Everyday Systems

SavvyV

I enjoy reading your blog. . .so true the things we give up in pursuit of the "perfect diet. May you find the Peace that passes understanding.

SavvyV

OK- - -I know I'm a wholehearted outlaw when it comes to devising a plan of attack on my excess weight. My body is not a prison AND I REFUSE TO LIVE LIKE A PRISONER IN IT.

My body is the temple of GOD. How I treat it and dwell in it must reflect this fact. Any habits worthy of acquiring will ...

SavvyV

OK- - -I know I'm a wholehearted outlaw when it comes to devising a plan of attack on my excess weight. My body is not a prison AND I REFUSE TO LIVE LIKE A PRISONER IN IT.

My body is the temple of GOD. How I treat it and dwell in it must reflect this fact. Any habits worthy of acquiring will ...

SavvyV

First of all congrats for reaching your goal weight!!! Apparently what you did to lose the weight worked, even without much exercise. So keep it up, whatever you did! So my question to you, is did you log any of your workouts/ or walking, or anything that you may have done extra in terms of activity ...

SavvyV

DAILY Hunger Scale-
Before eating anything, I'm going to track and rate my hunger on a scale from 1-10.

10 - STUFFED TURKEY - Where I don't want even one more bite, don't want to be around food. . .the sight, smell of food begins to turn my stomach

9 - DEFINATELY NOT HUNGRY . . .yet eating ...

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â€œFirst we form habits; then they form us. Conquer your bad habits or they will conquer you.â€â€œThe chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want at the momentâ€ â€œA moment on the lips, forever on the hips!â€Never discourage anyone who continually makes ...

SavvyV

Although this past week I've exempted myself from NOSing to go thru a detox plan, I must say this. . . during this dietary detox,my desire for sugary or salty snacks has dimished tremendously! The important thing to remember while detoxing is to not allow your self to go so long between meals that ...

SavvyV

I'm beginning to love love love my veggies and fruits now! Just finished day 2 of my detox plan and my energy level is thru the roof! Naturally!

SavvyV

Going to try something different this week. A seven day soup veggie and fruit detox diet that is to be eaten throughout the day. Lots of water. Also fiber cereal and skimmed milk. http://www.osteopath.com.au/fat.htm
Oct-12-19 NO S Exempt

SavvyV

This is a good thread! Wish I had been following this past week when I said yes to everything chocolate!

SavvyV

I just finished reading the latest podcast transcript from Reinhard. . .
and I have to say that after reading it, things began to click for me.

SavvyV

I like this idea and was trying to figure out how to succeed with a chocolate mod on N days. This idea would work for me because I don't really have to have it sweet. . .just chocolatlelly

SavvyV

A few days late, but count me in!
This is harder than I thought it was going to be. Yesterday I went to Sam's club where little old ladies are offering food samples galore. . .and I did not resist the temptation to sample.

Today I am on a layover in a hotel that is offering a FREE FULL SERVICE ...

SavvyV

This is harder than I thought it was going to be. Yesterday I went to Sam's club where little old ladies are offering food samples galore. . .and I did not resist the temptation to sample.

Today I am on a layover in a hotel that is offering a FREE FULL SERVICE BUFFET (casino is attached so of ...

SavvyV

How soon I forget. What makes a good life-time habit worthy of striving for? Truth is, I really just stopped trying to do NO-S because I was too impatient with myself. Now, I am so off track and the scale is moving in the wrong direction! I realize, I MUST do something to stop this gain! Well, I ...

SavvyV

Yes. . .progression is the key. 21 days is a good place to start, but I know from my own experience that my new habits will not be ingrained after 21 days. They just won't. (Just speaking for myself) Maybe you guys are more focused and disciplined and thus more likely to exceed your own expectations ...

SavvyV

3 month challenge- - it takes 3 months to permanently begin to change habits. . .
I've slipped for just as long. . .time to get a grip!

SavvyV

A glimpse in my personal Journal for writing down what I eat and why. I have not necessarily been sticking to NO-S.. . which translates to FAILURE , but since I'm on this board, I should try a least to stick to the basics, and learn to be consistant.. . Anyway, here goes. . . .

My Journal for ...

