Everyday Systems

Friday
NoS - Success! :mrgreen:
Shovelglove - Fail :oops:


Friday we had a special dinner, so I had a small piece of dessert and didn't count it atainst me. I have a personal goal to make 3-course meals from 30 different countries, and Friday was France. So we had bread and cheese and soup and ...

Thursday
NoS - Success! :mrgreen:
Shovelglove - Success! :mrgreen:

Ate...
Breakfast - Oatmeal and toast
Lunch - Rice and beans and a piece of bread
Dinner - Tomato soup and grilled cheese

I feel stronger and better about myself. I feel less squishy, I think, but the scale on my weigh-in this ...

I drove to the library yesterday with my parents and son. I needed to go to a store a couple blocks away and roped them all into walking with me :D It was only .2 miles, but it was also 20 degrees (but sunny) and it was so refreshing and nice. My son really needed some outside time and my parents ...

Wednesday -
NoS - Success :mrgreen:
Shovelglove - Success! :mrgreen:

A good day yesterday. :)

Breakfast - toast and a strawberry/banana smoothie
Lunch - Cheese sandwich, fried potatoes, and part of an apple
Dinner - Tacos and beans and rice

DS and I had fun laughing at the cat because he kept ...

Tuesday
NoS - Success :mrgreen:
Shovelglove - Success! :mrgreen:

I made it the whole 14 minutes yesterday :) and I weighed my S-glove which is 9 lbs. I have to hold it pretty far up the handle otherwise it's too heavy. I'm looking forward to changing that :wink:

Tuesday eats:
Breakfast - oatmeal ...

Well, it seems the revelation is - if I don't post on here daily, I don't follow the plan. So I'm back for a daily update.

Monday - Success! :mrgreen:
Breakfast - Toast and a strawberry/banana smoothie
Lunch - Chili and an apple with PB
Dinner - Butternut Squash soup with crutons

I also started ...

That was my issue for a while too. I started work at 5 and would not have lunch until 12 so it was a long stretch (with lots of snacking). I also don't eat cereal and eggs I can only tolerate so much - once every couple of weeks or so.

Honestly the only thing I ever found that held me over was one ...

When we last left thomer, she was embarking on a Christmas journey of chocolate doom.....

Seriously, my stocking was filled with chocolate. And it's finally gone. I had some yummy red days in there :oops:
But Monday was a new week and I feel great (well after the caffiene withdrawl went away)

I ...

I hit my 21 days yesterday

I had one NWS for my son's adoption day, and tomorrow I'm taking an S-24 hours (instead of 2 days I'm taking evening to evening)

Also, I've lost 5 lbs

Friday - Sucess! :mrgreen:

The party was cancelled so we just had pizza at home.

It was cancelled b/c DH's boss was sick and it was their party - plus the weather here is awful! I'm getting lots of exercise shovelling.

So Saturday I made candy - I couldn't taste test too much because it was ...

Friday December 19 - TBD

Breakfast - Lentil dumpling soup and an apple with peanut butter





Tonight is my DH's staff Christmas party. But thankfully we're going to a restaurant and not someone's house where the buffet table might be too much. I thought about taking an NWS day today, but I looked ...

Thursday, December 18 - Success! :mrgreen:

Breakfast - Macaroni, toast, and cheezy puffs (the last of them)
Lunch - Bean and cheese quesadilla
Dinner - BK veggie burger and fries, and an apple juice


DH and I got into a big fight last night and all I wanted to do this morning is stuff my face and ...

Wednesday - December 17 Success!

Breakfast - Lentil dumpling soup, cheezy puffs
Lunch - Macaroni and cheese, carrots and dip, apple wedges
Dinner - 2 bean and pepper fajitas, tortilla chips

Tuesday, December 16 - Success! :mrgreen:

Breakfast - Egg sandwich and apple with peanut butter
Lunch - Quesadilla and grapes
Dinner - Lentil dumpling soup and cheezy puffs.

I will no doubt eat those cheezy puffs every day until they are gone - I just can't resist them! Maybe next week I will look ...

Yeah we've only done one term of homeschool so far. DS has never been to school either - he didn't have any in Russia. Right now we're on winter break, and I'm psyching myself up to start again in January. I like it - it's fun - I get to spend time with my boy and see him learn so much. He has come ...

I think the hard thing for me on vacation would be avoiding the sweets.

Maybe limiting your sweets to one a day (or less) and only have stuff you would never have at home.
DQ - no
World famous eclair shop - sure

Monday, December 15 Success :mrgreen:

Breakfast - Yogurt with granola, toast with butter
Lunch - Ramen and cheezy puffs
Dinner - Cheese sandwich, grapes, and cheezy puffs


I know the cheezypuffs are not exactly healthy, but I couldn't resist when we went grocery shopping. But, usually I hide in my ...

Weekend update - S days :D :D

Did okay. Saturday involved a lot of coffee - which I limit to S days because I like tons of sugar in it.

Sunday I had a party so there were lots of goodies, but I didn't snack too much.

Also, DH brought home some Candy Cane Joe-joes from Trader Joes - they're ...

I've also pulled my son's wagon behind me for really big trips.

Thanks for the adoption congratulations - he sure is a joy in our lives. (except today when he threw the PS controller across the room )

He turns 8 too - next Sunday, so all this holiday stuff in a row is definitely busy.

Friday December 12 - Success!

Gosh I don't really remember what I ate tho.

Pizza for supper, I know that.
Obviously No S's.

Also, Friday is weigh day so...

Start weight - 230
Week 1 - 228
Week 2 - 225.5

Thanks for the link! I have used saving dinner before but it was way too expensive and too much food for our 2 person family.

I really like that it has a budget list for each store - I will keep this in mind for my most busy weeks when we're most tempted to eat out - like next week right before ...

Thursday December 11 NWS Day!! :D

Today was my son's adoption day - he's been officially ours for one whole year! :D :D :D I'm so proud of him and happy he's with us.
So we celebrated.

I had a normal three meals
Breakfast was leftover fried rice with tofu
Lunch was McD's salad and split a FF ...

Wednesday, December 10 - Success!

Breakfast - Egg sandwich, last bites of alfredo, banana
Lunch - Cheese sandwich, maple mustard brussel sprouts, pomello fruit
Dinner - Fried rice with tofu

Tuesday, December 9 - Success! :mrgreen:

Breakfast - 2 pc frozen pizza, apple with peanut butter
Lunch - Bean and cheese quesadilla
Dinner - Roasted red pepper alfredo


I went to the chocolate shop for some Christmas gifts, and was not even tempted to buy a treat for myself. They did look good tho!

There was Christmas candy on my desk yesterday. My favorite kind of Christmas candy!

I did not eat it. It is sitting in my purse waiting for Saturday. I might share with my family.....

Monday, Dec 8 - Success! :mrgreen:

I'll typically be posting this the day after since I do most of my internetting in the morning.

Monday was super busy - I don't think I was home more than a half hour all day. I do know that if I were S-ing, I'd have run through McD's and/or scarfed down all ...

Hey all, I'm new here, and I am loving this way of eating!

I started last Tuesday and I have found it insanely easy to avoid the S's.
I think it may be because I'm super busy getting ready for the holidays - not time to do anything. But I know that if I were not making a conscience effort, I ...