Everyday Systems

Just started the No S Diet. I am terrible for snacking and want to try to cut it out, so this is the perfect diet for me.

Day 3: Success!

I am finding the after work snack to be the hardest to try and avoid, but so far I have been good.I. I am learning to keep busy until it is time to make supper. In the evening my husband and I have started walking for about 45 minutes the past three days.

I never realized how much snacking I actually did until I stepped on the scale this morning and have lost three pounds just by cutting out snacking and sweets. Ouch, that was too many snack!

Day 4: Success

Day 5: Failure

I forgot that we had a late dinner party planned with friends and didn't have a good enough breakfast or lunch so that I was really hungry about an hour before we were going out. I did have a snack to help make it through.

Although I did have a failure today, I am impressed that I didn't reach for any junk food to help tie me over. For my snack I had an apple and a few almonds. So, not perfect but a sure improvement for only one week.

So I had my first S days this past weekend. I did very well as I stuck to the no seconds throughout the weekend. I did have a small piece of cheese cake on Saturday, but didn't eat like I normally would have on the weekend.

I worked to avoid the scale this morning as I am trying to only weigh myself on Wednesday morning. This is extremely tough for me as I normally weigh myself every morning.

Back at it again today and I must admit that it wasn't difficult to not have any sweets today. I thought it would be much harder to start the week over again, but am impressed that I actually slid back into a No S Day very easy.

Day 8: Success

I love the HabitCal as if I even think about having a snack I just think about how bad it will look to have a red mark staring at back at me. It really gives me great incentive.

I am finding that I am not so hungry right after dinner and am not running home after work to cook dinner because I can't wait any longer. I noticed today that I took a bit before thinking about getting dinner started.

Day 9: Success

I have chosen to weigh myself once a week, which is tough for me as I am usually an every morning scale person. I am proud to say that I have lost 3 pounds during my first week.

I didn't get out walking the past couple of days. Apparently it is going to warm up which will make it easier to get out walking. It has been below freezing and windy, which doesn't make walking too much fun.

Day 10: Success

Day 11: Success

A totally green week on my HabitCal! Yeah for me. I love to see all green. This week wasn't as tough as last week for sure. Whenever I do have a craving for a snack or something sweet I get ensure that I get up and do something active. That seems to help focus my attention elsewhere.

I have not been getting out and walking this week. I have been a little under the weather and with the snow and wind thought it best to stay inside this week. However, tomorrow they say it is going to be sunny and warm so I will try and go walking after work.

Day 12: S-day

Not too bad of an S-Day today. I think that it helps that I work every Saturday as it allows me to keep a bit of a schedule with a little added bonus. I still ate healthy meals and had no seconds. I had two cookies for dessert tonight and that was it. (They were so worth the wait).

After work my husband asked if I would like a snack before dinner and I said no. He asked why not as it was an S-Day and I informed him that I didn't need one. I guess that the habit is slowly starting to form without me even knowing it.

It also goes to show how easy this diet is as my husband is not on the diet and still understands the rules!

Day 13: S-Day

Day 14: Success

At first I didn't like the fact that my days off are Sunday and Monday which meant that I don't get to snack or eat sweets on both my days off. Today I realized that this is a good thing as Monday was probably my worst day for snacking.

I am glad that I need to have discpline and be back on track on my day off. However, I now know that Monday will be the toughest day of the week for me.

Day 15: Success

It is hard to believe that it has already been three weeks and I am still doing well. I think that hardest part for me has been giving up the morning weigh in that I have been doing for most of my life.

I now only weigh myself on Wednesdays. I still catch myself going to step on the scale in the mornings, but I know that I will be able to break that habit as well.

This week I am working on drinking more water. I have switched from drinking coffee to green tea in the mornings, but still have too much diet soda in the afternoon/evenings. I figured that since the diet is going well I will try and make my life a little more healthy as well.

Day 16: Success

Weigh in day went well. Didn't lose any more than the original five pounds, but haven't gained any either. This is good for me as I am usually quite the yo-yo person. I am very happy with the results so far.

I am managing to drink more water this week. It is just getting into the habit of reaching for water instead of anything else.

Since the weather has been a little nasty, I went out and got a beginners pilates video for the days I don't get out walking. Today I learned that I don't have the best posture or any ab muscles. Maybe in a couple of weeks I will be able to make it through the entire video. Oh well, did manage to get through 20 minutes!

Day 17: Success
I think this was one of the hardest days I have had so far on the No S Diet.  All day long I was craving a piece of chocolate.  I kept thinking that one piece won't hurt, but I managed to avoid the chocolate and snacking all day.  It was a tough day, but willpower did finally win out in the end! What a great feeling to go to bed knowing that you fought all day, but ended it successfully.
Day 18: Success

It was a good day today. Tonight we went out to dinner with two other couples to a restaurant for dinner. The other couples had appetizers and dessert, but I stuck just to my meal. My husband also helped me out by just having his main course and not having the extras. (I don't think I am really ready for the virtual plate, as I don't think I would leave space). Anyway, it wasn't as tough as I thought it would be. Our friends asked if we going to have anything and we politely declined. Then the conversation went back to normal. I really love the fact that I don't have to explain to everyone that I am on a diet.

Day 19: S-Day

I had a first for me today. Although it was an S-Day, I did not have any Sweets, Seconds or Snacks. This was simply because I didn't feel like having any. I don't think I have ever turned down a sweet or snack before, but now I am learning to understand when I need to eat.

I also went on a walk after work for about 30 minutes. Fantastic day for me.