Everyday Systems

Posted: **Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:57 pm**

First day - Saturday - SUCCESS!
(ok, it was an "S" day, but I did it without sugar)

Second day - Sunday - SUCCESS!
(another "S" day, ate three separate meals, and then enjoyed hot-from-the-oven-home-made cookies, and milk, with the world series)

Third day - N day - SUCCESS!
(no sugar, no seconds, no snacks)

I am so proud of me!

Posted: **Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:52 pm**

yummy! Cookies and milk *tummy rumbles*

Great going, Shameless! Yay!

C.

Posted: **Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:16 pm**

Day 4 - Nday - SUCCESS

(was pre-disapproved for the fruit tart that unexpectedly was available at my drawing class!)

Posted: **Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:21 pm**

*chuckles*

Yep. I use that one when talking to myself too. "you're pre-disallowed. Don't even GO there!"

Congratulations on resisting. It feels really good, doesn't it?!

C.

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:27 pm**

Day 5 - N day - SUCCESS

(said NO to sugary "treats" @ work, and did NOt order my customary lemon poppyseed poundcake @ my weekly coffee-date w/friends)

Thanks, CaroleJo. It IS a wonderful feeling!

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:41 pm**

Hi SH,

First off, your name makes me giggle.... I keep thinking of the one single solitary cover tune my band does, "Shameless" by Ani DiFranco....

But yes, I urge you to be vigilant in these early stages of your No-Situde. Allow as few slipups as possible while your body gets used to this new mode of nutrition.

21 days is a common benchmark around here, and it's true it gets easier after that amount of time.

But keep it up! You're doing great....

Posted: **Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:54 am**

Day 6 - N day - SUCCESS!

(popcorn for dinner)

Posted: **Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:19 pm**

Day 7 - N day ~ YES!

Days 8 & 9 - S days

Posted: **Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:50 pm**

Yes! to NoS ~day 10 N

Posted: **Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:12 pm**

Yes! to NoS ~day 11 N ~ Tuesday

Posted: **Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:43 pm**

Rock on Hussey Girl!!!
Love,

Deb

Posted: **Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:21 pm**

Yes! to NoS ~day 12 N ~ Wednesday

Thanks for the encouragement, Deb!

Yesterday, a coworker offered me some banana chips, and without thinking about it, I said: "No thanks, I don't eat between meals."

Habit is beginning to kick in!

Posted: **Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:11 pm**

YOU totally ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!

You just saved yourself probably 100 empty calories!!!!!!!
Most of those are covered with extra fructose and cornsyrup...

Might as well eat a bag of cheetos with sugar added!! LOL...
Keep saying "No" it gets easier and easier!
I can even walk through the snack aisle of the supermarket now without any problems... Even the cookie aisle...

The only thing I ever agreed with from the Reagan/Bush administration is the power to

"JUST SAY NO"!

LOL...
I am happy for you... Each time you have one of these moments, shout it from the hilltops!!!!
It is what Reinhard would say equals "Fifty Spiritual Pushups"!

Have a great day...
Peace and Love,

Deb

Posted: **Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:48 pm**

Yes! to NoS ~day 13 N ~ Thursday

Posted: **Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:42 pm**

Yes! to NoS ~day 14 N ~ Friday

Days 15 & 16 ~ S days ~ Yesssssssssss!

Starting my third week of new habits!
Will report back in on Tuesday morning.

Posted: **Tue Nov 08, 2005 2:38 pm**

Yes! to NoS ~day 17 N ~ Monday

Posted: **Tue Nov 08, 2005 3:03 pm**

S.H. you're doing great! Do you feel better? Are you monitoring your weight, or the way your clothes fit?

Posted: **Tue Nov 08, 2005 4:49 pm**

Hi Kimmi!

I absolutely feel better. I feel free of that obsessive dieting relationship with food; I am enjoying my meals; my clothes are no longer tight.

I monitor my weight, but I don't trust what the scale says short-term. I don't believe I could lose that much that fast, so I'm just noting the numbers for historical reasons.

And I am loving this NoS system.

Thanks for your support!

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:56 pm**

Yes! to NoS ~day 18 N ~ Tuesday

Posted: **Thu Nov 10, 2005 1:05 pm**

Yes! to NoS ~day 19 N ~ Wednesday

I had to "willpower" my way through yesterday afternoon, for some reason I can't understand, but I made it!

Posted: **Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:46 am**

Yes! to NoS ~day 20 N ~ Thursday

Still using willpower ...hmmm

Posted: **Fri Nov 11, 2005 12:32 pm**

Hi Shameless,

unfortunately for some of us, the need for 'willpower' will never go away. But it does get easier to apply that willpower and stick to it... and the days when you need willpower in abundance will become fewer.

Don't worry. You're doing great and it will come. Habits take a while to unbreak and remake in a better mould. 21 days is just a tool, not some 'magic formula' don't forget.

love C.

Posted: **Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:18 am**

carolejo wrote: Habits take a while to unbreak and remake in a better mould. 21 days is just a tool, not some 'magic formula' don't forget.

Thanks for the reminder!

Posted: **Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:53 pm**

Yes! to NoS ~day 21 N ~ Friday

I'm celebrating over @ Club 21!

Posted: **Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:43 pm**

I'm celebrating over @ Club 21!

No shame in that! Congrats.

Posted: **Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:59 pm**

fantastic, Shameless!!!

Great effort. I'm really pleased for you.

