No worrying about overfilled plates, calories, nutrition or any of that jazz. Just working on getting the habit down and avoiding extremes.
Day 1: S Day
I'm not a breakfast eater.
Lunch-3 scrambled eggs w/ cheese and veggies, 2 slices buttered toast, raspberries
Dinner-half a red baron pepperoni pizza, raspberries, 2 little Debbie swiss cake rolls
SO and I have different working and eating schedules. During the week I hardly see him so no problems there, but on the weekends it can lead to overeating. I get hungry and eat my lunch at the usual time while he's still sleeping. He ends up eating a few hours later and will offer me some of whatever he's having. Even if I'm truly not hungry I can still be tempted. Yesterday it was chicken drummies and little Debbie snack cakes. I said no thanks (ended up eating the little Debbie with dinner which is perfectly fine for an s day). For moderation sake, it's important that I stick to my own eating schedule.
He also offered to buy me a soda later in the day which I declined. I just cannot do soda in moderation. Like cigarettes, it's best for me to abstain.
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Good luck on getting the habit down! Good choice on leaving out the soda - even on an S day.airmail wrote:No worrying about overfilled plates, calories, nutrition or any of that jazz. Just working on getting the habit down and avoiding extremes.
Day 1: S Day
I'm not a breakfast eater.
Lunch-3 scrambled eggs w/ cheese and veggies, 2 slices buttered toast, raspberries
Dinner-half a red baron pepperoni pizza, raspberries, 2 little Debbie swiss cake rolls
SO and I have different working and eating schedules. During the week I hardly see him so no problems there, but on the weekends it can lead to overeating. I get hungry and eat my lunch at the usual time while he's still sleeping. He ends up eating a few hours later and will offer me some of whatever he's having. Even if I'm truly not hungry I can still be tempted. Yesterday it was chicken drummies and little Debbie snack cakes. I said no thanks (ended up eating the little Debbie with dinner which is perfectly fine for an s day). For moderation sake, it's important that I stick to my own eating schedule.
He also offered to buy me a soda later in the day which I declined. I just cannot do soda in moderation. Like cigarettes, it's best for me to abstain.
Hi airmail, I get the different eating schedule problem! I went about it by eating a smaller meal in the morning and then eat with my boyfriend when he's up. So I'll often only have a handful of berries in the morning. But sticking to your own schedule is just as well.
In general though, remember that weekends are S days and you can't fail on S days
In general though, remember that weekends are S days and you can't fail on S days
eschano - Vanilla rocks!
July 2012- January 2016
Started again January 2021
July 2012- January 2016
Started again January 2021
Day 2: S Day
L-1/4 red baron pepperoni pizza, slice of bread w almond butter, raspberries
D-rice, ground beef and veggies, raspberries, 1/2 pint milk, large chocolate chip cookie, plus the dough that was left on the spoon and bowl when baking
Thanks, Amy. Good luck to you too. I see you started not too long ago as well.
You're right, eschano. You can't fail on s days. Ha! I kind of forgot that I could eat between meals on s days. I very rarely snacked last time I no s-ed. It wasn't even something I consciously decided. My s days just always looked like n days with sweets added and occasionally seconds. If I truly want a snack though there's no reason to deprive myself.
L-1/4 red baron pepperoni pizza, slice of bread w almond butter, raspberries
D-rice, ground beef and veggies, raspberries, 1/2 pint milk, large chocolate chip cookie, plus the dough that was left on the spoon and bowl when baking
Thanks, Amy. Good luck to you too. I see you started not too long ago as well.
You're right, eschano. You can't fail on s days. Ha! I kind of forgot that I could eat between meals on s days. I very rarely snacked last time I no s-ed. It wasn't even something I consciously decided. My s days just always looked like n days with sweets added and occasionally seconds. If I truly want a snack though there's no reason to deprive myself.
Luckily, I do enjoy simple food as well.Day 7: Success
l-almond butter sandwich, remainder of the deli turkey, a few baby carrots
d-canned beef stew, grapes
Friday was my last day of work. I will have the next week off before I start my new job. I will be working nights, so must get my sleeping and eating schedule switched over. SO and I will be on the same schedule and will be seeing much more of each other. This means getting to enjoy meals together more often.
SO has what I'd call (and I'm not saying this to be critical) a childlike taste in food... chicken strips, mac and cheese, doritos, frozen pizza and the like. I enjoy these things too, but I'm fond of those classic meat, starch and vegetable dinners. He used to eat Totino's pizza rolls on a regular basis. One day (probably over a year ago now) I casually brought up the fact that they do not contain real cheese, but soy processed to taste like it. Being a great lover of cheese he was not very happy about that and hasn't bought them since. He even makes dismissive remarks anytime a commercial for them comes on tv.
l-almond butter sandwich, remainder of the deli turkey, a few baby carrots
d-canned beef stew, grapes
Friday was my last day of work. I will have the next week off before I start my new job. I will be working nights, so must get my sleeping and eating schedule switched over. SO and I will be on the same schedule and will be seeing much more of each other. This means getting to enjoy meals together more often.
SO has what I'd call (and I'm not saying this to be critical) a childlike taste in food... chicken strips, mac and cheese, doritos, frozen pizza and the like. I enjoy these things too, but I'm fond of those classic meat, starch and vegetable dinners. He used to eat Totino's pizza rolls on a regular basis. One day (probably over a year ago now) I casually brought up the fact that they do not contain real cheese, but soy processed to taste like it. Being a great lover of cheese he was not very happy about that and hasn't bought them since. He even makes dismissive remarks anytime a commercial for them comes on tv.
