So I decided to try this after talking with my brother who has started doing it also. I have started gaining back weight that I had lost for his wedding and it comes back on much quicker then it does leaving. I have also started training for overseas missions out in chicago for 5 weeks and the change in my schedule has really done a number on my eating habits. I went from running around as a nanny 12 hours a day to sitting for 8 then homework and communal eating the rest of the time.
I am pretty sure I put on at least a few pounds since we started 3 weeks ago and I feel awful. Luckily there are no scales around to confirm that. Anyway, he suggested the "no s" as a way of taking back some control in a situation where I have little.
So far it really has helped. Its been 4 days and two have been successes and two have been failures. Though even on the failure days I was able to say no to more of the snacks and sweets between classes and eat less in general. I am hoping next week I can make it all five days.
-Gale
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litlfish18
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litlfish18
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litlfish18
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Monday (the dreaded Valentine's day) SUCCESS! Even with chocolate and cookies galore I didn't partake
Tuesday- Success , my roommates not only made cookies but a giant tin arrived by mail as a late valentines day present. I continued to hold out
Wed- Success, it was tough. All day I wanted to snack and eat the chocolate or cookies that are still running rampant in training headquarters and my apartment but I didn't! I even made a cookie cake for my roommates birthday tomorrow and refrained from eating the batter. A personal triumph.
Tuesday- Success , my roommates not only made cookies but a giant tin arrived by mail as a late valentines day present. I continued to hold out
Wed- Success, it was tough. All day I wanted to snack and eat the chocolate or cookies that are still running rampant in training headquarters and my apartment but I didn't! I even made a cookie cake for my roommates birthday tomorrow and refrained from eating the batter. A personal triumph.
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Travis Sherry
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Doing Great!
Gale, you are really doing well. It is really hard to tell yourself "No!" especially when around sweets all the time, but it does get easier. I used to really, really crave them, but after a week or so of not eating whatever I wanted at my every whim, it became easier. Sure, I still want them when I see Heather or someone else eating cookies, but I just think "Oh man, you've held out before, why give in now."
It actually really helps me to think of past experiences. For example, with my students on Wednesday, I took them to the Home Ec lab and we made cookies and crepes. It was almost impossible for me to not eat the batter (I feel you on that being a personal triumph), and of course, when the cookies were done, they smelled delicious. On top of that, we then made crepes, with the students having homemade whip cream, bananas, chocolate, strawberries and nuts to put in them. They kept offering to make me one and wanted me to try one. Of course, it would have been so easy to make an excuse, and I almost broke. BUT I DIDN'T! I took a few cookies home, told them I would eat them later, and that I was full. Moral of the story: Now, when I'm just sitting at home and want to break the diet, I think back to that instance a few days ago. I really, really, really wanted to eat the bad food then (homemade cookies and crepes, I mean, come on). If I could hold out through that, I wasn't going to blow it by caving when I'm alone and not pressured by my students.
Another helpful hint I've learned is that if I know I really want something, I either put it away for the weekend or write it down in a book. That way, I'm not telling myself "never", I'm just saying "later". And even though I binge like a fiend on Saturdays, especially early in the morning, I still can't eat everything I've put away or written down.
Great job! Keep at it!
It actually really helps me to think of past experiences. For example, with my students on Wednesday, I took them to the Home Ec lab and we made cookies and crepes. It was almost impossible for me to not eat the batter (I feel you on that being a personal triumph), and of course, when the cookies were done, they smelled delicious. On top of that, we then made crepes, with the students having homemade whip cream, bananas, chocolate, strawberries and nuts to put in them. They kept offering to make me one and wanted me to try one. Of course, it would have been so easy to make an excuse, and I almost broke. BUT I DIDN'T! I took a few cookies home, told them I would eat them later, and that I was full. Moral of the story: Now, when I'm just sitting at home and want to break the diet, I think back to that instance a few days ago. I really, really, really wanted to eat the bad food then (homemade cookies and crepes, I mean, come on). If I could hold out through that, I wasn't going to blow it by caving when I'm alone and not pressured by my students.
Another helpful hint I've learned is that if I know I really want something, I either put it away for the weekend or write it down in a book. That way, I'm not telling myself "never", I'm just saying "later". And even though I binge like a fiend on Saturdays, especially early in the morning, I still can't eat everything I've put away or written down.
Great job! Keep at it!
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litlfish18
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Thanks Trav! Its always encouraging to hear about how you are doing.
I am a little behind in posting my updates so here is a catch up:
Thursday 17th- planned S day (though I only had one piece of cookie cake at the birthday party and treated the rest of the day as a regular no s day so I didn't go all crazy)
Friday 18th- Success
Sat. Sun- S days
Monday- Failure I did really good up until right before dinner I had a cookie... don't know why but I just decided to and then I did. It was good but was it worth it? No so that stinks but I will just do better tomorrow.
I am a little behind in posting my updates so here is a catch up:
Thursday 17th- planned S day (though I only had one piece of cookie cake at the birthday party and treated the rest of the day as a regular no s day so I didn't go all crazy)
Friday 18th- Success
Sat. Sun- S days
Monday- Failure I did really good up until right before dinner I had a cookie... don't know why but I just decided to and then I did. It was good but was it worth it? No so that stinks but I will just do better tomorrow.