SavvyV

Ok. . .weekends are as weak. .ends are (I wonder why they don't call them "Strongends". . .that would do wonders for my morale- --maybe I will just call my "weekends" "strongends"!)
Anyway, here's a brief update on my progress. Bad attitudes from work kinda spilled over into my dietary habits. After ...

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Junior-manned today at work due to flight cancellations. My 3 day trip is now officially a 4 day trip. . . BUMMER ! ! Allow me to vent. . . :twisted: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :twisted: . . .so I'm stuck in this hotel. The only good thing is that the hotel is pretty nice. They gave us a dinner ...

SavvyV

Ok. . .even though I've made it thru 21 days on habit. . .I guess I should still count my days on habit. So this is

N day 27- Success
B- kashi/instant peach oatmeal/
L- curry chicken/cornbread
D-spaghetti/green peas/high fiber granola bar
Beverages- In order of occurance :lol: Water juice water ...

SavvyV

Your life sounds as hectic as mine- -in an opposite kind of way. I'm a flight attendant. . .away from home about 3-4 days a week. When I'm away the NO S habit kicks in like clockwork, for the most part, because I have all my meals already planned out. But when I'm home around food and cooking. . .I ...

SavvyV

Welcome! :) I just wanted to say Hang In There! It is so worth it to form new and better habits when it comes to our diet. I'm like you, I kinda stumbled upon this website by googling something like " diet moderation". To be honest, I'm not very good at counting calories- -that just does not come ...

SavvyV

Success (April 1)
shock:
Being the geek that I am. . .why am I still up? Knowing that I have to report at work at 5:40 am?

SavvyV

So what are you challenging yourself to do for April? I had to chuckle when I read your post about not wanting to be perfectionistic. Sometimes when it comes to exercise and dieting, a lot of my energy has gone toward staying on the right track. It almost feels like I'm in still in high school ...

SavvyV

This is pretty close to what I ate today:
Breakfast: Kashi cereal/skim milk/apple/blueberries
Lunch: Turkey and Pruscuitto on buttered whole wheat English muffin
Dinner: Steakum prepared with assorted bell peppers and onion on toasted bun/ broccoli/ oven fries/ strawberries

SUCCESS

SavvyV

Just keep at it, one day at a time. You can do this! Like you said, it's never too late to retrain your brain. I have found it to be true that once the good habits are ingrained it will feel strange to go back to doing things the old way.

SavvyV

Getting those daily priorities in order is very important! There are much more important things in my life than trying to lose weight. . . . such as learning to be content, Contentment is just one of many Godly tastebuds that takes a lifetime of discipline to aquire.

I refuse to wait until my ...

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Ok. .I've made it over the 21 days. . .! Now my goal is to get my weight completly out of the 160ish range. . .for me, anything 160 and above is my HORROR weight. At 5"4',My normal weight range (according to charts) is the range between 125-145. . .I probably have a tendency to linger towards the ...

SavvyV

After about 11 attempts- thanks to vacation, mountain dew and a slew of other things. Thanks for the challenge! This was a good goal to shoot for!

So now I'm brimming from ear to ear! Going to update my habit calender now!

SavvyV

Tomorrow is Day 21!!!

Looks like I'm finally going to get over the 21 day hump. . .Do I feel like no S is an ingrained habit?!? :roll: Not yet. It may take some people 21 days to nail this. . .but I feel like for me, its more like 21 weeks! :P

Seriously, though, I truly am getting to the point ...

SavvyV

Good thing today and tomorrow are S days. . .I feel my resolve beginning to weaken again. . .

Yesterday N-day 15 Success- for the most part. . .

B-kashi/pancake/banana
L- pizza/salad/chips
D- refrigerator raid. . .stir-fry/meatloaf/baked sweet potato
B- water/coffee/tea/juice
Ex: none

Repost ...

SavvyV

Thanks Arjuna! :)

I just lost everything I was typing. . . :? that is quite frustrating. . .
Anyway, for the past few N days I have not posted my progress. . .coming up off of the leniency of the S days, and being home, due to taking a few sick days from work, I'm just going to say the past 3 days ...

