Please Vote: Company BBQ day tomorrow- S or N day?
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Please Vote: Company BBQ day tomorrow- S or N day?
Just started yesterday the NoS. so far so good. Tomorrow is a company bbq day (buffet style) with deserts.
My options:
- Fill up 1 plate and take the desert home for the weekend
- Consider it a S day, after all it is a special day that happens once a year?
Thanks!
My options:
- Fill up 1 plate and take the desert home for the weekend
- Consider it a S day, after all it is a special day that happens once a year?
Thanks!
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Well you're officially allowed up to two S weekdays each month, so it kind of depends what else you have going on. If you think it would ease the pressure to take an S day then go for it, in the past I have made the mistake of thinking 'I don't need an S day I can just fill my plate' but when I'm in that social situation I don't actually want to stick to one plate!
So best to assess how you think you'll feel once you're there, and make a decision based on that.
That's what I'd try and do anyway! Sorry it doesn't give you a clear yes or no!
Good luck I hope you enjoy it whatever you decide
So best to assess how you think you'll feel once you're there, and make a decision based on that.
That's what I'd try and do anyway! Sorry it doesn't give you a clear yes or no!
Good luck I hope you enjoy it whatever you decide
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im voting it an N day because i love the feedback of the red days telling me how my lifestyle might be influencing my habits...
with it being an S day on my habitcal it just blends in... red is showin me the "extra"...
but that is just me...
i totally get the motivating part of planning your parties and not making them a red thing... that can be demotivating for someone...
for me red days are not demotivating, quite the contrary... they are a clear sign...
that allows me the S days to be a blur... but a blur contained to weekends and very special days... the rest is clearly red...
we are all different...
with it being an S day on my habitcal it just blends in... red is showin me the "extra"...
but that is just me...
i totally get the motivating part of planning your parties and not making them a red thing... that can be demotivating for someone...
for me red days are not demotivating, quite the contrary... they are a clear sign...
that allows me the S days to be a blur... but a blur contained to weekends and very special days... the rest is clearly red...
we are all different...
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I personally don't like taking extra S-days unless it's a Holiday like Christmas or a family birthday party. BUT, I wouldn't be above trading it for an S day on the weekend.
It's not like Reinhard went up the mountain and brought back stone tablets with NoS rules chiseled on them.
It's not like Reinhard went up the mountain and brought back stone tablets with NoS rules chiseled on them.
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Current weight(9/2020)-212 lbs.
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Current weight(9/2020)-212 lbs.
Goal Weight- 205 lbs.
NoS Goal: >= 80% Success days
Welcome!
As it is a rare occasion, and you're just getting started, if you want to take it as an S day I would go ahead.
I would definitely not "trade" a weekend S day for it. Once you're in a "bargain / trade" mode, the simplicity of habit is gone. If it is my birthday on Wednesday, there is no requirement that I make Saturday an N day. Reinhard has some good things to say on this in his podcasts, Episode 13. Essentially his approach is that you don't "make up" for things later on.
After a few months of No S, you may find you are having lots of these kinds of exceptions, and your non-weekend S days are more frequent than you would like. In that case, you can decide to tighten up on your definitions. But I wouldn't worry in your first week.
As it is a rare occasion, and you're just getting started, if you want to take it as an S day I would go ahead.
I would definitely not "trade" a weekend S day for it. Once you're in a "bargain / trade" mode, the simplicity of habit is gone. If it is my birthday on Wednesday, there is no requirement that I make Saturday an N day. Reinhard has some good things to say on this in his podcasts, Episode 13. Essentially his approach is that you don't "make up" for things later on.
After a few months of No S, you may find you are having lots of these kinds of exceptions, and your non-weekend S days are more frequent than you would like. In that case, you can decide to tighten up on your definitions. But I wouldn't worry in your first week.
My suggestion would be to make it an S day but contain S eating to the event. Make sure you don't snack in the morning beforehand, or have sweets or snacks later in the evening. Remember the S day is fr the BBQ, relax at the BBQ but keep to the rules for the rest of the day. That should give you a good balance.
I CAN do this.
When I was new to No S, and I didn't have two NWS days in that month yet, I would make it an S day. But as I continue on, I have to side with kaalii here, and make it a red, just so I can assess the info on weight gain, reflux, etc...
But let it be known, I would definitely eat more than one plate, along with dessert - if the food is worthy - and only at the BBQ, then mark it red.
But let it be known, I would definitely eat more than one plate, along with dessert - if the food is worthy - and only at the BBQ, then mark it red.
"Never go back for seconds. Get it all the first time." - Garfield
Sounds like a good choice!lagflag wrote:Thanks everyone, I fond that the food is not that great (good but not great) so I decided to stick with my NoS (N day). On my way out I was sure to take the sweets as a reward for the weekend
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2 years and counting on No-S.
29 lbs. down, 34 to go. Slow and steady wins the race.
Respect Moderation
2 years and counting on No-S.
29 lbs. down, 34 to go. Slow and steady wins the race.
Respect Moderation
I hope it all went well.
Just chiming in after the fact to say "S day" hands down. I love big social events where I can graze with impunity, knowing I have those extra 2 NWS days per month. This type of bar-b-q is the perfect use of that!!
Just chiming in after the fact to say "S day" hands down. I love big social events where I can graze with impunity, knowing I have those extra 2 NWS days per month. This type of bar-b-q is the perfect use of that!!
-Sonya
No Sweets, No Snacks and No Seconds, Except (Sometimes) on days that start with "S".
No Sweets, No Snacks and No Seconds, Except (Sometimes) on days that start with "S".