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Question
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:18 pm
by SugarFemme23
So...yesterday was my second day. I did great until dinner time. I put soooo much food onto my plate it was ridiculous. So, now I'm wondering if I should count it as a failure cause although I didn't have and snacks, sweets, or seconds I ate like a crazy woman; or a success because although I ate a bunch, I still had no s's... What do you guys think?
Thanks!
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:06 pm
by kymm
I would say SUCCESS you did not eat any S's and stuck to the three meals even if you ate alot at dinner if you read the posts some start out with more food per plate but then end up cutting back ...keep up the great work ...I also just started on the No S and after dinner is some what hard to me ,not getting seconds or snacking but hang in there !!!!!! it does get easier
Question
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:17 pm
by Too solid flesh
Sounds like a success to me, too.
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:21 pm
by paulrone
Let's see. . .
No seconds
No sweets
No snacks
Nope! I think you covered all the bases. That's a success! I don't see a rule that says "No piling your plate up to your eyeballs" so you're good to go.
Don't worry. Once you get over the fear of getting hungry, your portions will start to normalize.
Remember, feeling hungry is normal. It's a good thing!
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:22 pm
by SugarFemme23
Thanks guys! I kinda figured that too, but it's always good to hear it from someone else!
kymm It's hard for me too. I even grabbed a popsicle. Doing that "well I already messed up" thinking plus thinking it's only 35 calories. But I put it back. I was very proud of me. I have long tried to do something realistic like this but made the rules be that I can only eat when hungry, but that is much more difficult!
Tonight, I'm cooking and I'm not going crazy! That's my goal. Good luck guys!
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:42 pm
by Jammin' Jan
One of the great joys of starting the no-s diet is that you really can eat like a crazy woman, and it's okay! Especially in the beginning, piling your plate is fine, if that's what it takes to get you to the next meal without really going crazy. So enjoy!
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:35 pm
by reinhard
Yes, that's an official success. Congratulations!
Overeating is an enormously complex problem if you want to think about it forever. But you have to start somewhere if you want to fix it. And you need to secure parts of it before moving on to other parts. Single plates, no matter how big, are a start. And if you get this habit down, I doubt very much whether you'll need to add further rules for portion control. The discomfort you're describing at seeing such a big plate is probably all you need. Slowly, as you get an idea how much it really takes to get you through to the next meal without excessive hunger, your portions will shrink -- simply because you'd rather not see this excess, and you're not allowing yourself to hide it over multiple portions or snacks.
Reinhard