. I plan on eating Brussel sprouts again this evening. We went out last n...

Allisonmeg

152.6

Allisonmeg

It's been a while since I've been on and I've gained 6+lbs since my last check-in, putting me at an all time high of 151.8 (non-pregnancy weight). I am back to listening to NoS podcasts instead of audiobooks. I've been totally out of control snacking and eating well over 2000 calories day. I stopped...

Allisonmeg

My computer died and my new one just got here yesterday, so I am back! No scale change, 145.8 this morning. Ready to begin a good No S day tomorrow

Allisonmeg

It's been a good weekend and Labor Day. I have eaten well with very minimal slip ups, and it's getting easier now.

Allisonmeg

Wow, last night I had a late night binge that was probably the worst one I've ever had. And I've had some doozies. It's been a pretty stressful week with some issues going on. My stomach this morning doesn't even feel like anything digested, just disgusting. chocolate cookies, deluxe nuts, sweet pot...

Allisonmeg

Yesterday was much easier, I got over the "freaking out to eat anything in sight" mood I was in the 3 previous days. Today is Mad Greek Pita day so that already makes it easy for most of the day.

Allisonmeg

I like that Linda, MARK IT AND MOVE ON. I tend to get one red dot day and ruin the entire week. I've not stopped cardio since starting Jan 1st, and now my husband is ready to get off the summer eating and join me for workouts as well. It is SO much easier when he's on board with me. I keep having a ...

Allisonmeg

I did well yesterday until dinner

Then I sampled my way through the extra yummy 'first day of school" "welcome back to a routine" dinner. I didn't go crazy or anything, so that part was a success. So I will get over thinking about that and try again today!!

Allisonmeg

It is Monday and LALALaa ! Woohoo the kids just left for the first day of school. I just love having a routine back. Weighed 145.7 this morning. Tiny but heading in the right direction. Had a cream cheese and olive sandwich for breakfast, hubby and I will go out to lunch, and then I'll be making fir...

Allisonmeg

Ugh, a red dot day. Started with a bite of a shortbread cookie at 10:30 this morning. Now at 3pm, while contemplating a red dot or to slyly not count it, I sealed the deal by eating the rest of my son's graham crackers and milk and cap'n crunch. Oh and then a bite of mac n cheese. My goal now is to ...

Allisonmeg

Good morning. Ok I'm ready for another day. Just had an egg salad sandwich and a handful of nuts. My daughter commented the other day that it was the first time she's ever seen me eat a sandwich. It's true! But it's a fantastic step towards eating a real meal. I seriously usually eat Stacy's Pita ch...

Allisonmeg

End of first Monday a great success. Egg sandwich for breakfast, Saladworks for lunch, cream ch sandwich and watermelon for dinner. Turned down lots of begging from my daughter to try things she made through the day. Next Monday, they'll be in school. 147.2 on the scale. I have no goal, only to repo...

Allisonmeg

This first S weekend back was as pitiful, caloric and 'S days gone wild' as it could get. I think from past experience this is going to make the upcoming week easier. I'm actually excited to get to Monday to not snack.

Allisonmeg

Thank you Sonya, good to hear from you!!!

Allisonmeg

Yes e-lyn I just can't wait to get back to a routine. With 5 kids home all day, we have lots of snack food around that I don't usually have to contend with during the school year. The chip basket I'm afraid, did get hit :twisted: yesterday. But really it was a successful day, I even had a green dot....

Allisonmeg

Today we're taking the kids to Mexican for a last outing before school starts. The basket of chips is already stressing me out and it's only 8am. My scale is still sitting where it was--I was hoping it was just a water retention kind of day last week, but sadly, NOT SO :shock: . I think getting the ...

Allisonmeg

Thanks for welcoming me back Merry, I so appreciate it!

Allisonmeg

Yay I had a successful and far easier day 3. I am so stoked I got through day 2.

Allisonmeg

Ugh, this is SO hard. I am having snacking withdrawal. I made ice cream cones for the kids. The ice cream was just out of the trunk and so soft, it's killing me! Plus earlier my husband was begging me to try Lemon Meringue ice cream, one of my daughters made Cracker Barrel style homemade mac and che...

Allisonmeg

Day 2, the morning started out a little sketchy. I ate an apple, but it just wasn't enough so I went back for more breakfast. Technically a second, but on day 2 I'm not holding it against me. I've made it to lunch time now. I found it hard to resist bacon!