SavvyV

Yesterday: SUCCESS

B-oatmeal/handful of peanuts
L - minestrone/lasgna roll-ups
D- barbque sandwich/greenbeans/coleslaw
Bev- water/ green tea/coffee /juice
Ex - officially none, but pedometer was over 17,000 steps for the day.
Attitude: :) Still battling cold
GB: at least ONCE.. .yes

Today and ...

SavvyV

SUCCESS

B-yogurt/kashi/grapes
L - turkey wrap/grapes/apple/chips
D- minestrone /pizza/chips/
Bev- water/ green tea/coffee /juice
Ex - pedometer reading 17,619/7129 aerobic steps (due to dancing in my hotel room)
Attitude: :)
GB: at least ONCE.. .no

Here is my repost for additional ...

SavvyV

SUCCESS

B-yogurt/kashi/grapes
L - lasagna rolls/grapes
D- chicken noodle soup/turkey sandwich wrap/chips/ apple
Bev- water/ green tea/coffee
Ex - None but pedometer registered 17, 994 steps
Attitude: :) but I am now offically battling a cold. So much for zicam.
GB: at least ONCE.. .YES

Here ...

SavvyV

Spent the day cooking- - not tasting! That's a BIG SUCCESS! ! Back to work in the morning, this time for a 4 day trip.

For today. . .it was. . . . . (drum roll please. . .)

SUCCESS

B- cream of wheat/grapes
L - turkey/cheese on toasted English muffin/chips/applesauce
D- baked chicken/angel hair ...

SavvyV

SUCCESS

B- kashi/grapes/mini bagel with honey
L - tuna salad/crackers/chips/veggies
D- lasagna roll-ups/steamed veggies/salad/yogurt
Bev- water/juice/milk/ green tea /coffee
Ex - 60 min on bowflex
Attitude: :)
GB: at least ONCE.. .YES

Here is my re-post for additional encouragement:

REPOST ...

SavvyV

SDays I- 2 and I- 3

Sat and Sun. . .nothing out of ordinary. . .which is good.

Gearing up for this week. . .5 (N)ormal days ahead. Travelling down days (I-4 thru I-8)
I'm beginning to sound like an interstate! This time around. . .No pit stops! No detours! Here's to arriving at my destination ...

SavvyV

Oh. ..yes, I was pretty amazed with myself for sticking it out for 40 days (so was my better half!) Most of all, it increased my awareness of my attitude (which can times be childish and bratty when it comes to sweets). So, for the most part, giving up sweets really wasn't for my health benefits at ...

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I have to remind myself of former blog entries (from another website)when I did not eat sweets for 40 days. These posts can help me carry over to the NO S (sweets portion). So, for the next 21 days, I'll repost portions of my blog entries to help me along here.

REMINDER: Day 1: Sweeter Than Honey ...

SavvyV

N-day Thursday H2- Unsuccessfu l, although I did have lots of veggies - but I also ate a donut.

I have a few days off, now I can take a breather and actually plan out my meals a little better, and draw up an exercise plan for myself. Vacation derailed me a bit, because I got a little sick when I ...

SavvyV

Day H1- Success

New S's that I'm including in my mods are:

No Self-indulgence behaviors (even on days that begin with S)
No Self-loathing

SavvyV

G attempt (Day 1 Tuesday. . . Unsuccessful )
I'm not giving up. Getting back on track is very important to me. I think I read somewhere that we need to get a string of unsuccessful attempts under our belt anyway. . .mind you, I did not intentionally plan these unsuccessful attempts. . .I just didn't ...

SavvyV

N-Day B19 (Tuesday) UNSUCCESSFUL

I guess that means starting over. . .attempt C- -Day 1 (wed) Unsuccessful Attempt D - Day 1 (Thurs - Unsuccessful)
Friday - NWS
Saturday/Sunday - Sdays - at least now, I'm back from vacation
String of unsuccessful days , including today. (Attempt E)
I'm skipping ...

SavvyV

N-day B15 SUCCESS
S-day B16(Vacation officially began) exempt
S-day B17
N-day B18 SUCCESS
N-day B19 (Today Anticipating SUCCESS)- - As vacations go, so do "regular meal times"- -sometimes we just have breakfast/brunch and dinner- -but I'm not going to worry too much about the timing of meals ...

