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Doing no S on my own time
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:18 am
by freegirl
Hello my fellows no S-ers,
I am new here. I started no S on October 10. I am tracking sweets, snacks and seconds separately - snacks are the biggest challenge for me. I am also tracking gym and yoga/relaxation/meditation.
Right now I have a lot of failures. But I am not discouraged. I trust that full no S will 'kick in' eventually. It's not that I am not trying, but waiting for a miracle; I just don't want to force anything on myself by sheer willpower. I want to come to a point where I am more comfortable doing it by the rules than not doing it right.
Does this make sense to anybody?
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:39 am
by lavie
I'm working slowly in the no-s direction. I don't do seconds, and I've mostly cut out snacks. But once in a while, I slip up. And I don't beat myself up over it. I also have one small sweet every day . . . and I'm not sure if I'm ever going to give that up. But I think about the rules, and I have learned a lot from them. I think if it works for you, keep going :)
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:17 am
by r.jean
Three calendars is a great idea. Others have done it, and I know that would have worked great for my early days. It is hard to mark a red when you just have one S event (like one snack). However, if you can mark green on 2 calendars and red on only one, it shows your progress better. You need to be able to see success. Success breeds more success.
As time goes on you may find yourself tracking less because you do not need that level of reinforcement, but it is a great idea at the beginning.
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:05 pm
by Who Me?
Waiting for a miracle, huh?
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:54 pm
by 3-0-7 girl
No S is your miracle
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:17 pm
by determined
Welcome!
I ask everyone who is knew if they've read the book....I think I've gone through it about 5 times & get something new everytime I do.
Much success to you!
janie
Re: Doing no S on my own time
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:28 pm
by ksbrowne
freegirl wrote:Hello my fellows no S-ers,
I am new here. I started no S on October 10. I am tracking sweets, snacks and seconds separately - snacks are the biggest challenge for me. I am also tracking gym and yoga/relaxation/meditation.
Right now I have a lot of failures. But I am not discouraged. I trust that full no S will 'kick in' eventually. It's not that I am not trying, but waiting for a miracle; I just don't want to force anything on myself by sheer willpower. I want to come to a point where I am more comfortable doing it by the rules than not doing it right.
Does this make sense to anybody?
Yes, it makes perfect sense to me. I prefer to gradually change my eating habits. As long as I'm doing better than I was, I consider that a success.
It was easy for me to cut out second helpings. Snacks were a little more challenging, but I've made it and now that's easy, too. (Even on S days. I never snack or have seconds.)
Sweets, I cut down to one small sweet a day, after dinner. It works for me. Even on S days, that's all I have.
When I was a little girl, back in the sixties, this is how my family ate, and we were all skinny.