Everyday Systems

I've not been updating this lately but it's not because I've given up, it's actually the opposite. The S-diet has become so much a part of eating habits that I don't even think about it anymore! For the first time in my life I feel like I'm eating normally. I don't feel guilty for my treats on S ...

Still going strong! I was feeling a bit snacky earlier but I had a cappuccino and that seems to have stopped the cravings

Well, I'm back!

I haven't completely gone astray, here's what happened. So I was just lazy between my last entry and Easter, I kept to the diet but was too lazy to post anything! On the 11th we went to visit my family, our hotel was right opposite Burger King and I'm sorry to say that healthy ...

Still going, just about. I can't decide if it easier or harder than it was! It's easier in that I don't have to think about it now. I'm not sitting, watching the clock and praying for dinner time to come and I don't accidentally head for the sweetie cupboard anymore. But... when the snack cravings ...

The past couple of days have been really difficult, I have a bad cold and I feel really rough. I haven't felt up to exercising since Monday although I'm feeling a bit better today.

I actually had a lapse last night. I didn't get to sleep until 6am so I ended up having a snack (a sandwich and a ...

I'm in a 'snacky' mood today, I have been good though. That's what I'm finding so different this time around, even though I'm tempted to snack I know that I won't give in to the temptation. I've discovered willpower I didn't even know I had!

The weekend was good but even though I had really been ...

I have arthritis in my knees and ankles so I have trouble finding exercise I can do. At the moment I'm doing 30 minutes a day (at least 3 days per week) on my exercise bike, because that doesn't affect my knees at all (a bit sore on the ankles though). I also have some strap on wrist weights, I put ...

I find a cup of tea helps whenever I feel in need of a snack. I've always been a big tea drinker (sorry to be the stereotypical Brit!) but since I've started the diet I've been even worse.

A nice cuppa can calm me down, take my mind off of food and it helps relieve my cravings and hunger too. I ...

Your daughter must have pretty good taste in music then, lol.

Yes it's half past 12 at night as I type this. I guess I am a bit of night owl, I usually stay up until about 2 or 3am although I've been more tired since I started this diet. Not so jumped up on sugar and caffeine I guess!

How are ...

Thank you I'm just back from shopping, the cupboards are full of sweets but I'm staying strong!

My signature is a line from a Fall Out Boy song called 'The (After) Life of the Party'. It's a reflection of how I feel most of the time.

Excuse me while I do a little happy dance and give myself a pat on the back. I'm not usually so self-congratulatory but I've never stuck with a diet for more than a week before and here I am nearing the end of my second week.

It hasn't even been that difficult, I thought it would be torture (it ...

I survived my first weekend, I felt a bit guilty about the S days at first but I didn't eat anymore than I would have on a regular day before the diet so I guess it's ok. In fact I probably ate less!

Went to the junk food cupboard by accident today, very nearly took a packet of crisps before I ...

I ended up in hospital with a chest infection last week so I haven't been following the diet properly. This week has been my first proper full week, it's gone surprisingly well.

I've modified the rules a bit so I can have four meals a day instead of three. I tend to stay up to about 3 or 4am most ...

Just found about this today and I plan to start tomorrow. The print out business card is a good idea. I will stick it to my sweetie cupboard because I'm always grabbing things out of there before I even realise what I'm doing!

I have a friend online who is also doing this diet so I'll have some ...