First Lesson Learned!
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:09 pm
I have tried every diet imaginable with little success, as they are so hard to stick to in the real world, so I was delighted to discover No S. I bought the book a week ago, and it just makes so much sense. I'm over 50 and grew up (thin to underweight as a child) eating just like this, three meals a day, no snacks - well, my family was of the school that a meal wasn't a meal without dessert, but when I was young my metabolism was faster.
Anyway, I did great the first two days, then on the third day I had breakfast at home as usual ("adult" cereal with milk and a black coffee), but when I arrived at work I found it was someone's birthday and they had brought in McDonald's breakfast burritos and hashbrowns. Breakfasts, snacks and treats are frequent events in my office and there is a lot of pressure to go along with the group.
So I decided it was still manageable, after all it did fit on a plate, and I could call it lunch. However, it would have been cold and nasty by lunch time so I ate it when everyone else did, around 9:30.
Unfortunately I had a doctor's appointment after work so it was 6:30 before I got supper. Reinhard says one or two drinks a day are fine on this diet, and I usually have a glass of wine or two with supper so I have continued this - usually it's at home, WITH dinner, not before. This meal was at a restaurant though, so the wine came before the food and on an empty stomach it made me crave sweets. I ended up with half a pint of Ben & Jerry's for dessert at home (bad, but less than I normally would have had in the circumstances).
Lesson learned - the three meals have to be spaced out reasonably!
Anyone else have a good "first failure" story?
Anyway, I did great the first two days, then on the third day I had breakfast at home as usual ("adult" cereal with milk and a black coffee), but when I arrived at work I found it was someone's birthday and they had brought in McDonald's breakfast burritos and hashbrowns. Breakfasts, snacks and treats are frequent events in my office and there is a lot of pressure to go along with the group.
So I decided it was still manageable, after all it did fit on a plate, and I could call it lunch. However, it would have been cold and nasty by lunch time so I ate it when everyone else did, around 9:30.
Unfortunately I had a doctor's appointment after work so it was 6:30 before I got supper. Reinhard says one or two drinks a day are fine on this diet, and I usually have a glass of wine or two with supper so I have continued this - usually it's at home, WITH dinner, not before. This meal was at a restaurant though, so the wine came before the food and on an empty stomach it made me crave sweets. I ended up with half a pint of Ben & Jerry's for dessert at home (bad, but less than I normally would have had in the circumstances).
Lesson learned - the three meals have to be spaced out reasonably!
Anyone else have a good "first failure" story?
Debs