madgoth's daily check-in

madgoth5 · Post by **madgoth5** » Mon May 11, 2009 5:59 pm

Hi,

I am getting started with No S after getting stuck at -25 on WW. I have the bad habit of eating when bored, mindless snacking, and too many sweets.

I guess my first day was officially last Friday, so I can say I had

Friday: SUCCESS
Saturday:SUCCESS
Sunday:SUCCESS

So far today has been fine, but it is just past lunch.

madgoth5 · Post by **madgoth5** » Tue May 12, 2009 2:37 pm

Monday: SUCCESS!

I feel successful anyway. I wonder if having a cracker or handful of grapes or celery qualifies as a snack.

I actually feel hungry in between meals and think it might work if I eat something specific, like a small apple or a plain cracker just to stop the rumbling.

It was nice having a regular non-WW dinner. We had Great Northern beans with ham, fried potatoes and tomatoes, turnip greens and biscuits. Sort of starchy, but it was good and filling.

So far I am not missing sweets as much as I thought, but I am still having fruit, just trying not to have refined sugar etc.,

Thalia · Post by **Thalia** » Tue May 12, 2009 3:46 pm

I wonder if having a cracker or handful of grapes or celery qualifies as a snack.

I believe the official answer is "yes, that's a snack." If it's any help, I found that when I stuck strictly to the rules, after a few days my body had learned to be hungry at mealtimes and not in-between. Just like you learn to be sleepy at whatever your usual bedtime is, you know?

madgoth5 · Post by **madgoth5** » Tue May 12, 2009 4:52 pm

Yes, I do know what you mean. This morning I didn't have the rumbling as much, at least it was a lot closer to lunchtime than usual. So I guess I need to be patient.

madgoth5 · Post by **madgoth5** » Wed May 13, 2009 1:11 pm

Well, I didn't eat sweets or seconds, but I had an all protein dinner and later ate a few nuts before the evening was over.

FAILURE sure sounds negative. Maybe I can say I did Pretty Well.

Today I will try again to eliminate that need to snick-snack between meals. I am prepared for it, with a bit of celery and a small apple, but I am going to try to get by without the extra.

madgoth5 · Post by **madgoth5** » Thu May 14, 2009 2:15 pm

I did fine yesterday so I had SUCCESS!

I weighed and have lost 3.4 lbs since last Thursday!

madgoth5 · Post by **madgoth5** » Fri May 15, 2009 3:46 pm

Well, I was baking for a party and I indulged.

FAILURE

So I decided today will be one of my S days and Sunday I will consider to be a non-S day.