My JOURNEY

Counting carbs/calories is a drag. Obsessive scale stepping is a recipe for despair. If you want to count something, "days on habit" is a much better metric. Checking off days on a calendar would do just fine, but if you do it here you get accountability and support. Here's how. Start a new topic in this forum called (say) "Your Name Daily Check In." Then every N day post a "reply" to that topic as to whether you stayed on habit. A simple "<font color="green">SUCCESS</font>" or "<font color="red">FAILURE</font>" (or your preferred euphemism if that's too harsh) is sufficient, but obviously you're welcome to write more if you want. On S-days just register that you're taking an S-day. You don't have to do this forever, just until you're confident you've built the habit. Feel free to check in weekly or monthly or sporadically instead of daily. Feel free also to track other habits besides No-s (I'm keeping this forum under No-s because that's what the vast majority are using it for). See also my <a href="/habitcal/">HabitCal</a> tool for another more formal (and perhaps complementary) way to track habits.

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My JOURNEY

Post by Journey » Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:30 am

I begin NO-S tomorrow! I'm excited about this plan and really hope it works!

Because of my carb sensitivity, I do have to restrict my carb and sugar intake but not to the point where I am counting carb grams. I never want to do that again!
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Post by Journey » Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:57 pm

DAY #1

SUCCESS

Bfast -
eggs, butter
sprouted grain toast (1), anchovy spread
lemon-lime water
*prenatal, calcium, cod oil, primrose oil

Lunch -
Tuna salad
sprouted grain bread (2)
carrots
lemon-lime water

Dinner-
roast beef w/ gravy
cheesy cauliflower puree
magnesium water

Hardest part of day was between 5:00 (when I left work) and getting to dinner...which I haven't done yet. (Will eat in another 30 minutes. I'm not a night time snacker so I'll be fine after I eat dinner and I consider this day a success)


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Post by Journey » Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:31 am

DAY # 2


SUCCESS

Bfast-
eggs, butter
sprouted grain toast
anchovy spread
lemon-lime water
prenatal, calcium, cod liver, primrose

Lunch-
cheeseburger (no bun)
tossed salad w/ creamy Italian dressing
banana
water

Dinner-
roast beef
cheesy cauliflower puree
magnesium water

Once again the hardest part of the day for me is between lunch and dinner. I was out running errands and I had to fight with all my power to keep from buying a snack or candy.

Does it get easier?? Maybe I'm not eating enough for lunch
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Post by Girl Next Door » Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:11 am

Welcome! Yes, it gets easier. . . but maybe not right away. It got easier for me between weeks 2 and 3. The first week I was ready to gnaw on the table leg between meals.
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Post by Journey » Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:38 pm

DAY #3

FAILURE - in my eyes

Well, I started the day off on a wrong note and it's been a battle.

Bfast-
Oatmeal-steel cut
cream, butter
sweet n low

*This triggered enormous carb/sugar cravings for me

Lunch-
tuna salad
sprouted grain bread (2)
banana

Snack- :(
popcorn (eaten 1/2 hr after the tuna sandwich)


Snack- :(
apple and orange juice



What a bummer today has been.
I will never try to eat just oatmeal again for bfast.
I was craving carbs/sugar from the moment I finished the bowl.


Dinner-
will be a bunless cheeseburger and veggies.

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Post by sophiasapientia » Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:54 pm

Welcome ... and it sounds like you are doing fantastically well! Honestly, I hope you don't feel bad or berate yourself for having a couple of snacks, especially given that you are in your last few weeks of pregnancy. Your body may actually need a little extra fuel (and it isn't like you were binging on desserts or complete junk :wink: ) ...
Restarted No S (3rd times a charm!) January 2010 at 145 lbs

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Post by Journey » Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:34 pm

sophiasapientia wrote:Welcome ... and it sounds like you are doing fantastically well! Honestly, I hope you don't feel bad or berate yourself for having a couple of snacks, especially given that you are in your last few weeks of pregnancy. Your body may actually need a little extra fuel (and it isn't like you were binging on desserts or complete junk :wink: ) ...
You are right about the extra fuel. I thought about that after writing the entry. It's not a failure in the sense that I am still pregnant but it is a failure in the sense that all those carbs make me lethargic and I don't feel well after indulging.

But thank you for the encouragement. :) I don't intend to give up on the plan. Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it!

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Post by Journey » Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:44 pm

Still waiting on baby to make an appearance.

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