Day 8: S Day
s-microwave potato chips (made w half a medium potato + coconut oil)
l-2 large slices of cheese pizza, 2 small donuts, glass of milk
d-baked chicken breast, cooked broccoli, 2 breadsticks
Eating doesn't feel as organized as I try to shift to a new schedule. Tried to sleep in as late as I could which was only 8:30am. I got hungry about six hours later which is in keeping with my usual sleeping/eating pattern. I wasn't sure what I wanted to eat so started making these microwave potato chips I've been wanting to try (http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/201 ... chips.html). They didn't turn out too well for me. I probably wouldn't make them again.
While making said chips SO walks in, offers me some donuts and says he's ordering a pizza with breadsticks and soda. I suddenly feel anxious with these food choices. I start to worry that being around him more I'll be constantly bombarded with junkfood and won't be able to keep myself from binging. I take a deep breath and decide to take things as they come. I remind myself that today is an s day and I can eat what I want. I enjoyed the day without going wild.
But even if I had gone wild it would still be ok. Some days I will eat more, some days less. That's normal eating.
s-microwave potato chips (made w half a medium potato + coconut oil)
l-2 large slices of cheese pizza, 2 small donuts, glass of milk
d-baked chicken breast, cooked broccoli, 2 breadsticks
Eating doesn't feel as organized as I try to shift to a new schedule. Tried to sleep in as late as I could which was only 8:30am. I got hungry about six hours later which is in keeping with my usual sleeping/eating pattern. I wasn't sure what I wanted to eat so started making these microwave potato chips I've been wanting to try (http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/201 ... chips.html). They didn't turn out too well for me. I probably wouldn't make them again.
While making said chips SO walks in, offers me some donuts and says he's ordering a pizza with breadsticks and soda. I suddenly feel anxious with these food choices. I start to worry that being around him more I'll be constantly bombarded with junkfood and won't be able to keep myself from binging. I take a deep breath and decide to take things as they come. I remind myself that today is an s day and I can eat what I want. I enjoyed the day without going wild.
But even if I had gone wild it would still be ok. Some days I will eat more, some days less. That's normal eating.
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clarinetgal
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Day 11: Failure
l-cheddarwurst w/ bun, 2.5 oz bag bbq potato chips, grapes, glass of milk
s-3 handfuls of chocolate chips
d-2 strips bacon, fried egg and veggies, piece of toast, grapes
Aw, my first red day to report. Rather than start over at day 1, I'll just continue on with day 12 and tally up days on habit at the end of the three weeks. I won't be illegible for the 21 club that way, but I can live with that.
I was quite hungry at lunch. I dumped the bag of potato chips on the plate and thought, "That is a gluttonous amount. That's too much." But I wanted them so I ate them. Afterwards I felt a little guilty. I wasn't sure whether the day was still green or not. Plus, I still wanted to eat more. I considered binging. I started eating the chocolate. Trust me, I could have eaten the entire bag, but I stopped myself after three handfuls. Then I felt horribly guilty and on the verge of a full on binge for a couple hours... But it passed. I ate dinner as I normally would. Everything was cool.
l-cheddarwurst w/ bun, 2.5 oz bag bbq potato chips, grapes, glass of milk
s-3 handfuls of chocolate chips
d-2 strips bacon, fried egg and veggies, piece of toast, grapes
Aw, my first red day to report. Rather than start over at day 1, I'll just continue on with day 12 and tally up days on habit at the end of the three weeks. I won't be illegible for the 21 club that way, but I can live with that.
I was quite hungry at lunch. I dumped the bag of potato chips on the plate and thought, "That is a gluttonous amount. That's too much." But I wanted them so I ate them. Afterwards I felt a little guilty. I wasn't sure whether the day was still green or not. Plus, I still wanted to eat more. I considered binging. I started eating the chocolate. Trust me, I could have eaten the entire bag, but I stopped myself after three handfuls. Then I felt horribly guilty and on the verge of a full on binge for a couple hours... But it passed. I ate dinner as I normally would. Everything was cool.
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aspencer27
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If the chips at lunch were on the plate, then I wouldn't consider it a fail. And, although yesterday was a NoS fail, you had quite the success with not binging and succumbing to the WTH effect - great job!
You aren't ever going to be perfect, and you don't need to be! Mark it and move on. Keep up the great work!
You aren't ever going to be perfect, and you don't need to be! Mark it and move on. Keep up the great work!
I think that's a good way of doing it. I only made the 21 day club once or twice but I got other brilliant results from NoS. And every N day that is green is a day that sees a completely different way of relating to food than I did pre-NoS
eschano - Vanilla rocks!
July 2012- January 2016
Started again January 2021
July 2012- January 2016
Started again January 2021
Although I haven't been using this daily check-in thread I have continued to No S. I stepped on the scale this morning and I see that I have lost 11 pounds since September 7. (Note: I'm still 50 pounds overweight, so I lose weight rather fast to start.) That's less than four weeks and not 100% on habit either, there were a few red days in there. In case anyone was in doubt, you do not have to be perfect to see results!
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clarinetgal
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