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). I am a big reader, so when I read your input on the 9" diet book, I added it to my list of must-reads. Thanks!) I even had a busy evening and didn't get to my supper until 9:30 p.m. I actually almost FORGOT that I hadn't eaten supper yet. Goes to show that I'm not obsessing like in previous attempts. Awesome.
) So, I think I'll look at this weekend as no restrictions and just remember Reinhard's words of wisdom...."don't be an idiot." I know how you feel about S days, for me I know if I start snacking I won't stop....and congrats on the weight loss..awesome.gk wrote:Now, part of me doesn't want to have an S tomorrow, as I'm not craving anything yet and I'm on such a good streak. But the other part of me knows that if I don't "train" myself to have the occasional treat, I'll wake up in the middle of the night someday with a sudden impulse to inhale a gallon of ice cream, and they'll find me the next day huddled in a corner with chocolate all around my mouth. (Okay, so I'm exaggerating a bit, but you get the jist.
Oh, and I also was wondering if my FULL plates would be counterproductive, but I actually lost 2 lbs. this week, so I guess not!!
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Hence, my start of pilates ASAP. I refuse to go out and buy a bigger size. So, I guess I better stick to this diet now or I'm gonna be parading around in shorts while others are wearing coats and mittens!!Im finding myself changing too! After 1 1/2 cookies for breakfast this morning, I didnt feel as good as I could have! It felt like a ball of yuck or something in my stomach, This is coming from someone who used to be able to eat 1/2 pan of cookies!gk wrote:S Days
Well, the weekend went as expected. Had my fair share of chocolate, but loved that there was no guilt with it. That being said, I didn't get the "zing" I usually get from my sweets. You'd think after a week of being good, I'd be on cloud nine. It tasted good.....just wasn't over the top. Which is good.....means I don't NEED it as much as I thought, right??
Looking forward to starting again Monday.
really?) and I can have some in just a few days. But the amont of chocolate this weekend was WAY down from last weekend. ) I pushed myself to go ahead with exercise (yoga/stretching today), which did make me feel better but not for long. And how do I always handle a bummer mood? Well, with chocolate, of course! It's like I had absoluately zilch willpower today. Someday I'll figure out something that I can substitute for chocolate during off days. So far, nothing else even comes close. 
.Hi Lisa! Good to see you back.ljk2009 wrote:Hi gk!
Just checking in and wanted to say hello. I'm going to try for 21 pure vanilla days. Want to join me?
Sure, I'll take on the challenge with you! I've had alot of red this week.....I'm starting on Friday. ) I have been eating my lunch later, too (around 2:00), and that has helped with my munchies that hit after the kids get out of school. I will try to have my supper later, too. Good advice....thanks! How have you been doing? The challenge been okay for you, so far? . Feels good! 
This happens every time. Geez Louise, if I take it much slower during exercise, I'll be lying still!!! Oh well.....I will have to curb my impatience and just go at this extremely slowly. I guess that's better than not at all, right?You are definately not alone in this struggle! I have wavered so much the past couple days. The nighttime munchies are the worst. Nothing better than sitting down and enjoying a nice piece (or bagljk2009 wrote:well, i technically have to start at day 1 again! ugh. nothing major...a few potato chips but seriously why am i struggling so much with this night time snacking? i'm not even hungry!!
hope you had more luck and willpower than me!
ljk
) of chocolate after a long day. Thanks for stopping by my post and encouraging me. I should know this from experience as it took me many attempts to quit smoking...too bad I have to pick up food 3 times a daygk Good job......persistence is key here. It may take 2 attempts, it may take 20.....but in the end you will get there, and you will be glad that you stuck with it.
Hang in there!! We're all here rooting for you.
, cigs I can avoid.
GASP!!! ) If someone would have told me a month ago that I would be making that statement soon, I would have laughed in their face. Thanks for your support! Thanks for your support! Yes, it sounds like we are on the same page as far as binging goes.....most of the time, I know how a binge will make me feel but I guess I want that short-lived "release", and I dive in anyway.NoSnacker wrote:And being a perfectionist..one piece of extra anything, snack, etc. can send us off and running. At least I think you struggle as I do...
But I think for the most part it is emotional eating that starts it and we need to come up with our personal game plans...most of the time I don't fight the thoughts...most of the time I turn off my thoughts and dive into the food...
