Everyday Systems

I'm in the middle of day one. So far so good. I'll be leaving work soon and I have to NOT have my after work treat. Usually a Mounds bar or some such thing. My day is really a minefield of snacks and sweets. I think I might get through the rest of the day. But I'm nervous about tomorrow. I know that one day at a time is the way to go. And seriously right now this is one minute at a time. I just have to get home. Tomorrow will be it's own thing.

Day One - Success

I am going to have a cup of tea and quit this day while I'm ahead. Bedtime is tough. I was raised with a sweet treat before bed.

M.

Congratulations on your making it 1/1.

As for the sweets before bed, it's all habit. It's tough at first, but if you persist, it gets rewired, and it'll soon seem as strange to you to eat sweets before bed as it now does not to.

Reinhard

welcome! I've only been on this program for a couple weeks, but I'm astonished at how easy and natural it feels. I think you'll like it.

So day two went pretty well. I think it was an overall Success. I did have a two crackers with cheese in the evening after dinner. And not becuase I wanted to, they were there. And day today was good. Here's the question about today. I ate homemade chef salad for lunch. And I just kept eating until I was certain I was full becuase I didn't want to get hungry later. So I had seconds. But it was salad with turkey, cheese and salami. Is that NOS or not-NOS?

The incredible thing about the past three days is no sweets! Not a candy bar or cookie. How cool is that. Plus I did get on the scale and it has gone down already. I am totally digging this.

And CEU I too am astonished at how easy and natural it feels. After all that counting and planning this feels incredible. And it seems so obvious.

I have been having Sleepy Time tea with alittle honey before bed. So far so good.

M.

Welcome Mixel,
I started this diet several times and because I also tread the same snack and sweet minefield you were talking about, I failed a number of times. I finally decided to get over the hurdles one at a time.
First, I made the treat table at work (right outside my cubicle) off limits. That was very hard. I brought my own no sugar snacks until I had that accomplished. Then I stopped having a snack at morning break at all. I have my green tea and watch the others snack but it is getting easier. I now notice that snackers are always talking about the next diet they are going to try. Hmmmmm.
Then when that leveled off, I started making the snack after work smaller. The first day I gave it up completely was hard. It is still a challange some days but getting better. The last to go was the snacking before bed. I agree with you that some days are really a struggle and I just go to bed to avoid thinking about it anymore. I tell myself that by the time I wake up I will be able to enjoy a large breakfast and I will feel really full again.
Reinhard is absolutely right about habits forming. It just dawned on me that I don't really miss the morning snack anymore. In fact, I don't even think about it anymore. In the last 3-4 weeks, the habit has been forming.
I just finished my first whole week with all successes and I can say with confidence, go slow, be gentle with yourself and you will get there. This really works and you are going to be your own boss from now on with this diet. There are no forbidden foods, just planned times to eat them.

Thanks for the suggestions pangelsue. Making the snacks smaller sounds good. I could weane myself off of some of it. And keeping it out of sight is key. I actually found I have been avoiding a co-workers office becuase she has a candy bowl right by the door.

I have been doing really well with the sweets for the past five days. I have had one sweet in five days. One. I think that reading about the increased level of sugar consumption in Reinhard's NO S homepage really did the trick. I had heard that before, but to think that I could eat my body wieght in sugar in little over a year was alarming. And I must say I feel better. Maybe clearer. I'm not sure.

This is certainly a good plan. I really like the simplicity and this check-in page. I feel hopeful.

Hi

I kinda went missing for awhile. And I had good days and bad. I do believe that this diet "system" has made some serious inroads in my brain. So as a consequence I haven't gained any more wieght. That's good.

So let's see how I do today.

Mixel

Good for you!
Good luck Mixel

Peace and Love,
Deb