Marym's Daily Checkin- NO S and Writing
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Marym's Daily Checkin- NO S and Writing
I have just started NO S last Saturday. I kept trying and stopping before, confused about whether I should do this or return to Weight Watchers where I originally lost 30 pounds but have gained it back over a 10 year period. Frankly, WW makes me think too compulsively about food, so there ends up being too much thinking about food, so I really want to make NO S work. I don't want to spend the time, energy, and money on WW anymore. Also, I don't feel that WW has the best support for the lifetime members. From a financially standpoint they actually benefit if you fail so why would they care? I have about 30 pounds to lose. Recently I found out that my cholesterol has gotten high so that is motivating me even more. Not snacking will be hard because I have a busy schedule and teach some evenings. I am also including meditation, daily exercise, and writing in my habitcal. I am a published writer and I have drifted away from daily writing, the writing habit because of some major life events that distracted me. I am shooting for 21 days of success and then I will move to the 21 club! For the writing, I am aiming at a do-able goal - 20 minutes a day for 21 days and then up from there! I also believe, as Julia Cameron said in her last book, that if I shift from energy away from "dieting" I will have more time for "writing" and other activities. - Marym
Marym's Daily Check In- NO S and Writing
Monday, December 7th: no success but close!
breakfast: toast with tablespoon of peanut butter, coffee with half and half, 1 orange
lunch: bowl of split pea soup, collard greens and small roll
afternoon: 1/2 an oatmeal cookie, 1 bite dark chocolate
dinner: hot dog on bun, cole slaw and baked beans, 1 beer
after dinner: I basically felt that since I already had a failed day in the afternoon, I might as well have 2 more oatmeal cookies! I wonder how you get past the mindset of the failed day...
I forgot to add my other habitcal items: no meditation, no writing, but I walked for 40 minutes and took a 45 minute weight lifting class
breakfast: toast with tablespoon of peanut butter, coffee with half and half, 1 orange
lunch: bowl of split pea soup, collard greens and small roll
afternoon: 1/2 an oatmeal cookie, 1 bite dark chocolate
dinner: hot dog on bun, cole slaw and baked beans, 1 beer
after dinner: I basically felt that since I already had a failed day in the afternoon, I might as well have 2 more oatmeal cookies! I wonder how you get past the mindset of the failed day...
I forgot to add my other habitcal items: no meditation, no writing, but I walked for 40 minutes and took a 45 minute weight lifting class
Marym's Daily Check In- NO S and Writing
Tuesday, December 8th- I met with a nutritionist today who thought NO S seemed silly. She said that the mediterranean diet would be the best choice. I did not tell her this but I am planning to do NO S while eating Mediterranean diet food. It doesn't seem like a big deal, healthier eating overall.
still not a successful second day, but close!
*20 minutes meditation
no writing
no significant exercise
breakfast:
whole wheat cream of wheat with a banana, an orange, coffee with half and half
lunch:
split pea soup, collard greens, rice chips
snack:
5 pieces of red licorice
dinner:
salmon burger on a wheat english muffin, homemade coleslaw with lowfat ranch dressing, oven baked sweet potato fries, 1 glass of red wine
later snack:
herbal tea with tsp. of honey, 1 small york peppermint patty
still not a successful second day, but close!
*20 minutes meditation
no writing
no significant exercise
breakfast:
whole wheat cream of wheat with a banana, an orange, coffee with half and half
lunch:
split pea soup, collard greens, rice chips
snack:
5 pieces of red licorice
dinner:
salmon burger on a wheat english muffin, homemade coleslaw with lowfat ranch dressing, oven baked sweet potato fries, 1 glass of red wine
later snack:
herbal tea with tsp. of honey, 1 small york peppermint patty
Marym's Daily Check In- NO S and Writing
Wednesday, December 9, 2009- Woke up hungry and late (taught late the night before)! (this was exciting because I usually am not hungry for awhile because of eating late the night before)
no exercise other than walking the dog
20 minutes meditation
30 minutes writing!! (very, very happy about this)
no morning pages
NO S- almost, almost - the wavering back to the idea of going back to WW is still with me. I keep thinking that there is more chance of a success with WW. I have to realize that the wavering about committing to NO S is not helpful. I am going to commit to NO S for a month, trying for 21 success days in a row. Yesterday all went well until 10 at night, after teaching my class, I wanted a snack, wanted to unwind, and had an additional glass of wine and 3 oatmeal cookies! I think the better choice would have been chamomile tea and a piece of fruit. So I am on day 4 and still trying for a successful no s day.