Allisonmeg

Ok I've made it through dinner, so have to just make it to bed. It was so hard not to count calories especially at a new restaurant. I spit food out twice that I mindlessly put in my mouth.
Chicken salad at Mad Greek
Sesame stix nut mix

Allisonmeg

Hi everyone, I'm back from summer break. I have tried to No S without checking in, but the lack of accountability proves disastrous. The scale this morning was not far from 150. I had gotten down to 140. I could give all sorts of great excuses, such as stress, menopause, new medications. BUT we all ...

Allisonmeg

Thank you again everyone. It's Tuesday and I'm ready to start this day!

Allisonmeg

Thanks guys! Today has been a nice strong No S Monday, just the kind I need to start the week off.

Allisonmeg

It's been a decent No S kind of week, not great. Daughter not doing so well and has been sent to hospital for a week FROM the residential place. Didn't even think things could go lower. Anyway it's just very tense.

Allisonmeg

Good morning! Wow I am having a harder time today than I expected. My snack urges are on high alert. But I'm holding out for Saladworks for lunch. In these last few weeks I eat nuts all the time, which has not helped in the snacking department. Even though I make them my meal, it's still snacky and ...

Allisonmeg

Hello strangers! Well I'm back and ready to get back at this. I got my daughter in early at the residential treatment. She's got two weeks left, possibly more. I'm planning to post all week. It always helps when I start the day off with a reminder to No S!

Allisonmeg

I don't know what is happening this week but I have eaten horribly for the last two days. Today especially. Once I cheated I went all out and have eaten everything in sight. Rice Krispy treats I made was the trigger.

Allisonmeg

Last week was a pretty good No S kind of week. Sunday was a little high on the snacking and today (Monday) was good until dinner when I had to try a bite of the pizza crescent ring I made. Boo!

Allisonmeg

Good No S kind of weekend. Had sweets but didn't go over the top. Had small breakfast and lunch at Saladworks today (Monday).

Allisonmeg

Its Saturday, so I had half of a Krispy Kreme donut and balanced it with a handful of nuts. My goal is to have one or two S events today but keep my meals up. I did well the rest of the week. We're flying my daughter out to a residential treatment facility, but we have a 6 week wait. Coordinating it...

Allisonmeg

It's Wednesday, and I had a bagel for breakfast. Usually have a low carb bar. Scale is somehow doing well. I've kept my working out going since January 1st and finished first period in four years (had iud removed 2 weeks ago). So maybe that messed me up a bit this past week. My goal today is to NOT ...

Allisonmeg

Messed up Tuesday at dinner. I definitely need to plan better. Same old story of eating before the real dinner and then sampling.

Allisonmeg

Monday was a success. Probably way too many calories, but absolutely no cheats. Just had nuts for breakfast.

Allisonmeg

oolala53, I appreciate so much your jumping in. I've read your post 4 or 5 times now! I relate so well to what you've said. My daughter sounds much like your niece. She's an overachiever, just turned 16 but in early college and actually graduating this year and starting college this fall. She so qui...

Allisonmeg

I'm starting this week anew. I have just been on a downward spiral. The scale is slowly moving back up, 146 this morning. It's time to get down to business. My mess up seems to be when I eat a snacky kind of dinner before I feed the rest of the family. I then start sampling what I made them, and the...

Allisonmeg

Saturday was 4 months since I began No-S. Starting Sunday I'm back on track, ready to focus, and vanilla all the way. My weigh-in at the Dr. is next Wednesday. No more animal crackers "with" my meal and no more finishing bowls of kids' cereal for breakfast.

Allisonmeg

Thank you everybody. It's great that I have your support. It's been a better week for everyone. It's just hard to think about anything else, but I'm trying. We went to the animal shelter to visit one particular dog four times now. So we're going to sleep on it one more night before we decide.

Allisonmeg

Thank you so much Linda.
We have gotten through this first week at home. Definitely had its ups and downs. So what I have managed in the No S department this week is having 2 S days and 5 no S days, just not actually on Sa/Su. I also did the same for working out.

Allisonmeg

Oh Noel, thank you! We are beginning DBT which is a branch off of CBT that specializes in what she's going through. She goes first thing in the morning. We got through this first day really well. I of course just completely binged the second she went to bed. I have to go but I feel hopeful anyway.

