Everyday Systems

DAY 16: SUCCESS!
DAY 17: FAILURE
DAY 18: S-Day
DAY 18: S-Day

DAY 15: FAILURE

Waited too long between lunch and dinner and then I just couldn't resist a second helping of potatoes and cole slaw. Not the end of the world, but irritating.

DAY 14: SUCCESS!

1st roller derby practice today! It wasn't easy, but I did it-- and I wasn't too bad at it either!

The quote in my signature has been very inspirational to me.

"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." --Winston Churchill

When I reach for that one piece of candy, thinking "What's one bite sized snickers in the grand scheme of ...

oops! Let being busy get the better of me and forgot to update!

so, a quick run down of the inbetween:

DAY 4: S-Day
DAY 5: S-Day
DAY 6: FAILURE! brought down by leftover snickers candies from easter :(
DAY 7: SUCCESS!
DAY 8: SUCCESS!
DAY 9: SUCCESS!
DAY 10: SUCCESS!
DAY 11: S-DAY (Still a Success ...

I am having the same problem Shannah, but with chips and salsa instead of bread. I love it, it's my favorite snack, and living in Texas, it's at almost every restaurant. I have the hardest time saying no or just eating an amount that would fit on my plate. I am considering restricting meals at such ...

DAY 3: FAILURE :(

Breakfast was healthy, greek yogurt with raisins and granola in it--yummy and filling!

The trouble was lunch. I had the afternoon off (between a short morning shift and an evening shift) and since I got paid today, we decided to go out to lunch. We picked a local tex-mex ...

So far I totally dig this eating system and haven't really had problems with it. My "mods" if you can call them that:

1) Drinking a small glass of fruit juice between meals is allowed if I am really craving a soda. I would rather have the small "cheat" of fruit juice than go back to drinking sodas ...

Thanks for the welcome!

Day 2: SUCCESS! Lunch and dinner were not so healthy, but there were no sweets or seconds and I didn't have any snacks, even though I was pretty tempted by the bowl of easter candy sitting on the front counter at work.

So I actually haven't read the No S book yet, but in fairness to me, I didn't know it was a book until tonight. I read a review of Michael Pollan's "Food Rules" that referenced the basic No S rule back in January, and I was totally struck by it! It just seemed like such a simple and sensible way to ...