Breakfast:
bagel with cream cheese and blackberry jam
coffee with half and half
Lunch:
lowfat Greek yogurt with honey, raspberries and walnuts
Dinner:
split pea soup (it's almost all eaten now, have been eating it all week, am SO tired of it at this point) with a little basmati rice, turnip greens on the side, slice of whole wheat bread with olive paste and 1 glass of red wine
after class snack:
3 oatmeal cookies and another glass of wine! ugh! I almost had an s day!
I should also say that I'm still thinking about all of the things the nutritionist told me. I am trying my best to incorporate her advice into the NO S. She said that I should have at least 3 cups of vegetables a day and 2 pieces of fruit. To exercise 1 hour (all at once) intensely to lose weight (this seems extreme to me, even when I was an exercise freak and in shape 10 years ago I never ran or did any intense exercise for an hour, I an hike for an hour but that's about it). She also said no sugar ever. That also seems extreme. Ever? I am going to focus on no sugar on the no s days (what are they called again - R) and just not worry about the weekends. I'm finding the lack of flexibility with NO S a little hard, I mean the R day rules but I will keep trying!
no exercise other than walking the dog
20 minutes meditation
30 minutes writing!! (very, very happy about this)
no morning pages
NO S- almost, almost - the wavering back to the idea of going back to WW is still with me. I keep thinking that there is more chance of a success with WW. I have to realize that the wavering about committing to NO S is not helpful. I am going to commit to NO S for a month, trying for 21 success days in a row. Yesterday all went well until 10 at night, after teaching my class, I wanted a snack, wanted to unwind, and had an additional glass of wine and 3 oatmeal cookies! I think the better choice would have been chamomile tea and a piece of fruit. So I am on day 4 and still trying for a successful no s day.
Breakfast:
bagel with cream cheese and blackberry jam
coffee with half and half
Lunch:
lowfat Greek yogurt with honey, raspberries and walnuts
Dinner:
split pea soup (it's almost all eaten now, have been eating it all week, am SO tired of it at this point) with a little basmati rice, turnip greens on the side, slice of whole wheat bread with olive paste and 1 glass of red wine
after class snack:
3 oatmeal cookies and another glass of wine! ugh! I almost had an s day!
I should also say that I'm still thinking about all of the things the nutritionist told me. I am trying my best to incorporate her advice into the NO S. She said that I should have at least 3 cups of vegetables a day and 2 pieces of fruit. To exercise 1 hour (all at once) intensely to lose weight (this seems extreme to me, even when I was an exercise freak and in shape 10 years ago I never ran or did any intense exercise for an hour, I an hike for an hour but that's about it). She also said no sugar ever. That also seems extreme. Ever? I am going to focus on no sugar on the no s days (what are they called again - R) and just not worry about the weekends. I'm finding the lack of flexibility with NO S a little hard, I mean the R day rules but I will keep trying!
Marym's Daily Check-In
Thursday, Dec. 10th - should have written this yesterday, am not in the mood today! Well, yesterday went well until the evening which is when I screwed up! This is stupid, etc. I got really, really tired and I think it's because I didn't have water. I started off well, took yoga, did 1/2 an hour of cardio at the gym (including running) but things got crazy towards the end. Oh, I should say what really happened is that I tried doing weight watchers again. I was thinking I could do WW combined with NO S. But I think I got into weight watchers mode which always leads to rebellion.
45 min. of yoga, 30 minutes of cardio
no writing
chiro neck traction thing
no meditation
morning pages!
Breakfast:
oatmeal with dried cranberries, banana and walnuts
grilled cheese sandwich with homemade coleslaw
grilled salmon, couscous, steamed broccoli and carrots, glass of red wine
then, later on, had 2 more glasses of wine and 3 oatmeal cookies! I can't believe it. I woke up this morning thinking I should not have a glass of wine every day but now I'm thinking one glass with a meal is fine, I just need to stop there. As I write this I am realizing that I don't think I have been fully committed to this, I keep wavering between this and WW, what the nutritionist suggested, etc.