SavvyV

I have to admit I am a bit over the edge with working this "diet" out in my head. . .It's the No Sweets. . .part that gets me. The dividing lines are way to fuzzy.

And I do realize that my focus is a bit off. . .instead of focusing on what I "can't" have, I should focus on what I can and the one ...

SavvyV

Well, I'm getting geared up for vacation. . .down to sunny florida (well last I checked it was in the 50's with lows in the 30's in Destin where we're going. So, it's not going to be too warm, but much warmer than where I am! And no snow to boot! :lol: Much needed - overdue break!

I've be reading ...

SavvyV

I feel your dilema... but aren't dates a fruit? And fruit is naturally sweet. So. There you have it! Count your successes!

SavvyV

Hi Anita! You're doing great! I love this quote from your day 7 :

It just feels very sustainable to me because I feel like my mindset isn't one of deprivation

I know when you come back from vacation you would have done great!

SavvyV

Today is Thursday N-Day B14 Anticipating SUCCESS
I really want my heart to be in this. I've proved to myself that I can change my habits, but can I change really wanting No snacks, sweets or seconds as a way of living my life? ? ? I really wanted a cookie yesterday and not having one drove me ...

SavvyV

Hi Eva!
Hang in there, you are doing the right thing. I like your ticker idea. . .I'll be using one for myself.

SavvyV

N-day B12 SUCCESS
N-day B13 (Wednesday) Anticipating SUCCESS

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N-Day B8- SUCCESS
S-DAYS B9/B10

Today is N-Day B11- Anticipating SUCCESS, because I had my MD fix over the weekend! And chocolates. . .and. . .oh well, that's what weekends are for, right!

SavvyV

Hi Lori!
Going forward, no more tweaking. Monday through Friday are N days with N rules. And that's that.

It's good when you can learn from your mistakes and move on, as opposed to just giving up all together. I'm going on vacation next week. . .so we'll see how it goes. I'll learn from you and ...

SavvyV

Thanks Janie. . yes It's been a very emotional time here, it's just so hard to believe. . .all so hard to take in. . .

I haven't had much of an appetite and also, I'm trying to ward off catching a cold with this new product called Zicam. At the first sign of cold symptoms, you're supposed to take ...

SavvyV

Most of you have already heard by now about the flight that went down in Buffalo. I'm a flight attendant and I was on a different aircraft going into Buffalo that was just behind that flight when it went down. Wow, talk about hitting home! This is a truly a trajic situation which claimed all the ...

SavvyV

N-day B7 SUCCESS
What I had:
Breakfast : oatmeal
Lunch: homemade pasta with parmesan & Bacon (YUM)/apple/hand full of peanuts
Dinner: Turkey sandwich with spinach & monterray jack/apple sauce/kashi/crackers
Bev: coffe/tea/juice/water

I know. . .I find that I pretty much eat the same thing ...

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How many times have I passed an advertisment, and allowed it to sink into my mind without thinking about it? ? ? Probably more than I care to know! ! ! :shock:

For example, while walking thru the airport, I looked at the advertising sign for Auntie Annie's pretzels which stated :

SPOILING ...

SavvyV

Days B3/B4- S-days . Uneventful. . .nothing out of the ordinary
N-Day B5 (yesterday) SUCCESSFUL
It was a challenge to be home on an N day but I made it thru- -even when my hubby was teasing me with the last bite of his of key-lime pie. That's ok, I told him, I had already brushed my teeth and was ...

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Day B2 SUCCESS
What a week! I'm finally home! Got my book too! I didn't feel like cooking anything special tonight, so I just ate some chicken soup and call it a night.
Breakfast: Oatmeal/ orange
Lunch: McDonalds chicken sandwich/fries
Dinner: chicken soup/cornbread/clementine

SavvyV

Day B1 SUCCESS
No snacking between meals. . .no funny stuff. . .NO MD (mountain dew)
And here I was worried that a little chocolate kiss would do me in. I got blind sided by that MD. On the other hand, I am kinda amazed at myself for not snacking between meals. This NO S program is really a ...

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Day 10 UNSUCCESSFUL
I saw someone drinking a mountain dew and that was it. I had to have one. Never mind about the high frutose corn syrup that I really want to try to avoid. Rationalizing in my mind. . .ok this was one of those big old 20 oz drinks. . . one serving is about 8 ounces. . .so I'll ...

