Habitcal continues to be a great motivator to say no to those treats (eg. homemade chocolate chip cookie) offered midweek. It is easy for me to rationalize and think that I can have one as part of my meal (on the plate) because "one small homemade cookie is only xx calories." But, as I am looking to build habits, not count calories, I am learning to turn that rationalization on its head.
Other successes: 1. the family now knows that I will turn down on offer to munch on their cookie or mid-week treat and 1. not ask why OR 2. feel sorry for me.
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Along with NoS, I am making an effort to move more--my "normal" lifestyle requires a lot of desk work. I bought a pedometer, and if I make no effort, I won't register more than a meager 3500 steps in a day. At first, I went gungho and tried to get the recommended 10,000 steps in, but I couldn't *sustain* it. Thus, I made a more realistic goal (and use HabitCal to track) that makes a 7000+ steps a green day, 5000+ a yellow day, and anything less than that a red day. Even that modest, conscientious effort has paid off as the scale shows--down 11 pounds in 3 months.
Yes, at times I wish the weight loss was faster, but I wouldn't trade speed for the wonderful, *no-fear* relationship I now have with food. With NoS, I get to have my cake and lose weight, too.
Hoping to encourage you,