Everyday Systems

I was so proud of my self being on day 3 NO S. I went to a church dinner meeting and had no seconds and no desserts !! And it was not that hard. Then I came home and was placing the broccoli salad I had brought from a serving bowl into a storage bowl and realized that I was eating the salad !! It was mindless eating...then suddenly I realized what I was doing as if I had been sleep walking and just woke up.
It was a red flag for me - how much mindless eating do I do??

I think thats one of the best things about NoS - it instantly points out to you where all those little pockets of mindless eating happen! I thought sweets would be my problem, but quickly discovered it's the grazing and the second helpings that are my achilles heel.

I'm having a rough S week myself - but I think we're learning, and thats awesome!

It's amazing isn't it. My most recent red day was an afternoon drink with some friends. I made champagne and orange with strawberries as a garnish. One strawberry per drink to me is part of the drink. As we sat outside I mindlessly ate another 4 or 5 strawberries from the dish. It wasn't until we got up to go inside that I realized "oh oh, that makes today a red day".

Luckily this is very rare now after several months on No-S. It's a simple program, but very powerful at highlighting exactly what we are eating and making us aware of it. There's no hiding.

I have a story to tell you from just last week from someone who has been practicing No S for a while. I went to a Boy Scout meeting where the Boy Scouts were entertaining the Webelos (younger boys considering joining the troop). One of the mothers had bought cookies and said to me and another mother: "The cookies are for the Webelos." You know what? It had not occurred to me to eat a cookie! I think what tends to happen after practicing No S is you just tune out the thought of eating outside of mealtime except on S Days. Isn't that great? There was no willpower in resisting the cookies. There was literally no thought of considering eating the cookies!
Kathleen

Awesome Kathleen! When it comes to sweets, I still have a ways to go.
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