It has only been a week since I re-visited NO-S. I did it over a year ago, and then got caught back up in my old erratic eating habits.
I'm not looking really to lose weight, but to re-establish good eating patterns.
I'm currently 5'5'', about 120-125, enjoy exercise, but have a crazy mental love/hate relationship with food.
With a background in disordered eating (bulimia/binge eating/anorexia), good eating habits are my main goal!
This week, I've found that "happy spot" again.
Now many of you wouldn't "approve" of my mod, but it's working for me at this time. Maybe I'll tweak it once it doesn't:
3 plated meals/day
I LOVE veggies and salads, so most of these meals include tons of veggies, a good quality dressing, hummus, protein, whole wheat bread. cheese. Not a lot of work, just chopping up and using really good stuff. I try to get the most out of my plate with sweet potatoes, spinach, and lean meats.
No Snacking
not too hard for me, except for when my boys don't finish their food....
No "S" days
I know, I know, that's weird but it's because...
A plated SWEET each night.
This is my sanity, I've realized. And probably why I struggled a bit with "NO-S" a couple years ago. See, I would go hog-wild on Sat/Sun because I was so excited to eat sweets. Like crazy wild.
Now, since I eat quite healthy (but lots) during the day, and follow the 3 plates, I allow one more SMALL dessert plate once I get my 3 young boys to bed.
I look forward to it each night. And I sit and savor on the couch something.
Like tonight, I just had two Reese hearts from Valentines on a china plate. Kinda silly. Reese on a china plate....
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But it was tasty.
It's interesting because I remember on Valentines having several of those hearts, standing up, or while emailing or secretly stashing more while watching TV. Trying to pretend I wasn't over-doing it...
But now I just accept my craving. Plate it. Enjoy it and done.
Now I don't go crazy on "S" days, but enjoy a small dessert each night.
Anyways, I'm happy. It's only been a week. But this "freedom within boundaries" is SO freeing. I'm grateful I re-found NO-S.
I have many a diet books I need to re-shelf that have been sitting on my bedside: Intuitive Eating, Paleo, Warrior Diet, Eat Stop Eat, etc.
I [i]only[/i] need my small little NO-S'er and I'm good.
Thanks for all your testimonials and support!
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