Everyday Systems

Hello everyone!

I am checking in on my first day. Are you supposed to do this at the end of the day or is anytime ok?

So far, so good. I am working with my husband today, lots of driving in the car. We just avoided one of our biggest weaknesses, the afternoon candy bar snack. He tried to convince me that it was a "special occasion day" because I was with him, sweet, but no go. It was all in fun and we got out of the store without the candy bars.

I am excited about this and look forward to chatting with everyone! One thing that I can see I am going to have trouble with is sweet drinks, I live in the south and sweet tea is an absolute staple. But I will do my best to give it up.

Have a great day everyone!

Maggie

Success!
Ok! I am on day 3. I have had 1 N day and 1 and half S days! Wow, what a different diet this is!.

Friday, my first day was very interesting. My husband and I are doing this together and we learned alot about our mindless habits just in that first day.

We had to avoid our late afternoon candybar snack and our after dinner latenight snacks. But we also, both added fruit to our dinner, something we NEVER do. But because we didn't get them in the form of a snack we added them to dinner. Now Friday wasn't a typical dinner, we got home late and were both pretty tired so it was a "sandwich" night. What I realized is that because I really wanted my daily orange and everything had to fit on one plate, I ate many less chips with my sandwich. Hopefully someday, I will do away with the chips althogether, but for now I am going to look at this as a succes. He did the same because he wanted his granny smith apple. He also ate many less chips because he couldn't just eat straight from the bag, they had to fit on his plate. He is really not very overwieght but has high cholesterol and needs to cut back the fat in his diet, this is going to be a painless way for him to do this I think.

Yesterday was our first S day and it was a great one to start on. We had a family gathering at my brother's place with lots of family and food. It was such a relief to go into a day like that without having to worry about what I would eat. I just ate what looked good and didn't make myself crazy over it. It felt great.

If I had been on a traditional diet, yesterday would have presented so many issues for me. I would have either spent the day hating my diet and feeling deprived or I would have given in and spent the rest of the weekend feeling like a failure. What I learned just in this one S day is that I could enjoy myself without guilt AND without going crazy.

There was real balance for me yesterday. I didn't feel guilty like I have in the past and I didn't feel the need to binge. On other diets when I have said to heck with it, I am eating what I want today, I will start over on Monday, I tend to binge. I think I did this because I knew Monday would bring the strictness of the diet back with no relief. But with this diet I was able to relax and enjoy my food without guilt or urgency. S days come every weekend, no need to panic and eat as much as you can. Moderation ruled! Praise be to God for this diet!!!!

I am looking forward to what God will teach me next through this diet. I want everyone I know to try this. Looking forward to next week!

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Maggie

There was real balance for me yesterday. I didn't feel guilty like I have in the past and I didn't feel the need to binge. On other diets when I have said to heck with it, I am eating what I want today, I will start over on Monday, I tend to binge. I think I did this because I knew Monday would bring the strictness of the diet back with no relief. But with this diet I was able to relax and enjoy my food without guilt or urgency. S days come every weekend, no need to panic and eat as much as you can. Moderation ruled! Praise be to God for this diet!!!!

Didn't I tell you! Watch! Your diet head is going...going...going...gone!

Keep up your good work!
Mimi

Mimi,

You are so right, I am loving this!!!

Thanks so much for your advice. Talk to you soon.

Maggie

Doing ok today, but skipping breakfast was a real mistake! I am hungry and dinner will be a late one. Live and learn.

Yesterday Monday, ended with failure. I had a snack after dinner, an orange. I love oranges, but I didn't want to give anything up on my plate at dinner to make room for that orange, I let myself get too hungry before dinner. Then later I was really craving my orange and I gave in.

Today, Tuesday, has been a success, although I feel like I ate too much. I guess I have to take this one step at a time. Get the no snacking down first and then learn how to use moderation and good sense on my one plate, not to overeat.

I am already looking forward to this weekend, is that a bad sign, I hope not.

I think I also figured out how to change the colors to reflect red and green. My children always tell me I am technologically handicapped. I just learned how to text on my cell phone last year out of neccessity. It was the only way I was going to get a conversation with my youngest daughter who had just gone off to her first year of college. Well, I am rambling now, it is late, I think I will go off to bed and dream of oranges.

Have a great night everybody,
Maggie

Wednesday Success.

Maggie

Thursday No snacks is getting much easier. The thing I have to work on is not overdoing it at mealtime. I think I am afraid of not eating enough and then being hungry in between meals.

I thought about starting a thread entitled, "You know your plate is too full when......"

Maggie

I thought about starting a thread entitled, "You know your plate is too full when......"

That would be a good one Maggie! I'm sure some of our wittier NoEsers would have quite a bit of fun with that one!

Mimi

mimi wrote:

I thought about starting a thread entitled, "You know your plate is too full when......"

That would be a good one Maggie! I'm sure some of our wittier NoEsers would have quite a bit of fun with that one!

Mimi

Oh they have been, they are cracking me up!

Maggie

Whooo Hooo!!!! I finished my first full week! Friday was a success! It feels good to have one week behind me. I don't think I have ever felt this positive after one week of dieting before.

2 pounds down! I cannot believe it, I was actually afraid that I might have gained weight, I couldn't believe my scale, I weighed twice just to be sure.

That was the easiest weight I have ever lost in my life!

Have great S days everyone!

Maggie

CONGRATULATIONS, Maggie!

You gotta love NoS, don't you!

Mimi

mimi wrote:CONGRATULATIONS, Maggie!

You gotta love NoS, don't you!

Mimi

Thank you Mimi. Yes, I am loving it! I talked to my sister about it today, she wants to get her husband going on it. I hope she does, it is the easiest diet I have ever been on.

Maggie

Monday Success

Tuesday Success

Well Wednesday was Red. I gave into a later afternoon snack/sweet.
But, Thursday was Green, and hopefully today will be too.