Everyday Systems

Hey, All. I have been around these No-S boards off and on for at least 5 years now. I seem to continue the same vicious cycle over and over......I get the No-S habit down and really enjoy the plan only to worry about the number on the scale and jump to some other plan I can't stick with. I probably weigh exactly the same as I did 5 years ago. If I would have stuck with No-S and lost even 1 pound a month...well, imagine where a little patience would get me?!

We are actually moving to Hawaii in a few short weeks! I want to just stop this obsessive diet hopping once and for all and enjoy this awesome life God has blessed me with!!!!

Here I am, World! Trying again!

Good luck - you sound determined. A great time to start as well - shows you mean business

Welcome back - and good luck with the move (not my favourite thing to do).

We were talking about Hawaii last night - and it really sounds like a bit of paradise.

Welcome back! Yes, I can relate: jumping around to different diets, and being obsessed with the number on the scale, only to not lose anything. I'm kind of in a similar spot. Good luck with the move!

Well, the rest of the week went by...and I didn't have one green day. But I'm here...and I'm trying! S days today and tomorrow and then ready for a new week!

This is such a difficult time of year, and you have the added stress with the move. As long as you keep on keeping on, and are not discouraged by fails: well done. Holding thumbs for you for green days before Christmas!

Well, it's a New Year! I'm hoping to make the best of 2016 and really focus on just eating my three plates and not overthinking things...and not jumping ship....for the whole year.

Today was green! I move to Honolulu in six days. I cannot wait to settle down and get back into a routine of sorts!!! We are also quite behind in homeschool with all this military moving this past year!

I feel good about what God has ahead. He has always been faithful 😀

Green Monday 😀

Yay!

Good job!

Great start.

tobiasman,

Just wanted to stop by and wish you the very best with your move and to extend my sincere gratitude to your entire family for their sacrifice and service to our country.

I wouldn't worry too much about the home schooling right now, the whole process of a new place is a learning experience unto itself.

Best of luck with NoS and everything in 2016.

A GREEN Tuesday over here 😀😀😀😀

I shipped the minivan to Hawaii today! It's getting real now. It's exciting that I will get to see hubby in two days. We have been apart for a few months because he had to report early. The kids are excited!!

It is one of our last nights at my grandma's house and I wanted to have some cookies (she has a ton), but I didn't! I also wanted to eat way more than I needed to at lunch today...but I kept it to a normal serving. Two huge wins today 😋😋

Well done. Pretty difficult to resist your grandma's extra food.

I hope the move goes well.

Two deep bows from me for the two really huge wins!

Best of luck with the move and the settling-in period.

Off to a great start! Good luck with the move...

My family just returned from vacationing in Hawaii and it was AMAZING! I know it's not vacation, but nevertheless, I am still excited for you! Hope all goes well.

Another green! And this time at Cheesecake Factory 😛😛😛😛.

Getting on a plane in the morning. Praying the kids do well on the 6-hour flight. The adventure begins....

Happy travels. Welcome to the Pacific Ocean, where all the best people live

Congrats on your recent green days, and I hope your move goes well! So hard to be apart for so long!

You mention no diet hopping in your signature. I totally understand. I have been there many times.

Best wishes on your journey.

Red day yesterday on the plane. I just snacked on junk while dealing with the kids on the plane. No excuses. Just moving forward 😀

So the funny thing is that I'm in a year-long weight loss challenge with a bunch of friends (we have quarterly challenges). We weigh on Fridays. Most of them are totally depriving themselves right now and dropped huge numbers this week. I am down 2.8 this week, which is way more than I expected for sure and I know it will be much less weekly from here, but the great part is I am already following my maintenance program and am eating normal food. I feel that slow and steady wins the race. I plan to still be trotting along slowly, enjoying myself, 50 weeks from now when I assume they will have quit 😜😜😜. But since they are my friends and I love them, I do wish them the best!!!

Week 1: 212.6

Back to green today (Friday)! 😀

Yep you are almost certain to be ahead by the end of a year. It's like the hare and the tortoise fable. But yes, maybe you'll all do well...

Good job! Yes, slow and steady is the best way to go.

My S days were somewhat sane...maybe a little too many donuts on Sunday 😝 Monday was green AND I started a Bootcamp class! Today I got in my own head and started cutting out stuff, only to end up snacking and eating sugar tonight 😬 Lesson learned. Working on green tomorrow! I am super sore from Bootcamp the past two days. Wowza!!

I am imagining your bootcamp on a white sand beach, with palm trees. The surf washes in time with your burpees....

Anyhow, it's obviously working if you can hardly move.

Good luck for green Wednesday.

Boot camp sounds awesome! Here's to a Green day!

I had a red Wednesday...Costco sample that then led to an afternoon chips and salsa snack 😝😝. The good part is that I ate dinner and stopped. No WTH effect! One little victory at a time.

I have officially lived in Hawaii for a week! I am slowly but surely learning the ropes. Hubby's night shift is killer.....

The good part is that I ate dinner and stopped. No WTH effect!

Yay! Lost the Costco battle but you won the day.

Red Thursday 😝😝😝😝😝😝

I am struggling to control this brain of mine!!! I flip flop all darn day. Food and dieting consume me. I am committed to continuing this No-S journey and continuing to change this messed up brain of mine. I know No-S is the answer because I seriously can't stick to anything else. No-S I can do. It's jumping ship for other diets that causes all these red days. Midway through the day I think I should count points or eat less carbs or track my macros....and I end up just throwing my hands up and binging!! There's obviously some deep rooted issues there from all my years of dieting! More than 25 years of dieting!!! I will conquer this and come out on the other side free! I know it's possible. I just can't give up.

