Everyday Systems

embee

Well I'm back. A few days of traveling on the road equaled a lot of failure in my NO-S attempts. Driving late into the night often means that we don't stop for meals and instead pack veggies and nuts and fruit and eat when we're hungry. Sometimes that is 3 AM and you're eating sunflower seeds to ...

embee

Weight: 130.6

Thank you everyone! I appreciate the encouragement. My husband gives me a kick in the butt when I need one, but I never give him credit. :) I feel much better today, not so discouraged. We have a long drive today so it will be tough not to snack when bored, but my husband is dieting ...

embee

I did No-S two years ago and failed just shy of 21 days. I thought I would jump right back on the wagon but for some reason, I didn't. I would have been shocked to know it would be two years and ten more pounds before starting it again. I love the No-S habit. But instead I've cultivated an attitude ...

embee

You're doing so well! Enjoy your n-day... last one for the week, right?

embee

Wow, this is really difficult to start up again. For the past three days all I've been thinking is that I'm back at day 1, so why not put it off one more day? I know, it's dumb... Anyway, today is the new day 1! Yay!

It was hard to come back on here because I'm kind of embarrassed. When I have a ...

embee

Well, I fell off the wagon for a week! My family came to visit Brian and me in NC and all seven of us had a GREAT time. Being so busy, I didn't make time to update... or eat right. BUT I am starting again. Will post a success day tomorrow! Thanks for missing me, emilypop.

embee

I shared some cobbler with my husband. I was thinking to myself, so what if today (Friday) is my s-day? Am I going to cry over unconsumed calories?!? So I didn't get to binge all day because it was an s-day - so what? That's what got me here in the first place! So today was an s-day and I had an s ...

embee

I'm having a dilemma. Tonight my husband and I are going over to a neighbor's house for a barbecue. This neighbor - an older gentleman - is so excited and has called me several times to tell me the guest list, the menu, and the time of the party (has given me all this info numerous times). He added ...

embee

Hopeful, don't apologize for that. No one is disappointed if you aren't. Part of the point of no-s is learning that snacks and sweets are fine in moderation. It's not like you ate a whole cake - you had a candy bar.

I don't think that posting on this board is meant to provoke some kind of guilt ...

embee

You are doing great! I am so impressed that you have lost over 15 pounds! And that "failure" a couple of days ago was nothing... I know if I had a failure like that, I'd immediately chuck it all and eat the rest of the bag of candy. GOOD JOB!!!

embee

I totally know what you mean about the 8-rating for a snack. It feels like the biggest victory to be able to stomp that.

There will always be skinnier people. Your goal should be to look YOUR best, and you're doing something about it. Good job. :)

embee

Day 9
March 12, 2009
SUCCESS!

Yesterday was hard. I had to rush through breakfast, wait a really long time before lunch, and then rush lunch - so couldn't eat much. By dinner I was starving and really piled up my plate. So unfortunately, no toast, and no vegetables! Ha! I'm finding it really ...

embee

Day 8
March 11, 2009
SUCCESS!

Yes, we are doing well, aren't we? :)

Today was a weird day, but I am calling it a success. I had to babysit from 8:15 to 1:00. I ate breakfast at 7:25, much earlier than usual. Lunch was HUGE. I fully intended to eat dinner when my husband did, but I was still FULL ...

embee

I would do that. It's already nine so I guess you've made your choice... but for me, I HATE having everyone go, "Why aren't you eating??? OMG are you on a DIET? Oh PLEASE..."

And if you're sitting in a bistro with a bunch of people eating, and you're not, then you might get that too. :) What did ...

embee

It'll come off eventually!

The hardest thing for me the last two days has been not getting on the scale. I decided I would weigh in at 21 days and it's only been seven so far... but I keep reminding myself that it's not just about losing weight - it's about dropping these awful habits I've picked ...

embee

Day 7
March 10, 2009
SUCCESS!

Breakfast: One egg (scrambled w/ cheese), two small pieces toast, raspberry yogurt w/ a little chopped frozen fruit
Lunch: Bowl of soup, two small pieces toast, one orange, and a bowl of raw broccoli with some italian dressing... was FULL
Dinner: Chicken breast w ...

embee

Wow, you have a lot going on. Thank God you are okay.

I have a dog too - he gets me out there walking when I know I would otherwise stay inside! He's a rescue - pit/chow/lab/boxer mix. Such a sweet boy - don't know how we got so lucky! He'll be a year old at the end of this month.

What kind of dog ...

embee

Welcome Grace... I am on my second week too! Fun, huh.

I have to ask... why one slice of apple? Was it a bad one?

embee

Tell your husband he can make it four meals if he wants! :)

That would be so frustrating. I know women who have husbands like yours... and women who have husbands that eat everything and are still skinny. My husband is neither, but his self-discipline is unlike anyone's I know and he can be a harsh ...

embee

Day 6
March 9, 2009
SUCCESS!

