Today was not as sucessful as I would have liked, but I can finish the day by not slipping up any more than I have. I go to school in the early evening, I am wondering if it would be bad to eat a small apple during class before I can get home to eat supper? Would this be considered cheating?
I try to drink plenty of water while I am at school, it lessens the hunger a little.
God bless and have a great day!
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One of the great things about this plan is that it's perfectly alright to tweak it a little for you, if you feel you need to. Personally, I've always said that an apple or a raw carrot or some other small portion of fruit are acceptable, up to twice in a day if I really want / need them. They helped me a lot in the beginning before my sugar cravings lessened, and as I would have eaten them anyway along with lots of junky snacks, I couldn't see it being a problem.
Nowadays I'm still 'allowed' to eat up to 2 portions of fruit a day outside of my 3 meals according to my own version of NoS, but mostly I don't actually want or need to do this. Just the knowledge that I CAN, helps me. I suppose it's kind of giving myself another safety valve, another allowable way for 'controlled failure'. Afterall, if the alternative is emptying the vending machine of sweets in a short space of time, isn't it better just to eat an apple?
Of course, the classical version of the rules will tell you that you should eat the fruit 'instead of, not as well as' some other less healthy thing in your diet. Basically, whatever you decide will be fine, as long as you remain true to yourself and know where the boundries are. For me an apple is OK, but a pile of crackers or a bag of crisps is not. a raw carrot is fine, but even a small slice of carrot cake is not.
Good luck whatever you decide, and please let us know how it goes.
C.
Nowadays I'm still 'allowed' to eat up to 2 portions of fruit a day outside of my 3 meals according to my own version of NoS, but mostly I don't actually want or need to do this. Just the knowledge that I CAN, helps me. I suppose it's kind of giving myself another safety valve, another allowable way for 'controlled failure'. Afterall, if the alternative is emptying the vending machine of sweets in a short space of time, isn't it better just to eat an apple?
Of course, the classical version of the rules will tell you that you should eat the fruit 'instead of, not as well as' some other less healthy thing in your diet. Basically, whatever you decide will be fine, as long as you remain true to yourself and know where the boundries are. For me an apple is OK, but a pile of crackers or a bag of crisps is not. a raw carrot is fine, but even a small slice of carrot cake is not.
Good luck whatever you decide, and please let us know how it goes.
C.
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Well, class went pretty good. I guess the apple is a better choice than the bag of chips from the vending machine. I would feel worse eating the chips anyway than I would the apple. I made it through class with out dieing of hunger. And I think eating something small because its later around 7pm, is better than having a big meal, because I go to bed around 9, does this sound like a good idea?
Thanks for your help, I really apprieciate it.
Thanks for your help, I really apprieciate it.