Everyday Systems

My first day went well. I stayed on plan. Hardest time was between lunch and dinner.

I'm feeling strong. Motivated.

I stuck to the plan. Took a bike ride with my boys. Walked for 14 min. on the treadmill.

Trying to get dh to join in on this with me. He's thinking about it.

I'm feeling good. Haven't been tempted, yet. My motivation is there. I read some more on the bulletin board today and I'm really feeling like this makes a lot of sense and could really work for me. I'm giving it a month. Then, I'll re-assess. Hey, it's gotta be better than what I've been doing.

I've reached the point where I'm just sick of being where I am - fat!

So, I'm plugging along toward day 3. Looking forward to a great week.

This is day 3 for me. I got some exercise in today. 15 min walk and some laps in the pool. Stuck to my 3 plates. I'm wondering if I'm eating too much to lose, but will just have to wait for my first week weigh-in to see. My meals are balanced. I'm trying to get more fruits and veggies. Also, more water. But, my plates are pretty full. I'm not feeling deprived. I haven't been tempted to snack. I don't feel hungry. Hardest part for me is not testing things for temperature or taste for my kids. I've had to stop myself with this a few times. Also, I'm really wondering about this whole idea of "clean your plate, food waste". How do you get around this mindset when it's been so well established???

Another good day. Had a bit of a rough afternoon. About 2 o'clock I was feeling hungry. Instead of eating, I fixed a big glass of water. Sipped it off and on for the next half hour or so. I got busy doing something around the house to keep my mind occupied and eventually the feeling went away. I made it to dinner without snacking.

Went for a bike ride with my boys, swam in the pool for a while and worked up a sweat while cleaning. Not sure if I got enough exercise in, but I counted today as a successful exercise day anyway.

Hardest thing for me is going to be staying off of that scale. It's really talking to me.

Stuck to my 3 plates of food. Took the day off from exercise. A good day.

I was thinking about 2 things today.

First, this food plan is not controlling my life. Before when I would diet, the diet would take up all of my time - journaling my food, preparing special meals for just me, exercise for long periods of time, counting calories, weighing/measuring, chopping veggies, entering food choices into fitday, etc. It took all of my spare time. With this program, life goes on. I have time for other things.

Second, with this plan I can still enjoy cooking. I've prepared good meals this week. I'm enjoying cooking again. I made salsa this evening. I've never made this before. I'm looking forward to having some of it tomorrow after it cools.

Life is good, and the scale is moving. I cheated today and weighed myself. I'm a happy camper. This is working!!!

Stayed true to plan today. Took a walk with my kids. We ate out this evening and I was still able to stick to my plan. Very cool.

Nice goin Melissa!! Keep it up
Peace and Love,
Debs

Thanks so much for the encouragement, Deb. I appreciate it.

Had another good day. I've finished my first week and am very pleased with my progress.

l'm becoming more aware of the portion sizes that I need to get me through to the next meal. A few times this week I have left a few bites of food on my plate. That's progress for me.

I am thinking that I may need to make lunch a bit later to get through to dinner.

Today was an S day for me. My first one. My treat was a snack between lunch and dinner. That was it.

Scale is showing a good loss for the week. Staying off of that scale is sooooo hard for me, but I'm doing better. Progress not perfection.

I'm happier than I've been in months. While I still have a way to go, I'm encouraged because I have finally taken that first step in the right direction.

I've got one week on plan under my belt and that feels great!!!

Day 8 on plan. I followed my 3-plate rule. Went to a ballgame in the evening, but didn't eat anything at the park.

I'm trying to get more fruits, veggies and water into my diet. Have been doing very well with this. Even had peas one day for lunch.

Need to work on getting more exercise and have got to *stay off that scale*. Staying off of the scale is really a problem for me. I'm doing better, but would still like to only weigh in once a week. I've been weighing in once a day for years. Lot of good it did me. I'm going to try to do better this week. Wish me luck!

I'm down 6.5 pounds after the first week on No S. I'll take that!

Gonna keep plugging along. I'm off to a great start.

I'm 2 weeks on plan and am doing well. I'm down 7.5 pounds. I've been walking a mile about 5x a week and doing extra yardwork/housework to burn calories. Feeling good. Staying positive. Had a few rough afternoons (wanted to snack), but I held strong and got my mind on something else to get through it. That worked. I'm hanging in there and am loving this plan.

Great work! Congratulations on your success!

Congrats on a great 2 weeks!

I'm on Day 44...still new...but very determined, as you are.

I have a hard time in the afternoons some days as I want to snack then too...I've pushed my breakfast to 10:00 and my lunch to 2:00 and that's helping enormously. Don't know if your day lets you do that or not (I'm at home all day), but it's just a thought.

You're doing great!

janie

Thanks Joelle and Janie for the words of encouragment. I appreciate it.

Janie, I have thought about changing my meal times. This would be a possibility for me as well. If I have any bad days over it this week, I'll probably do just this.

I had a great day yesterday. Had a sweet treat, but stuck to the plan otherwise. Got an hour of extra movement in. Took a 20 min. walk with my boys around the neighborhood and then weeded the front flower beds for 40 min. I worked up a sweat, so that's good. It was a good day. Great start to the week.

I've completed 3 weeks and am down 8.2 pounds. Had a few rough days this week. Time between lunch and dinner was too long. I need to get more exercise in during the week and more water. Otherwise, I'm doing well. Staying strong. Pleased with my results so far.

Melissa
Maryland