Everyday Systems

I had three green days for my first week. I also managed to exercise 2 days.
Week 2 starts tomorrow.

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Week 2 -restart

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Hi ladies! Thanks for the encouragement.

I became a little frustrated with this whole process and gave up for awhile. I am ready to give it another go.
I still intend to be mindful of my carbohydrate intake, but not count grams of anything. I did decide that I will allow myself to have semi-dark chocolate on SDays instead of totally ...

Hi Ladybird, I do intend this to be for life...at least that is my thinking right now. I will incorporate fruits unless I notice cravings. It could change. I will have to try it and see if I can handle it.

However...

Today threw me a curve ball. I went in for an simple dental procedure and left ...

Week 5

S S Day
M S Day - dental issues :(
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I have decided to add two modifications.

1. I am quitting sweets, even on SDays. I think that eating them on weekends fuels the cravings and makes compliance during the week harder. I will still allow savory snacks on SDays.

2. I am going ...

I like the idea of having sweets with meals too.

Hi gingerpie. Yes, you are right I did do it today. I made it through the dreaded 3:00 sugar call. My husband and my children have snacks and sweets in the house. I usually end up grabbing their stuff.

I have been trying to think about why I made it until after dinner and why I crashed after ...

I made it longer today without sweets and snacks than I have any other day. Everything came undone after dinner time.

Week 4

S S-day
M Fail
T Fail
W Fail ...maybe I need medical help
T Fail
F Fail
S S-day

I don't have an answer because I have the same problem. I am looking forward to the replies.

Thanks for the advice. I have to make some changes. I am not sure which changes to make yet. I agree with much of what the two of you said. It is kind of scary to feel this bound to food. I mean there is so much to eat in this world. Why should I be so bound to sweets and starches AND so afraid to ...

Well, my struggle is sweets. They have been a struggle my whole life. I get intense cravings for sweets which usually leads to overeating all things starchy too.

Thank you, gingerpie.

This isn't as easy as I thought it would be, so I definitely need the encouragement.

Week 3
S S-Day
M Success...with lots of effort
T Fail
W Fail
T Fail
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S S-Day

Week 2
S S-Day
M Fail
T Success
W Fail
T Fail
F Fail
S S-Day

This diet looks easy on paper...LOL

This first week has been eye-opening.
It's been amazing to pay attention to the amount of times that I actually eat outside of meal times. I had to pause several times a day and think about not eating something because I had already eaten a meal and wasn't truly ...

Today, I decided that I have to do something. I went shopping for pants. I needed a 14 but there were none. I tried on a 16 but it was way too big. I saw sizes 10, 8, and 4. I hate that I couldn't fit any of the smaller sizes. That particular style of pant fits me so well. If only I were 10 pounds ...