I've just finished my first week of what seems like my 65th attempt at this diet. Monday through Friday went great. Felt great. No problems. Started my S weekend on strong legs, but by the end of the weekend, I was binging like crazy and feeling like I was at square one again.
I've often had that problem. I just have no control when it comes to the weekends. Once I have the green light, I just feel like I want to have it all, and then when it gets close to the time of being "on the clock" again, I almost feel anxious and eat even more.
I've discovered in my last two attempts at this diet that I do MUCH better during the week if I have a mod of a 4:00 snack. This past week, I've also incorporated (to start out anyway), a small sweet with my supper each night, so I supposedly wouldn't be so wound up from chocolate withdrawal by Friday that I would binge. I did feel much better at the start of the weekend, so I do think that helped. However, it obviously didn't help enough.
SOOOO.....I was pondering the thought of having a small dessert a day (probably split it in half, so I could have it at lunch AND supper) and my 4:00 snack and skip S weekends altogether. That way I wouldn't feel withdrawal, but I wouldn't go off the wagon with too much freedom on the weekends and have to start from square one every Monday.
But then I'm thinking to myself that I'm basically not doing much of a No S diet if I'm having both a snack and sweets every day!!
Just wondered if anyone out there has tried this approach at all or if any of you have any suggestions for me. I'd like to lose 10 lbs., but my focus right now is on controlling my habits. I actually don't think I'd gain with these mods just for the fact that I'd probably be eating LESS with a dessert every day versus the binges I have on the weekend (sad, but true
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I felt so GREAT during the week....I know I can stick to this....just need to get a handle on these drastic ups and downs over the weekend. Are the S Days necessary? Can you have too many mods??
Help??????