Now for today:
Friday, Dec. 11th- Today was a continuation of yesterday, really. I started off doing WW for some reason, felt horrible about drinking the wine last night, thought about only drinking socially. What I was telling myself food-wise is that other plans have more flexibility. If you feel like something sweet on WW you can have it, you just have to count it. So today was not a successful NO S day but I am hoping I will be able to do it. Thankfully we have the 2 S days coming up! Today was weird because I had no Internet and the dog hurt her paw running in the park so she had to go to the vet for toenail surgery. Once again I was just so tired by 5, which is when I planned to go for a swim and to yoga. Not enough water again I suspect.
35 minutes of writing!
no exercise other than walking dog, chores, etc.
no medititation
chiro exercise - 13 minutes
FL
no mpages
Breakfast:
Kashi Good Friends cereal with a banana and raspberries
2 corn tortillas (sprouted- delicious!) with shredded carrots and lemon hummus, salad with yellow pepper
snack: walnuts and piece of cheese! (the turkey was taking too long to cook and I was dying of hunger)
baked turkey breast, brown rice, roasted carrots, parsnips, turnips, steamed brussel sprouts - 1 1/2 glass of red wine
1 scoop ice cream (which I allowed myself to have because once I went off with the snack I thought it didn't matter anymore) I have to learn not to keep going when I'm off track
plan for tomorrow (it will be busy since I work): exercise before work if a miracle occurs, write 30 minutes (perhaps at work), run errands afterwards, out to dinner with friends. Would love to go to church on Sunday if I'm not too busy.
- Marym
45 min. of yoga, 30 minutes of cardio
no writing
chiro neck traction thing
no meditation
morning pages!
Breakfast:
oatmeal with dried cranberries, banana and walnuts
grilled cheese sandwich with homemade coleslaw
grilled salmon, couscous, steamed broccoli and carrots, glass of red wine
then, later on, had 2 more glasses of wine and 3 oatmeal cookies! I can't believe it. I woke up this morning thinking I should not have a glass of wine every day but now I'm thinking one glass with a meal is fine, I just need to stop there. As I write this I am realizing that I don't think I have been fully committed to this, I keep wavering between this and WW, what the nutritionist suggested, etc.
Now for today:
Friday, Dec. 11th- Today was a continuation of yesterday, really. I started off doing WW for some reason, felt horrible about drinking the wine last night, thought about only drinking socially. What I was telling myself food-wise is that other plans have more flexibility. If you feel like something sweet on WW you can have it, you just have to count it. So today was not a successful NO S day but I am hoping I will be able to do it. Thankfully we have the 2 S days coming up! Today was weird because I had no Internet and the dog hurt her paw running in the park so she had to go to the vet for toenail surgery. Once again I was just so tired by 5, which is when I planned to go for a swim and to yoga. Not enough water again I suspect.
35 minutes of writing!
no exercise other than walking dog, chores, etc.
no medititation
chiro exercise - 13 minutes
FL
no mpages
Breakfast:
Kashi Good Friends cereal with a banana and raspberries
2 corn tortillas (sprouted- delicious!) with shredded carrots and lemon hummus, salad with yellow pepper
snack: walnuts and piece of cheese! (the turkey was taking too long to cook and I was dying of hunger)
baked turkey breast, brown rice, roasted carrots, parsnips, turnips, steamed brussel sprouts - 1 1/2 glass of red wine
1 scoop ice cream (which I allowed myself to have because once I went off with the snack I thought it didn't matter anymore) I have to learn not to keep going when I'm off track
plan for tomorrow (it will be busy since I work): exercise before work if a miracle occurs, write 30 minutes (perhaps at work), run errands afterwards, out to dinner with friends. Would love to go to church on Sunday if I'm not too busy.
- Marym
Marym's Daily Check-In
Saturday, December 12th & Sunday, December 13th- S days. Still don't internally feel committed yet but will try today! I'm determined to have a successful NO S day!