My first week I had all green -- I didn't have any 'esses' until Saturday. I was so proud of myself!
But, i weighed and found no change, and --much as I tried to not let it get to me-- I think it messed with my head. Come the Monday of my 2nd week, I had such ridiculous cravings for sweets and snacking, and I was feeling "down" about not having seen any changes, yet, so I gave in... I said I'd just have ONE red day... which then turned into a full WEEK of red days.
Anyway. Today I was thinking about all this, and doing some "observation and correction" -- the process of looking at your actions, and making a decision to "correct" the things that didn't go as you wished.
Now, before I get into my observations, I'm going to explain that I KNOW I'm new to this, so I know it's also OKAY that I'm still learning... it's going to take a while to make these new habits stick, and that's cool. I'm fine with that. But, I've been doing the Observe & Correct thing (O&C) for the past 3 years, and it helps, so I'm doing that now, too....
I've come to see that I went "wrong" in 3 places:
1) I weighed too soon --> I should've waited until I'd been doing this for a while before jumping on the scale. I was still looking for the "quick fix" and not ready to accept a "slow, gradual loss" as Reinhard says you'll see with this plan. Now I know to be patient -- and I'm avoiding the scale for the month of May (that's my correction).
2) I ate too much at mealtimes --> much as Reinhard says this is okay, to pile up your plate in the beginning in order to trust that you'll not be hungry later, I didn't like the "stuffed" feeling, and I don't think it helps me. I know how to eat smaller-sized portions and still not be hungry again too soon, and that's to make sure to eat foods that contain more protein / fiber -- yet I didn't follow my own knowledge. I stuffed myself instead, 'cause I had the "permission" to do so... not good. So, my "correction" will be to choose foods that "last longer" in the coming week, and keep my portions normal-sized.
Besides, in the NoS book, Reinhard says that --at restaurants, anyway-- Supersized meals are an "S", too, so they should be avoided. Well, what's the difference, if I'm supersizing a restaurant meal, or doing it with one from home? Nothing! They're technically the same thing. 
3) I didn't exercise at all --> I need to make sure to get in at least SOME movement every day, because sitting around on my butt all the time isn't healthy, either. So, this coming week, I'm planning to do some sort of "formal" movement (anything that's more than I would do on any other given day, normally) for at least 14 minutes a day. That's doable, and it'll help... any little bit does!
So, there you have it. Anyone else "observing & correcting"?
((sorry this post was kind of long))
We need to start listening to our bodies...which unfortunately most of us have lost the ability to do! So if you don't eat enough at one meal...you are just that much more hungry at the second meal and learn to pace yourself. At least that is what is happening for me. I have been leaving food on my plate and NOT FEELING GUILTY! 
Tis a grand feeling!! 
We have been so conditioned to the "clean plate" theory or the "deprived" feeling that we no longer know what is a "contented" feeling. This plan will "reteach" us if we let it. And it will take time. And I have all the time that it will take because I am sick to death of calorie, point and carb counting. So hang in there and think POSITIVE!!!!