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Day 9 SUCCESS
Breakfast Breakfast Oatmeal/peaches
Lunch Parmesan pasta with bacon and green peas/clementine
Dinner turkey sandwich with spinach, monterray jack cheese/peanuts/1 tablespoon baked pumpkin pie filling mixed with a little whole grain cinnamon cereal
Beverages water coffee tea ...

SavvyV

Day 8 SUCCESS
(This was actually yesterday)

Breakfast Vanilla Yogurt with a tablespoon of pumpkin pie filling mixed in/Total whole wheat Cinnamon cereal /clementine
Lunch 3 Stuffed shells (parmesan, spinach, ricotta cheese)/clementine/ cranberry applesauce
Dinner Turkey Sandwich wrap (spinach ...

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Day 6 and Day 7
S days. . .not too radical. Took the liberty to have a couple of my dark chocolate snacks, made another pumpkin pie, allowed hubby to cut me a tiny sliver. . .he can have the rest for the week coming. I found that if I take about 1 tablespoon of the the baked pumpkin pie filling and ...

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Day 5 SUCCESS
Breakfast Kashi cereal/skim milk and a clementine

Lunch chicken soup ,yogurt, 1/2 sandwich, potatoe chips

Dinner: Broccoli, baked potate wedges, meatballs

Beverages: Water Green tea, Grape juice

SavvyV

Hi Spook!
This is what has worked for me with the scale. I've determined long ago that the scale is not my friend or enemy. But when I go too long without weighing myself, I set myself up for being total unaccountabe to myself. . .almost to the point where I"M AFRAID to step on the scale.
That's not ...

SavvyV

It's so true that every day is a struggle. . .it's those little victories inside the struggles that keeps us sane!

Today might be a day of struggles...but with every small victory I am more and more convinced that I'll win this war!

You're doing great!

SavvyV

I kid you not! I'm down four pounds and I haven't even implemented my exercise portion of my program yet! Still getting the hang of "no S"ing. . .
It's little successes like this that make it worthwhile! Being at home on a N day will prove to be a bit of a challenge. . .I can do it. . .I can do it ...

SavvyV

Day 4 SUCCESS
I got home this evening to find an empty pie plate in the sink. Hubby had polished off the pie! ! ! :o Oh well, so much for looking forward to a nice little slice on my S day. . . and I decided against buying a coconut donut to have on my S day. . .it would probably be stale by the ...

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Day 4
I'm trying to imagine a "virtual plate" that has popcorn and sun chips and dorito munchie mix on it. . .maybe what I'll do is check the "serving size" on the bags and use 1 serving because even the "small" bags may have more than one serving in them. . .and that reminds me of an article that ...

SavvyV

Hi! I'm new here and new to the NO S diet. . .(I haven't even gotten my book yet, but from what I could tell this is a pretty straight forward, no-nonsense approach and that is what I like about it!) Anyway, reading through your notes, I had to laugh because I see myself in the same situation with ...

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Update for Day 3 . . .Wednesday. . .Definately a SUCCESSFUL N day. Winding down now with a bit of camomile tea.
I am still getting used to this. . .it's like why didn't I think of this before? ? I'm looking forward to my S days. . .there's a slice of pumpkin pie. . .and a coconut donut that has my ...

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DAY 3: Is not officially over yet. . .but again, I'm ANTICIPATING SUCCESS . Lots of canceled flights, so I'm here in the hotel hoping that I am done for the evening. . .you never know. Too much free time to think about food. . .any other time, I would have scarfed down a dunkin donut just for the ...

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Day 2- - SUCCESS !!
I really DO like the simplicity of this. . . and the funny thing is that when I am not snacking at all during the day, I begin to look forward to a decent meal. Eureka :idea: :!: (I think that is the whole point of this method!) Also, it's easier for me to remember what I ate ...

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Day 1: I am anticipating SUCCESS - but, I'm not sure if I've already failed as I caught a flight this morning and in my rush out the door, grabbed a banana. Then around 10 am I had a bowl of cereal. .Does that count as a snack and then breakfast?

Anyway. . .I'm determined not to be too legalistic ...

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