C.

Posted: **Sat Dec 03, 2005 1:57 pm**

I am checking in at the conclusion of 42 successful days on habit (my second set of 21 days). No funny business. I am down another two pounds, for a total of 8 pounds lost to date.

I am still calling on my willpower from time to time, but yesterday, for instance, it was easy to three-times refuse an offer of hard candy from a co-worker. Friday doesn't start with "S".

Happy S day everyone!

Posted: **Sat Dec 24, 2005 5:31 pm**

I am checking in @ 63 successful days on habit (third set of 21 days). My weight is down another two pounds, for a total of ten pounds in nine weeks.

Funny Stuff: Twice during this past week, I used the "virtual plate" to reserve my customary end-of-the-meal serving of fruit, eating it instead during "between-meal" time. I know it is a "tweak" some folks use successfully, but for me it just felt wrong.

No Snacks for me, and I'm sticking to it!

Posted: **Sat Dec 24, 2005 8:44 pm**

Fantastic news Shameless!!!
I'm very happy for you

!!!
You are a NoS natural!!!

Peace and Love,

Deb

Posted: **Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:41 pm**

Thanks, Deb!

It was much harder in the beginning. Now it just seems natural. If sometimes an effort, it is a natural effort, "just the way things are."

Your encouragement, and this community, has been consistently supportive. I am thankful for all the positive energy evident throughout the Everyday Systems site, and all who post here.

Posted: **Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:41 pm**

I am checking in @ 84 successful days on habit (fourth set of 21 days). My weight is down another half pound, for a total of ten and one-half pounds in twelve weeks.

One extra "S" day, my 52nd birthday. I am still eating exuberantly on my "S" days, but have decided to just live with this pattern, since I am not gaining weight, and see what happens.

No Funny Stuff.

Posted: **Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:18 am**

Eating exuberantly on S days....I love it. I certainly did that today. So much so that I am considering making tomorrow, (Sunday) an N day. I just don't seem to be able to enjoy one treat. I have to totally over-indulge. I will mull over that tonight and see what tomorrow brings. MJ[/quote]

Posted: **Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:31 am**

schmiddtty wrote:...I am considering making tomorrow, (Sunday) an N day.

Hi, schmiddtty!

I've had that thought, too, but have decided to keep S-days as S-days. My tendency to really enjoy my Ss, and both my S days each week, is a powerful inspiration to mind my Ps & Qs on N-days!

It's worked for me so far, and I don't like to fix what works. YMMV.

Posted: **Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:08 am**

Yeah. I'll second the plan that you should just let your S days be S days, so your N days aren't.

If you really know that come the weekend you can have whatever you want, it helps a great deal when you're wavering on a Wednesday

C.

Posted: **Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:32 pm**

Excellent Plan...and unless I go out and buy more boxes of Hostess Twinkies and Cupcakes I should be almost to the end of that little issue! Really the problem for me has always been stopping after enjoying one treat. That's why the hard and fast rules of NO S work for me on the N days - No Dabbling!! MJ

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:28 pm**

Happy Belated Birthday

Becky

Posted: **Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:54 am**

Thanks, Becky!

I am checking in @ 105 days on habit (fifth set of 21 days).

No Funny Stuff.
One "extra" S day while @ a national conference (luncheon was served).

My weight is stable. Life is good.

Posted: **Sat Jun 17, 2006 10:21 pm**

Hello again, Everyone!

I've had a bit of Funny Stuff lately, so I've decided to do some daily posting for a while.

Emphasis will be on NO SNACKS -- three meals a day.

Day 1 - S Day

meal 1: Pasta w/red sauce & veggies
meal 2: Pickled herring, bagel, & grilled poundcake sundae
meal 3: Veggie tacos, sun chips, strawberries & oranges

Success

Posted: **Sun Jun 18, 2006 6:53 pm**

Day 2 - S Day

meal 1 - Home-made walnut cranberry cookies & milk
meal 2 - Curried veggies, brown rice, one more cookie & milk
meal 3 - Popcorn, cookies & milk, oranges & strawberries

Success

More balanced meals on the agenda for the next five days!

Posted: **Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:11 am**

Welcome back Shameless

We need more hussies here!!!

Have a good week!
Peace and Love,

Deb

Posted: **Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:27 pm**

Thanks, Deb!

Day 3 - N Day

meal 1: Peanut butter toast & orange
meal 2: Curried veggies & rice & orange
meal 3: Ham sandw'ch w/veggies, carrots & sunchips; fruit & nut salad

Success

Posted: **Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:56 pm**

Day 4 - N day

meal 1: Oranges & cashews
meal 2: Ham sandwich, carrots, sun chips, orange
meal 3: Grilled burger & bun, onion, tomato, mustard; steamed mixed veggies, small bread round w/nutella, pineapple

Success

Posted: **Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:23 pm**

Hello Shameless Hussey, I think your user name is the best, I simply love it! Just wanted to tell you that you're doing great, and I can see how healthy your meals are getting. Go SH go!

Posted: **Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:06 pm**

operababe wrote:Just wanted to tell you that you're doing great, and I can see how healthy your meals are getting.

Thanks, operababe. All support is appreciated! I tend to eat pretty sugary on my "S" days, and pretty healthfully on "N" days, so I'm hoping it all balances out.

And your user name is great, too!

Posted: **Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:26 pm**

Day 5 - N Day

Failure

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