Everyday Systems

(Checking in the next day to ensure adherence to rules until bedtime)

5/5/2016 - SUCCESS

5/6/2016 - SUCCESS

Of note: There were doughnuts and cake in the office today, and I ate neither.

mootari wrote:There were doughnuts and cake in the office today, and I ate neither.

That's great, mootari! Good for you!

5/7/2016 - S-DAY

Of note: Did not go overboard all day but still felt quite full after dinner (something to work on). Also, bought a slice of cake to enjoy and cut it in half because it was large.

5/8/2016 - S-DAY

Went to bed feeling quite full after eating the reserved half of Saturday's cake slice. Lesson learned: S-Day treats do not have to be huge.

5/9/2016 - SUCCESS

Of note: There were two types of cookies in the office today, but I did not eat them.

5/10/2016 - S-DAY

My stomach had been feeling off for a few days, so I took an S-Day to calm it down with some plain food after dinner. This helped some, and I woke up feeling better.

5/11/2016 - SUCCESS

Of note: Went to lunch with friends and did not devour the basket of chips. Instead, I put a reasonable amount on my plate and ate only those.

I was also very tempted to snack in the afternoon and grabbed some pretzels from the kitchen. I thought about wanting to have a successful day and put them back though.

5/12/2016 - SUCCESS

Excellent work! You are really strengthening your No S habit-muscle! Have a great weekend!

5/13/2016 - SUCCESS

5/14/2016 - S-DAY
5/15/2016 - S-DAY

5/16/2016 - S-DAY

5/17/2016 - SUCCESS

5/18/2016 - SUCCESS

Of note: Avoided treats brought to the office two days in a row. It turned out to be not that difficult!

Isn't it wonderful what habit can help us do? I was at a funeral yesterday and there was a lunch afterwards. There were cookies there and everyone was grabbing handfuls and going back for seconds. I realized that it took very little willpower to say no. And nobody cared! (More for them )

Congratulations on saying no to the "office treats" pitfall. I am lucky in that the office treat bringer (a sweet lovely motherly person) retired so temptation doesn't rear its head all that often. However it seems as though your "treat bringers" are out in full force!

5/19/2016 - SUCCESS

librarylady wrote:Isn't it wonderful what habit can help us do? I was at a funeral yesterday and there was a lunch afterwards. There were cookies there and everyone was grabbing handfuls and going back for seconds. I realized that it took very little willpower to say no. And nobody cared! (More for them )

Congratulations on saying no to the "office treats" pitfall. I am lucky in that the office treat bringer (a sweet lovely motherly person) retired so temptation doesn't rear its head all that often. However it seems as though your "treat bringers" are out in full force!

librarylady -- Thank you for the support! I actually like to bake treats, so I am usually the bringer of temptations. I'm trying not to eat what I bake.

5/20/2016 - FAIL

In the interest of being honest, I think it's good to admit this was a failure. There were a few things: I ate a few bites of some homemade bread that someone brought to work in order to be polite. And at lunch, I broke t the "one plate" rule by eating a small side of pretzels that didn't fit. And at dinner, while I did only eat what was on my plate, it was a very large plate, and I'm feeling quite full.

It's worth mentioning that while I consider today to be a FAIL day, I did not go overboard with the snacks, managed to turn down some other snacks later, and definitely did not just say F-it and go crazy. That's an improvement. It was also a learning experience to see how full I was after dinner.

5/21/2016 - S-DAY

5/22/2016 - S-DAY

5/23/2016 - FAIL

Visiting friends while on vacation, so I ate some ice cream after dinner. I also snacked and didn't realize I was doing so. Lesson learned: mindfulness is a habit to be cultivated still.

5/24/2016 - S-DAY
My compliance hasn't been great lately, so I limited my indulgences reserved to the special occasion celebration. It felt good to be in charge and not snack despite people around me snacking.

5/25/2016 - FAIL

Vacation! While I'm not thrilled with lots of red, I am pleased that the tracking makes my failure more evident and harder to ignore.

5/26/2016 - FAIL
5/27/2016 - FAIL
5/28/2016 - S-DAY

Always good to have an S day to re-set!