Everyday Systems

I have been following this way of eating for a week now. Today was my first weigh-in. I hope to only weigh twice a month in the future, but I had to weigh today to see if this is working for me. I am a professional dieter since age 21. So, for 20 years, I have tried them all - you name it, I've tried it to lose weight. I bought this book and followed the advice exactly last week.

I only had a small amt. of sugar on Super Bowl Sunday (by choice - I need to wait a little longer as I am a sugar addict), and I had a nice-sized glass of wine. I did snack and graze some on that afternoon, but that day only. The other days, I ate 3 meals a day. I know I could have eaten differently on Sat., but the 3 meals were perfect for me that day, and I didn't want anything else.

My week wasn't as healthy as I'd have liked (working on that) due to how busy it was, but man, did I enjoy the foods I'd not had in ages! I had bagels, bananas, pnb, pizza, real salad dressing, real bread, etc. I also had a lot of fresh fruit - I ate like a normal person all week at my three meals. Wow, I've missed that!

I weighed in this a.m., really not knowing what to expect, but hoping for a loss of a pound. I'd lost exactly FOUR pounds! I am so thrilled! The only thing I did other than follow the plan, is that I started drinking more water. My goal for this week is to increase my exercise by 10 minutes a day.

Thanks for letting me share!

Good work! I once calculated that snacking provided between 30 and 45% of my daily calories, so getting to three meals makes a huge difference.

Hope you continue to find that this lifestyle is the way for you. It is definitely working for me. The weight loss tends to be slow so your idea of weighing in twice a month is a good idea.