Thank your mother for me. I'll keep "Don't spoil your dinner" handy. Spoiling my dinner with snacks is a recurring problem during S-days.ironchef wrote:and my mother saying not to snack "don't spoil your dinner".
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Thank your mother for me. I'll keep "Don't spoil your dinner" handy. Spoiling my dinner with snacks is a recurring problem during S-days.ironchef wrote:and my mother saying not to snack "don't spoil your dinner".
I'm glad you wrote this. Since I haven't really lost weight I tend to shift from focusing on the path to results sometimes. Yesterday was one of those times. I purposely wrote on this forum so I could come back and read the amazing non-weight related results that I have already experienced so that I don't give up when I don't see physical results.jackn wrote: Mostly, though, while I'm looking to lose some, too, I hope to come to peace with food. At this point, while I'm wary, as I've had a long experience, I think Reinhard's advice helps me focus on the how and on moderation/balance. It helps me concentrate on the means, the path, rather than 'results'.
The actions, the conduct, I can bear in mind, work on, and make a habit of. The 'results' will follow, not to mention that the habit formed is a goal in and of itself, especially given my bingeing.
kaalii wrote: the challenge was easier than i thought...
but more profound than i thought, too...
i have lost 2kg, 2 cm off the waist and some body fat percentage, too...
even actually too much, im borderline skinny now... and my 3 meals are more than satisfying - when im not tired, not eating junk (pizzas and burgers) and eat too early in the day...
- sweets are almost gone from my life... i wish for some of them smtms on n-days... but then i forget about it on s-days (probably because i have my snacks then and im satisfied with that)... there is enough of hidden added sugar in our food anyway... and i can taste it now more than ever... scary...
-the little voice to snack is so rare now, almost gone... and when it is - it is for healthy stuff actually... dried fruits, almonds, peanuts... i dont mind failing for those.. but this challenge was about the habit so i stuck to it... and i will keep going vanilla noS... and enjoy my dried fruits and nuts on s-days... or parts of the meals (but i actually enjoy more taking a handfull or two and munch away - snack-style)...
the rest of the times, i know - if i want to snack it - find a way to make a meal out of it or incorporate it into a meal.. period...
-no seconds revealed that im not naturally bloating as i thought i was...if i can stop after a plate i will not be bloated like i used to be - i used to a l w a y s take seconds... im attributing my waistline shrinkage to no seconds, too... my inner and outer abs are not helplessly stretching over my overfull stomack for hours a day anymore...
oh, and the sense of satisfied control when i stop!!! now that's a feeling i adore!! so much peace and serenity in it... i feel i can do anything if i can do that...![]()
and no seconds are my natural calorie counter... besides making me turn inwards and feel how much nourished i am being at the moment, i know i cant go so much overboard with 3 decent meals a day... not with common sense... and i discovered i do have common sense... and that no matter how heavy a meal on a certan day was - it will balance itself out with all the others in the week(s)... and yes, junk food like pizzas, burgers, french fries make me crave seconds the most... so i know what to watch out for...
im so happy to have found noS...
thank you reinhard!!!
and thank you all who are recognizing and practicing it! i admire you all!!
i will do a monthly challenge now... and then the first big test is coming - 6 weeks holidays!
but one challenge at a time!!