Everyday Systems

I have been doing No S and Shovelglove pretty consistently since the end of January. I have also experienced very minimal weight loss. I have tightened up and my pants are a bit looser but not to the point that anyone has noticed yet. I am a bit frustrated because I thought that by significantly ...

Wow - I am truly grateful for all of your thoughtful replies. You gave me some much needed perspective. I do consider soda to be a sweet - so I counted it as a Fail. I really liked the slippery slope idea. It is far too easy to start making little justifications and get off track. For the record, my ...

I am fairly new to the No S life and I have a question about counting failures. On Monday night I had a normal plate of food, but had about 4 sips of root beer from my son's glass (there was nothing else around and I was dying of thirst). Strictly speaking it is a fail -- but I was tempted not to ...

Joined the 21 Club today - a very auspicious start to my No S life!

Thanks everyone for the sage advice and encouragement. On to week 3!

If it would fit on one plate,it's okay. Sounds like it was a loaded plate, but that's okay. It's probably better than if you had consumed the one large plate of food.


You are so right and I see now that it would have been better if I had asked the restaurant to bring me a normal dinner plate so ...

Hi: I am 9 days into my new way of life and I have a question about plate size/virtual plating. Last night I went to a Greek restaurant and ordered a small shish kebob sandwich (skewer of chicken and pita). It came on a small plate with some tomatoes. I also ate one lamb chop and a few scoops of ...