Everyday Systems

By some miracle, I'm still doing No-S with an "every day" mod (i.e. - I do No-S on weekends as well). Link to my Year 1 Check in: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=12464

I went completely off the rails for 4 stressful days in May. I had an unconventional way of stopping myself which may or may not be helpful to others. Here's what I did:

1) Thought of a politician who I would never, ever want to support ("Politician X")
2) Thought of someone I wouldn't want to lie to (my daughter)
3) Made a specific pact with myself ("I will eat 3 plates a day, no snacks, no sweets, until at least July 15")
4) Called my daughter, told her my pact, and said "If I break the pact, I'm going to send $100 to Politician X's campaign fund."

I must have read this technique somewhere. Anyway, it worked.

Thank you, Reinhard. I've been on and off diets for 45 years. NoS is the only thing that's ever worked for more than a few months. And it just feels right.

jvcnm
54, Female
1/20 - 182
1/21 - 150
1/22 - 148

Congratulations on your success and thanks so much for sharing your experience with us - it is very encouraging to hear how No-S worked for you! Best wishes for the new year and continued peace with food!

Great to hear of your success, especially how you dealt with going off the rails.

Congratulations!! You've had tremendous success.

Congratulations and thank you for letting us know!

I like your reinforcement technique!