Everyday Systems

motorin

I noticed this is an open group on Facebook. Open groups can be seen by friends. If you want to protect people's privacy a bit more it can be changed to a closed group. Only open groups show up on people's profile. If it is a closed group then only other group members can see if you are in the group ...

motorin

I gotta get rid of that signature too!

motorin

Trying No S again. I have read some stuff on binge eating and have worked to get that under control (mostly). Great book: Brain over Binge.

I need to get my weight under control but I need to do it without weighing myself (ironically). Scales suck.

No S is a good plan for me.

I'll be checking ...

motorin

Yesterday, another fail. Ugh.

motorin

Big Fail last night... ugh.

motorin

No S Check. Was very tempted to binge last night but actually stopped myself.

motorin

No S check

motorin

No S check

motorin

S Day yesterday. Good day, no bingeing.

motorin

S Day yesterday. Did really well until evening. Binge ensued. Can't fail an S Day but I am not proud.

motorin

No S Check

Weight this AM: 270.2

motorin

No S Check

motorin

No S check.

motorin

Thanks again for the support No Snacker and Liz. I appreciate it.

Well yesterday was a good S Day. No binging. Today was a holiday S Day also but limited myself to dinner esses.

motorin

S day. Can't fail.

However, I did have a binge at night. Unsurprisingly it was after a few drinks. I had a few beers with the significant other last night at home and proceeded to eat too much after they went to bed.

Old habits die hard. I hope by documenting them here I am owning up and thus ...

motorin

No SS check

motorin

Well, last night I could not sleep so I ate a snack. Not a binge but a fairly large snack. I was able to stop myself from my usual "what the hell" response when I break a No S rule.

I'll consider it a personal moral victory but still a red on the habitcal.

motorin

Hi No Snacker and Liz,

Thanks for the support! Liz, you can absolutely use those mods. No need to credit me.

The vacation was short but sweet. We have a 1 and 4 year old and vacations are both fun and a chore at the same time. I did not worry about No-Sing at all while on vacation but also had no ...

motorin

Going on a mini-vacation with the family. Won't be checking in for a few days.

motorin

S Day. Followed No SS with the exception of a few crackers. No binging though!

motorin

Thanks for the encouragement Sinnie! Glad there are people that understand about the binge eating. It is embarrassing but also difficult to unlearn. So far my slightly modified No S seems to be working.

motorin

S Day - no SS too. Actually tried some peanut butter cheerios by myself, but it was not a binge so I am counting no SS.

Weight: 272.8

Weight loss: 7.2 lbs since 4/29/2012

motorin

Yesterday there was one S event: small ice cream cone at Dairy Queen with my daughter. Otherwise all No S.

Weight this AM: 273.2

Total lost so far: 6.8 lbs

motorin

Thanks r. jean. That is really helpful!

motorin

S event: small cupcake and small cookie at daughter's end of school program. Otherwise No S all day.

motorin

Had an S event tonight. Went to a movie with friends and had candy and popcorn. Otherwise no S all day.

motorin

No S check

motorin

On second thought, I do think that I will tweak No S very slightly. Since I have a strong history of binge eating and binge eating is a very private activity done in total isolation, I fear succumbing to this on S days. I actually not only fear this, but based on my history know that it is more or ...

motorin

Thanks for the support nosnacker, ~reneew, and lbb!

No other way to do this thing but to accept a failure and keep moving on!

I agree Vanilla NoS is the simplest solution and also the most likely to succeed given patience.

motorin

The rest of the weekend went well. No binge eating. Friday was a fail but I am ready for N-days tomorrow.

I weighed myself this AM: 274

motorin

Thanks No Snacker!

motorin

No S Fail

I convinced myself that Friday night should be an SDay. Then I commenced to eat a whole box of granola and 7 cookies.

Note that this was after drinking 4 glasses of wine.

I have a history of binging after drinking, especially alone. I typically drink 1-2 drinks a night but I was ...

motorin

No S check

motorin

No S check

motorin

No S check

motorin

I used to smoke about a half pack to a pack a day when I was in my twenties.

I am now in my thirties and haven't smoked in over 5 years.

I have gained weight (30 lbs) since I quite smoking BUT my blood pressure has gone down dramatically. Based on blood pressure data alone, I'd say smoking is ...

motorin

Morning for sure. Everyday before work, to set a habit. I try to get it done before everyone else gets up.

If I don't get it done in the AM, the chances of me doing gets lower and lower as the day wears on. I have two kids under five and my wife and I both work full time+. Other commitments just ...

motorin

No S check

motorin

S Day yesterday. Ate very reasonably for an S Day. Did not gorge myself but made sure that I took advantage of it being an S Day by having dessert.

motorin

Saturday S Day - can 't officially fail!