I guess we are sick and tired of feeling sick and tired.
I need to remember patience.....Great job!ljk2009 wrote:I was green yesterday too and it was a big struggle!! I just keep telling myself I will have my sweets but I just have to wait a few days and then I will really be able to enjoy them without the guilt I always seem to feel.
I've been trying to remind myself of that as well.....just a few more days......sweets are SO much more enjoyable when there's no guilt involved. What's funny is usually when the S day finally arrives, I don't pounce on the sweets. THEN, I'm okay to wait until later in the day and have a little more willpower. Go figure. 
Thanks for stopping by and for the encouragment! Yeah, I used to think that pilates didn't seem like enough of a workout, but after a few videos I've found that looks can be decieving....it'll really work those muscles!nlb wrote:Hi gk! Skimmed through your posts. I do some sort of workout everyday even if it's just walking or golf or bike or 2/3 and the 1 day I did Pilates I dang near died the next day. It was Stott Pilates for Golf and in no way did I feel I was overdoing it - til the next day. Oh, and I had a cookie in my hand today - managed to put it back. And watch, in 3 days I won't want it.
You're doing great!
nlb
GASP!!) I actually felt panicked that I wouldn't get my workout in. (Okay, this is a miracle right here because in the past if that would've happened, I would've instantly been elated with happiness that I didn't have to exercise.) So, I considered that reaction a little victory on my part. Once again you amaze me with just a few tastes of something and then stop.ljk2009 wrote:I had a minor slip up yesterday so I can't claim the green. It was a few sun chips and a very small handful of cereal after a dinner with friends (think it was the alcohol weakening my willpower!)
The only positive is usually I totally binge in that situation and I stopped and just went to bed so I feel pretty good this morning. I am just going to mark it and move on.
Yes, I'm having one of my "food temper tantrums" again. It's like giving up smoking......after awhile you just feel like you're a string that's pulled so tight you're gonna snap. (Man, I have it bad, don't I?) I've gained 4 lbs. in the past month!!! This is going in the wrong direction here!!! I've heard of people initially gaining on this diet when they're getting their three-meal habit down, but unforunately, I don't have that luxury.....unless I want to go out and buy new clothes (which I do NOT). ). I think I'll just stick to Success or Fail and continue the October Challenge on the Main Discussion Board..Thanks so much for your post. I've heard the same about exercise.....I guess that's part of the reason I broke down and started up again. I'm to the age where it's not an option. I also love food too much to rely on diet alone.r.jean wrote:At 55 I can sympathize with the slowing metabolism. That is why I am so committed to exercise. I have read that a middle aged person needs to exercise 1 hour a day just to maintain or they need to reduce what they eat. That of course is a statistic geared toward the average person maintaining..not toward people who need to lose. I love to eat too much to rely on eating habits alone.
That said, I really need to focus a little more on food discipline. I have been pretty indulgent for several months. Exercise has saved me, but that can only go so far.
PS: I rarely make it 21 days without a red so I have never worried about the 21 day challenge. Maybe you could focus on reducing the number of red days each month? It looks like you are headed the right direction with fewer reds and more exercise. Maybe you just need to bring it all together in your head to make your goals more easily attainable. Success breeds success.
Thanks for stopping in.ljk2009 wrote:gk -
i completely agree with scrapping the 21 day challenge. i only made it two days anyway!! i think it is much healthy to just track on habitcal and try and reduce the reds. the only thing i really struggle with is if i have a red day or two during the week, i don't have the guilt-free enjoyment of my S on weekends. i'm not really sure how to deal with that because that is the point of me doing this! but, overall, my eating habits have DRAMATICALLY improved ever since i started No S and even though I can't seem to have all green weeks, i at least aim for that and it has really curbed my bingeing and mindless eating.
good luck to you and i'll be checking in on the boards now and again!
ljk
Yeah, I think I'll just think of it as "trying to reduce the red days" as well. Gives you structure but doesn't stress you out as much, I think. Actually, it's not the one pound that I'm obsessing/fretting over. It's the 25 pounds that I've gained over the past three years that's getting me nervous. Not to mention the alarming rate at which it's increasing lately. You'd think that would curb my bingeing lately, but it is actually making it worse! Alotta logic there, eh?Who Me? wrote:I want to say that gaining one pound isn't worth obsessing over. Don't let that scale trip you up.