Breakfast: Yogurt, one piece whole grain toast, one egg, one orange
Lunch: Awful vegetable soup (yuck, but ate anyway because was hungry!), one piece w.g. toast, one slice cheddar cheese, one orange
Dinner: 2 eggs, 2 BIG pieces w.g. toast, yogurt

All done for the day ...

embee

Both s-days were good. We celebrated my husband's birthday so of course had lots of sweets and fatty food. Also, I must have eaten twenty cookies over the weekend, straight out of the freezer. They're chocolate Reese's pieces cookies and OH they were so good. So yes, I ate a lot and I feel a little ...

embee

Good job on some successful s- and n-days! Yeah, don't punish yourself for an s-day hangover... that's silly. :) It will just make you look forward to the week.

Just got done with two s-days, and I DEFINITELY had a couple of s-days there! I generally hate Mondays but it's nice to be back on ...

embee

Congrats on the new hairdo. :)

Are you vegan? What kind of breakfast bars do you eat?

And good job on the S-day. I guess you just get nervous that you will go crazy and binge, huh... I mean, yes I am eating less during the week, but I'm not eating THAT much less that two days of reckless eating ...

embee

Day 3
March 6, 2009
SUCCESS!

Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 pieces toast and 1 orange
Lunch: Cup vegetable soup, 2 slices toast, 2 pieces cheese
Dinner: 3 eggs, 2 slices toast, 1 orange

I guess you can see that when I find something I like, I eat it alot... ie, toast, soup, and eggs. I'll get more variety ...

embee

It's hard for me to suggest healthy food because you mentioned you're picky. What don't you like? What do you like?

I think instead of eating stuff you hate, it's a better approach to try to overhaul dishes that you do like by changing aspects about them so they're healthier. Take chili, for ...

embee

Tomorrow is Saturday, which is technically an S-day. I've noticed that lot of people look forward to the S-days, but I am a little bit nervous about this weekend.

What has made the most impact on me is that on N-days, I feel clean . I think about food less, I eat better things, and I feel like I am ...

embee

Great job! It's such a great feeling to say you're done with food for the day! Yeah, you may be hungry-ish later, but think... if you usually eat about 200 calories in the evening after dinner (which I did), cutting that out for seventeen days will lose you a pound of consumed calories.

Only 17 ...

embee

Day 2
March 5, 2009
SUCCESS!

Breakfast: Two slices toast & two eggs w/ an orange
Lunch: Can chickpeas w/ a little olive oil, lemon juice, and parmesan cheese'
Dinner: Bowl ham & bean soup with three little cheese puff things I made after work and an orange. I didn't plate that PHYSICALLY but I ...

embee

Great job on sticking to the rules.

You said that you think you'll lose weight faster if you eat healthier foods... this is true. But the most important thing is that you will probably FEEL better, too.

It seems like your schedule requires you to eat out a lot. This may do little to hinder your ...

embee

Day 1
March 4, 2009
SUCCESS!

Coming home to an empty fridge makes it tough to eat well. So both breakfast and lunch were a cup of homemade turkey tomato spinach soup from the freezer. Dinner was a cup of homemade sausage potato soup from the freezer with a couple of slices of whole grain bread I ...

embee

I am trying to wait a month before weighing myself. It will be hard, but otherwise I think I will get discouraged.

I was laughing at you wondering if your salmon lunch up there was too big because it kept you full for so long. I made a HUGE omelet the other day for lunch, mostly egg whites, with ...

embee

Good job posting. Don't stop!

I hate eating raw vegetables, but I can get them down with some kind of dip. If you like french onion dip, you could try dipping broccoli or baby carrots into it. I can eat a bowl of vegetables like that!

embee

Well now, after over a week of not checking in, here I am!

The past week was a vacation week, a mixture of failures and successes (but I figure I'll count the week as a bunch of S-days). I didn't have internet access for most of it, so I wasn't able to update.

I DID manage to squash the snacking ...

embee

Hi Hopeful! I'm new here too. I've been trying to follow No-S for a month but after so much failure, I'm hoping that this board gives me some accountability.

I do the same thing that you do - replace meals with snacking. Only lately, each "snack" has been like a mini-meal... a sandwich, a bowl of ...

embee

Hey RedChina, good for you and your girlfriend to start this! I realized today that I've been calling it the No-S Diet, but really, I fully intend to incorporate this for the rest of my life!

Snacking IS hard! I am fighting the snack bug today too. I commend you for avoiding the Hershey's Kisses. I ...

embee

Congratulations on your first day of success!

I think I am like you - not tall, not fat, but definitely not feeling in shape or healthy.

Do you try to eat breakfast as late as possible in the morning, so it's not too long until lunch? :) I feel like the longer I wait to have my first meal, the ...

embee

Hey Carolann...

I'm new here too - no words of wisdom, sorry - but I am WISHING I had started this sooner. I'm going to FL on Wednesday and darn it, I'm starting at my worst! Congratulations on starting now! It will all be worth it.

embee

Hey everyone! I'm Melissa. Here's why I'm here:

I read about the No-S Diet about a year ago and thought it was brilliant. I know that, for me, it would (WILL) work. Snacking and sugar are the two things that have gotten me out of shape over the past two and a half years.

When I got married, I was ...

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