Everyday Systems

After stopping No S a long time ago, I've decided I need to regain my sanity around food and weight issues. What better place to come to than here?

My first goal - 3 successful weeks of vanilla No S to be documented here.

Yesterday (5/12/14) was day one. (Started weighing 146.5).

Day 1: SUCCESS

Hello joy&balance, welcome back to No S.
Great to start again with a 3 week challenge, and congrats on day 1 green.

What a wonderful name! Welcome back joy&balance

Thanks all! It's good to be back.

Day 2: SUCCESS

Even though I was sick yesterday, I stuck with it!

Day 3: SUCCESS

Day 4: SUCCESS
Day 5: SUCCESS

Got through the first 5 N days clean! So far this just feels so sane. Looking forward to my S days today and tomorrow, then back to N next week.

Also down a little in weight - yes!

Welcome back to moderate eating, Joy!

First 2 S days almost over, and I feel great about where I'm at. I allowed myself a little more freedom this weekend, but didn't go too crazy. No binges.

Day 6: S-Day
Day 7: S-Day

If I can just halt the gaining with vanilla No S, I'll be happy! It is so freeing.

Welcome to the boards and exactly the way I chose to embrace the NO S days when I first started - nothing wild, just slightly more indulgent than a weekday. Much like growing up and having Sunday dessert after a nice dinner, something we didn't get every day.

Hope to get to know you better as we travel this road to health together.

I remember feeling SO relieved that I had stopped gaining weight after I started NoS. I had been moving steadily upward and it was like magic that NoS halted that gain. Cool Beans!

Thanks all!. Yes, this does feel magical, yet so normal - how is that possible?

On Sunday, I was at the grocery store and thought "Oh I could get myself a treat. It's an S day." Walked over and looked at them and didn't want one! Said to myself, "Well I'll just have ice cream later like I planned." that kind of thing never happens to me when dieting - it'a always just a struggle.

Day 8: SUCCESS

joy&balance wrote: On Sunday, I was at the grocery store and thought "Oh I could get myself a treat. It's an S day." Walked over and looked at them and didn't want one! Said to myself, "Well I'll just have ice cream later like I planned." that kind of thing never happens to me when dieting - it'a always just a struggle.

Oh how I love those kinds of S days!

@eschano - Yes, it was great!

Day 9: SUCCESS

Yesterday I went to happy hour with some friends. they got food, and I thought hmm, do I want to make this my dinner or not? chose to wait until I got home to eat and didn't even want to nibble on their snacks - yes!

i'm also finding that my rather chronic constipation seems to be getting better - woo hoo!

Day 10: SUCCESS
Day 11: SUCCESS

woo hoo!

Day 12: SUCCESS
Day 13: S day
Day 14: S day
Day 15: S day (holiday)

Day 16: SUCCESS
Day 17: SUCCESS
Day 18: SUCCESS
Day 19: SUCCESS
Day 20: S-DAY
Day 21: S-DAY

Feeling awesome about 21 days with no failures! My main focus now is 1) keep going with establishing the No S habit, and 2) make the foods I eat on N days healthier. I'm going to do this by eating more whole foods on those days.

also started shovelglove this morning! Was fun and exhausting!

ThTs awesome you made it 21 days..... Looks like you lost some weight too! *high five! ( my autocorrect wants to say * high fiber!)