However, I did "unofficially" fail. I stayed up too late and totally binged on a disgusting amount of food. I felt like I did not even want to eat it it, but just kept shoveling it in. This was the "all or nothing" mentality kicking in.

Public humiliation ...

motorin

No S check

Weight on Saturday AM: 274.2

motorin

No S check

motorin

No S - check.

motorin

No S check

motorin

No S check

motorin

S- Day

No SS - check.

motorin

S - Day yesterday

Did No SS

Weighed myself today: 276.2

Lost almost 4 lbs in one day! Gee, I wonder if that was real.

I am weighing myself everyday on the weekend to encourage myself not to go hog wild.

motorin

Tried No S before. Didn't lose much weight. I am back again. In the past I've tended to binge on the weekends, which always set be back.

I weighed myself this morning and was at an all time high. I need to monitor my eating better.

I have been running and hitting the gym six days a week, so for ...

motorin

I am a chemist and AlCl3 (aluminum chloride) is extremely corrosive - it gives off noxious HCl gas upon contact with water. In other words it would be VERY effective as a dessicant but also VERY painful (it would burn like crazy). That is why I was really surprised to see that as the active ...

motorin

Can't wait for it to come out! This should be very useful.

motorin

I am already feeling that this approach (of recording what I eat) could be tedious and lead to failure. I just checked out Reinhard's everyday systems site and found this guideline for his "everyday system"

"No keeping track of things. The system shouldn't require you to keep track of anything ...

motorin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_curds

There basically little chunks of cheese. You can also get the fried at restaurants as a very unhealthy (but extraordinarily delicious) appetizer.

motorin

I live in WI so they are really hard to resist.

motorin

Breakfast = 3 donuts and some berries.
Snack 1 = cheese curds
Lunch = Chicken sausage and 3 bean salad
Snack 2 = cheese curds and 1/2 of an unfrosted cupcake
Snack 3 = a now frosted cupcake
Dinner = Chicken mole and a cupcake for dessert

It's nice to get it all out there!

motorin

Time to try this out. I just re-started No S last Tuesday (April 26). I was successful every day except for last night. I have a history of binge eating (especially at night) and after relaxing with a few beers (it's Friday) I lost my self-control. I ate a plate of nachos, some Pirate's Booty cheese ...

motorin

The No S diet helps replace the habit of binge eating with the habit of eating three meals a day. You are learning new rules. I have to confess to binge eating on S days, occasionally. However, I used to binge eat several times a week, up to 5 times! This is a major improvement. As I progress in my ...

motorin

To be fair-minded, it's definitely one of those "do what's best for you" issues (as so many things related to diet and health are!) Some people find that regular weighing is extremely helpful for them. But if the number on the scale freaks you out and leads to negative reactions and even more ...

motorin

I am new to this but I find that I really need to eat a big enough lunch. Often times, lunch is the biggest meal of my day. I err on the side of too much. Obviously it needs to fit on one plate, though.

If I don't do this, I'll usually get home from work ravenous and in a very grumpy mood. I'll be ...

motorin

I still have some remnants of diet head. I am a long time binge eater. I used to diet pretty hard and exercise pretty hard only to "sabotage" myself later by binge eating at night. I tried weight watchers at least 4 times and many many other diets. A few years ago after reading a lot of emotional ...

motorin

I don't weigh regularly. I figure that I'm trying to improve how I feel and how I look, not to cause a specific number to appear on a scale. I step on a scale at irregular intervals just out of curiosity, but it's not my main criterion for how I'm doing.

(As I've often remarked, I find it ...

motorin

I absolutely do not weigh myself. I go by my clothes, how I feel and how I look naked. Believe me, after a lifetime of weighing myself I pretty much know what I am in terms of weight.

Before I threw out my scale, I would weight myself, then again just to make sure it was accurate. I would weigh in ...

motorin

I have been doing this for over a month. I decided not to weigh myself for one month and I lost weight. Not as much as I wanted/expected but I did lose some, without too much effort, I might add. However, I decided to weigh myself one week later and I gained weight. It was demoralizing and it lead ...

motorin

I'm newish. Married male in my 30's with children. I've been off and on No S for a few months. With the New Year, it's time to try again. You have to get some failures under your belt!

The No S Diet is by far the most logical and sustainable diet I've seen. Tried Weight Watchers and countless ...

motorin

Here's my first post to vote for an iphone app for Habitcal!

Everyday Systems

Search found 64 matches

Motorin's Check In

Re: HabitCal for IPOD Touch

Motorin's check in

Anyone not weigh themselves?