Everyday Systems

I have failed again.

Is it because, as you previously reported, you are too hungry at 11:00 am? Did you make any adjustments for that?

NoS is simple, but it's not always easy. Maybe you should consider working in some food at mid-morning until you can get past this. A small, planned fourth meal is better than ravenous hunger and unplanned binging. Once you have the pattern down, see if you can eliminate the mid-morning meal.

Ruthie71 wrote:I have failed again.

Unbelievable- Success! Day 1 of the 21 Day Challenge is complete. Having a milky coffee mid morning really helped. On Wednesday I don't have access to that. I would prefer to learn 3, not 4 meals per day but if it gets too hard, I might. Thank you,R

I have decided, after many binges, that at this phase of my life, I will "Half S" . I agree in principle with No S but I really am not prepared to retrain my body boot camp- style to need to be fed only 3 times a day. I believe that as I am a nursing mother, I need to eat when I am genuinely hungry. I let myself get too hungry yesterday and didn't respect my body. Then I eventually caved in and binged, then ate too much. I would have been better to have had a "mini meal" at around 10.30. Sweets should be on the weekend and seconds are a form of overeating so I plan to work on eliminating these.

This is not a "half S" approach. Many people have been successful with four meals. You'll have to pay a little attention to not over-eating at those meals, but it still imparts the structure we all need so badly to keep from consuming too much. Good luck, and don't feel like you are giving in. It's just an adjustment because breastfeeding is demanding.

Ruthie71 wrote:I have decided, after many binges, that at this phase of my life, I will "Half S" . I agree in principle with No S but I really am not prepared to retrain my body boot camp- style to need to be fed only 3 times a day. I believe that as I am a nursing mother, I need to eat when I am genuinely hungry. I let myself get too hungry yesterday and didn't respect my body. Then I eventually caved in and binged, then ate too much. I would have been better to have had a "mini meal" at around 10.30. Sweets should be on the weekend and seconds are a form of overeating so I plan to work on eliminating these.

I agree with Kevin. For various reasons, some people modify no S to suit their individual circumstances. Setting up a structure and sticking with it is the primary goal.

I read someone's plan to only give up one S a month at the beginning gradually working up to the 3 S's. For example, they gave up seconds the first month, added sweets the next month and then full no S the third month. This is not such a bad idea if the plan is too drastic for you to jump into all at once.