So I am going to dust myself off, get a good night's rest, and go back to battle in the morning!!! It's worth it!

You can definitely do it. See, the red days are there so you can work out your triggers and then you can work out what to do about them for the next fifty years. You could think of them as actually part of your path to long term freedom!

Well done stopping after dinner on Wednesday and even better done coming back to this forum after red Thursday.

Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

{{{ Hugs }}}

Committed to ONE year of No-S... no diet hopping!!

Many years ago I decided to learn to dance. I had no rhythm and I hated dancing but I was always being dragged onto the dance floor at weddings and holiday parties.

I decided to learn to dance so that I could survive those events without humiliating myself. And, like you're doing with No-S, I decided to give myself a year to do this.

The first three months were so hard. I was the worst one in the class. I didn't think I'd ever get the hang of it.

Then somewhere around the three-month point I started -- sometimes -- to have fun. I was still the worst one in whatever class I was taking. But I began to enjoy a dance here and there.

I kept up with it for the full year, and for about ten years after that as well. I loved it.

And during those ten years, when people would ask what I did for fun and I'd say I loved to go dancing, they'd say, "I took a class but I couldn't do it" or "I took a class but I didn't enjoy it" -- and I realized how fortunate I was to know in advance it would be hard AND that I decided in advance that I'd give it a year.

If I hadn't given it a year, I would have given up after one class just like they did.

Anyway, when I saw that you're giving No-S for a year, I cheered for you. You sound like someone who knows yourself, and you're giving this a solid go.

I am here. I had a temporary two-week lapse of judgment and was following a diet again! Blech! I actually lost some weight, but I was quite miserable at the prospect of having to eat that way much longer. I even followed No-S with that plan half the time but realized the true freedom in No-S is just plain vanilla 3 plates a day without all kinds of rules.

Planning to have a much more enjoyable February. Starting weight for February is 208.6. So it looks like I'm down about 7 pounds. 😀

Well, good job on the weight loss! I agree that No S is the most freeing plan (which is why I keep coming back).

yeah glad you're back! I noticed my bouts w/ traditional diets got shorter and shorter to the point where my last attempt at a diet (juice fast) lasted about 3 hrs.

Now I go with the rule that I won't do any kind of eating or exercise plan that I can't see happily doing forever.

Linda

Monday: Green!
B: granola with flax milk, coffee with cream
L: ramen noodle dish
D: two hot dogs on buns and a few chips

Tuesday: Red 😝
B: two slices toast with peanut butter, banana, coffee with cream X 2
L: two hot dogs on buns with a few chips
S: 1/2 peanut butter sandwich, 9 ritz crackers (got really hungry this afternoon. Not a filling and nutritious enough meal at lunch after the crazy Bootcamp class this morning)
D: tacos
Exercise: 1-hour Bootcamp

Wednesday: Green!
B: oatmeal with raw honey, pecans, and banana slices; coffee with cream and collagen
L: peanut butter and jelly sandwich, a few chips and carrots with ranch dip
D: leftover tacos, black beans and cheese
No workout today (pretty sore 😛)

Thursday: Green!
B: egg, black bean, and taco meat breakfast taco, apple, coffee with cream
L: chicken, spinach, and mushroom crepes
D: turkey and salami sandwich, chips, carrots and ranch
Workout: 1 hour Bootcamp (lower body madness)

I find it more difficult not to snack, when I exercise intensely. Good job getting back on track!

I have had a big string of red days lately. The sugar has been kicking my booty! But I am trying.....

It's good that you're trying! I have been wondering how you were getting on. At the risk of stating the obvious, remember to drink plenty of water, eat protein at meals and put any sugary thing out of sight. Sending good vibes.

So I have had ONLY four green days this month so far 😜 But the best news is that I have continued on No-S with no diet hopping and wake up every morning trying to do better. I have been getting some running in and that feels awesome! I now just plan to really focus on my three plates. Who cares what's on them. I just need to avoid the sweets and eat the three plates. Most days I give in to sugar. It's very addictive for me. So that's where I need to focus more energy to avoid during N days!!!

Onward. I won't give up. I plan to be a bit better at this by the end of 2016 😜

Your attitude sounds good. Not too much drama about the failures. Rational reflection about what to do in the future. I think concentrating on the plates alone is a great strategy. The refinements will come later, esp. if it becomes very clear what you think the advantages are to make them.

Sugar is addictive for just about everyone here. If you'd like some suggestions about how to think about that, let me know.

This is your year!

I had an entire GREEN week....and it feels awesome!!!

Yay, tobiasmom, good for you!!!!!

Yahoo! A great feeling is one of the best reinforcers.

Second week green!!! Feeling great. It's not easy...but it's definitely worth it and way more enjoyable than anything else I've done!!

Yay!!🎉

You're doing great!

One red day this week AND a NWS day for my birthday yesterday. But I am still trucking along and feeling great about it 😀😀

Happy Happy Birthday ! May your year be filled with dreams that all come true

Happy Birthday!!!!! Hope you had a great day!!

Happy birthday! 🍰🎉🎈

I am definitely struggling this week. The Friday NWS day for my birthday turned into a weeklong celebration.... 😝😝😝. So I am shooting for two greens to finish out this week.....