Everyday Systems

Hi - I'm new to NoS. Started yesterday, although I've been considering it for some time. Hoping to stop obsessing about food, stop diet-binge cycle and hopefully lose about 10lbs. First day wasn't too bad. Hope I can keep it up! Here's my first check-in:


Tuesday 23 May: Day 1: Success

Breakfast: cereal, milk, a banana

Lunch: cheese sandwich, an apple

Supper: bowl soup, sprinkle cheese on top, slice rye bread. An apple.

Day 2: Wed 24 May: Success

Breakfast:
bowl cereal, skim milk, a banana.

Lunch:
rye bread sandwich, low fat cottage cheese, an apple

Supper:
fish, mashed potatoes, vegetables. an apple. a glass red wine.

Mmmm. Rye bread is tasty.

Welcome to No S!

Yes, rye bread's great - has more bread in it somehow than ordinary sliced wholewheat (just what you need if you're aiming to make it through snack free till supper!)

Day 3: Success

Breakfast:
cereal, milk, banana

Lunch:
rye bread sandwich with cheese, an apple

Supper: (by which time I was STARVING! - think I need to take more than a sandwich to work with me. Hmm...)
plate of rice, vegetables, chicken. A pear.

Day 4: Success

Breakfast:
Cereal, milk, a banana

Lunch:
sandwich, apple.

Supper:
Plate of pasta, salad. Glass of wine.

S Day: Success

Breakfast:
Cereal, milk, banana

Lunch:
salad, beans, rice

Supper:
pizza, wine

Treats:chocolate!!

S Day: Sun 27th May: Success

Breakfast/brunch:
Omelette, latte, toast with jam

Lunch:
2 slices toast.

Supper:
risotto, 4 glasses red wine (!!).

Treats: chocolate!! Wine!!

Sounds like you are doing great. I think you'll like it here. Very maintainable and forgiving if you slip up. It is a lifestyle and you are the architect. There are always S days for catching your breath and losing that "deprived feeling". Hang in there. You'll love it.
Wine is a great extra, isn't it? I love a glass with supper. Very mellowing.
Best of luck.

Day 7:Mon 29th May:Success

Thanks for the encouragement Pangelsue! I'm loving NoS so far - I feel so free after years and years of dieting! I think it's going to benefit my health too as I'm starting to include more 'good' fats eg sunflower seeds, olive oil in cooking which previously I was too scared to try as it didn't fit with the low fat way of eating. It's too soon to tell really but I do feel better. Will try not to go overboard with them though (moderation moderation - why is that sometimes so hard?!)

Breakfast:
bowl of oats, 1 tsp sunflower seeds, 1 tsp sesame seeds, a banana

Lunch:
rye bread sandwich, apple

Supper:
bean dish, couscous, vegetables.

Day 8: success

Sorry - too busy at work to post for past 2 days.

Breakfast:
porridge,milk, a banana, 1tsp honey

Lunch:
baked potato,beans,salad. an apple

Supper:
plate of fish,baked sweet potato, vegetables,cheese sauce. a pear

Day 9:Wed 31st May:success

Breakfast:
bowl of porridge,skim milk,a banana. 1tsp honey

Lunch:
cheese sandwich,an apple (not enough really, should have taken time to make salad but too busy all afternoon to snack even though I really wanted to)

Supper:
bowl of chicken stew,rice,vegetables.

Hey you are doing great!!!!!
Keep it up!!!
Peace and Love,
Deb

So you just sprinkle the sesame seeds in the oatmeal? How is that? Can you even taste them?

Thurs 1 June:Day 11:success

Yes, Hunter gatherer - the sesame seeds were not a great success! Couldn't really taste them. I do have a horrible habit of obsessing about foods - thinking some of them are 'magic' or whatever (must stop reading the health pages in woman's magazines!! Should actually probably stop reading woman's magazines altogether - but one bad habit at a time hey!)

And thanks for the encouragement, Deb, it really helps you to keep going.

Breakfast:
porridge,1 tsp honey (hope that's OK),1 banana, milk

Lunch:
baked potato,salad,cheese,an apple

Supper:
risotto,vegetables,glass red wine

Oops! Thurs 1 should have been day 10. Sorry!

Friday 2 June:Success

Breakfast:
bowl porridge,tsp honey,banana, milk

Lunch:
sandwich,apple

Supper:
plate of pasta,salad,cheese.2 glasses wine

Day 12:Sat 3 June

S Day!:Success (!!)

Wine! Chocolate! More wine and chocolate!


Enjoyed it but probably went a bit overboard but hey - I'm not an alcoholic (they go to meetings!)

Sun 4 June:s day:success

Same as Saturday.

Enough said.

Day 14:success

Breakfast:
porridge,1 tsp honey,a banana

Lunch:
big plate of vegetables,a chicken burger and fries (shock - but I've been so HUNGRY!!!)

Supper:
plate of curry,rice,poppadum plus a bunch grapes.

Day 15: success

Breakfast:
big bowl of muesli,a banana,milk

Lunch:
big plate of leftover curry,rice and vegetables. An apple

Supper:
fish,baked potato,vegetables,cheese sauce.


I'm still on track but I seem to be getting so much more HUNGRY! I am definitely choosing less 'good' food and am eating a lot more of it which I feel a bit bad about but I'll try to do better.