Allisonmeg

Thank you very very much for your support. It's so hard to be normal for the rest of the family too. My emotions are all over the place. My husband and I go between love to blame, hugging to fighting. I keep not paying attention to the other kids because all I can do is research on the computer cons...

Allisonmeg

My daughter tried to kill herself Sunday night. In the ER, it was discovered she has been cutting herself for months. She is still in hospital and they think she will be released Wednesday, so 10.5 days total. I'm scared of her coming home as well. Found her journal 2 nights ago which was horrible t...

Allisonmeg

Well that sore subject was finally approached and resolved this week. That I guess is what has led to this Sunday being some kind of freak out S mania day. I absolutely can't seem to stop stuffing my face with everything I see. And tomorrow is dr. weigh-in so maybe I'm self-sabotaging. I'm not sure....

Allisonmeg

I have been very good lately...finally the holidays are over! I started back working out on the first and I downloaded an app (called 7) to track both working out and my No S. I've got part of my yearly exam earlier this year on January 11th, so I won't make my original goal. I was 150 on doctor sca...

Allisonmeg

I had nuts late on Sunday night, but rather than call it a super early breakfast on Monday I'll just keep Sunday yellow. I have to get back with it this week. I am way back in snacky mode.

Allisonmeg

Its Sunday, two days after Christmas, so I'm just going to hit the highlights. Hubby and I went out Christmas Eve, ate spritz cookies he just made right before we left. Had a great time, never ate more than that. Drank amount that was good fun and didn't leave me hung over on Christmas, and amazingl...

Allisonmeg

Tuesday and randomly, a banana nut muffin did me in.

Allisonmeg

Well Sunday didn't work out the first time around. I had a very small sugar-free vanilla ice cream cone after dinner. Was fixing 3 for the boys and just decided to try it. I didn't enjoy it because I was already stressing whether this would be yellow or red. Anyway today was hard not to snack but ma...

Allisonmeg

I am ready for my first true mod. I am taking Sunday out as an S day (Now its UNday lol). I feel one cheat day is all I need to keep me here. I am going to try this out until the end of January and reevaluate if I need to tweak or go back vanilla. Unofficially I am adding NO STARCHES as an S but not...

Allisonmeg

Well already I didn't eat my oatmeal for breakfast. Instead I had a cup of deluxe nuts just in case I decide to have a low carb kind of day. .5 drop on scale. Hubby left on trip, one kid needing rides tonight (to bar any thoughts of a third Friday night folly). Trying to not think about things becau...

Allisonmeg

Have seen another pound gone. Only 3 more to go to get to my first and most important goal. Youngest had birthday today and wasn't a problem at all not to eat the cake. I haven't been eating oatmeal in the mornings lately but made it already tonight so that I will. I ate bread at last night's dinner...

Allisonmeg

I haven't posted for a while but I have lost another pound. Finally puts me lower than that day I had to weigh in in front of that nursing class! Extremely bummed out but that helps me be more diligent. I actually feel little pangs of panic attacks that I haven't had in years. Unfortunately my brain...

Allisonmeg

I had my oatmeal this morning after not having the last two days. I'm totally sick of it which sucks because it really helps me get through the morning. Hubby has lost at least 15 lbs since his physical. We have gotten rid of most all sweets and are eating much cleaner. I'm reading all about glycemi...

Allisonmeg

Geez I waited too long in between posts. I got a midnight red last night for eating a handful of nuts. I could call this a super early breakfast, but the whole point is I've been doing this all week, essentially having dinner at 2 in the afternoon and being done eating for the day. So the cycle has ...

Allisonmeg

Ok I'm doing pretty well for a true S day. I had 5 peanut m&ms and didn't have any crazy desire to eat the entire package. I'm not counting calories even though it's S. I also didn't weigh myself because of yesterday--it would've been a good but fake scale day! My stomach was the flattest I've seen ...

Allisonmeg

We went out Friday night, and I threw up anything I tried to eat on Saturday. (Not the big party girl anymore

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Now on Sunday I have been snacking somewhat this morning which is generally how my S days start to go wild.

Allisonmeg

Ok I have to write my intentions down. We may go out tonight. If that happens I am using my S tonight instead of on Saturday. I really really hope we do because I would be thrilled not to have to worry about all day tomorrow. I have been trying to talk hubby into it, but because of new health kick h...

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