Everyday Systems

Sammybunny711

Aww thanks, friend. House stuff is intense with all the renovations (and the things that are being uncovered as they work), but I'm getting through it. I'm also dealing with all the work stress as this is graduation week and my 3 events be eventing. But I'm getting through.

My biggest challenge ...

Sammybunny711

That breakfast sounds so great!! Sounds like you're doing awesome.

Sammybunny711

You eat like me! 😂. Just random things that I'm in the mood for sometimes. Haha. And I'm not giving up anything yet, either. Not snacking and no sweets is about to kill me. Sounds like you have a lot going on looking at the last post. Enjoy your holidays! I have heard of Beltane but not flower ...

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NWS Day

*Beltane* & the Flower Moon 🌸 🌕

B: Atkins shake + 6 peanut butter crackers + a few chips + raisins

L: Atkins shake + leftover egg fried rice + 6 peanut butter crackers + chips + dried apples + sugar free jello pudding (VERY odd lunch, but it filled me up and I moved on)

D: spicy ...

Sammybunny711

Congrats on all the green days!! So sorry for all the car stuff. Stress just always seems to find us, doesn't it? I hope that you are able to get some rest at some point this weekend!

Sammybunny711

That is incredible, Soprano!!! I'm sure you are feeling super proud and pleased with yourself -- as you should! That's so incredible. Thank you for your wise words of wisdom!!

Sammybunny711

Welcome back, Maggie!! We're so happy to have you here.

Sammybunny711

N DAY

W: 232.8

B: Atkins shake + 12 peanut butter crackers

L: Pizzza rolls (pepperoni) + some sour cream and onion pringles (my whole goal today is to eat my 3 meals. I will not cut out anything right now. I'm dealing with enough stress. Also there are donuts sitting in my office at work and I ...

Sammybunny711

WIN, thank you SO much for your kind and supportive message. Honestly, even though stress hasn't decreased, I'm doing much better this week. Thankfully, I didn't have ANY events at work this week due to one being moved to next week (this now makes next week much more stressful). But not having any ...

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N DAY

W: 232

B: Atkins shake + 12 peanut butter crackers

L: A little bit of the leftover pasta (not much) + dried apple chips + a couple sweet pickles + spicy pickled okra + sour cream and onion chips

D: country fried steak and scrambled eggs (half the portion) and grits with butter and a ...

Sammybunny711

Thank you so much, Soprano!!!

Sammybunny711

Red Day

W: Didn't Weigh

B: Atkins shake + 6 peanut butter crackers

Off plan: dill pickle pringles + chocolate truffles

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L: gyro pita sandwich + lettuce + tomato + red onion + tzaziki + fries

D: lemon ricotta spinach sauce + whole wheat pasta with lemon wedges (homemade, trying out a ...

Sammybunny711

That's incredible, Soprano!!! I'm so proud of you. Well done.

Sammybunny711

Red Day

W: 233

B: Atkins shake + 12 peanut butter crackers + 1 banana

L: 1/2 Burrito Barbacoa + 1/2 rice and beans + salsa + some chips + 2 reese's thins (hence the red)

D: chips and salsa + 1/2 a texmex sandwich + fries and ketchup

Thank you all SO much for your unceasing and kindly support ...

Sammybunny711

Good for you for trying! And reaching for uplifting podcasts is definitely a great strategy!

Sometimes it helps me if I remind myself that my ingrained habit of eating to relieve stress is a coping strategy I developed when I needed it and it is only natural to automatically turn to it in hard ...

Sammybunny711

I am so sorry you are buried under so many stress filled things going on in your life... It has been such a tough year. It's natural, I think, when you are going through such a hard time, that you go for the tried-and-true things that relieve your stress, like bingeing. Don't beat yourself up too ...

Sammybunny711

I'm totally with you on having discipline in some areas and not others. It's wild. I have a 655 day streak on Duolingo, but I can't get my Food under control.

Sammybunny711

Today was a total disaster food wise. I'm a fucking mess. I just want to go to sleep and wake up 30 days from now.

Sammybunny711

Oh my goodness no, never. While I certainly do not want you to feel that way, it definitely validates my own feelings as o feel like this a lot. I’ve struggled a lot with mental health in recent years. I somewhat have it under control and was able to get off all meds, but I definitely feel there ...

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I was going to go on a long explanation of things you can do to help, ideas, advice… And then I realized when I’m feeling like that I sometimes just want to be heard & understand. I very much know how you feel. I hope things start looking up later in the day, sometimes that happens for me ...

Sammybunny711

B: atkins shake + 6 peanut butter crackers

Had a Binge. It is what it is.

L:

D:

I have had excruciating headaches for days in a row because of all the stress I'm currently under. I am dealing with house stress, work stress, family stress, mental health stress, and eating stress. It's too much ...

Sammybunny711

I'm so glad your 10k went so well!!! I also hope your upcoming trip is exactly what you need.

Sammybunny711

S DAY

W: 233 lbs

B: Atkins shake + 6 peanut butter crackers

L: honey buttered croissant + 1 buffalo chicken wrap + French fries + ranch dressing + a few chips and a bit of salsa and a tiny bit of spinach dip

S: banana, 6 peanut butter crackers, atkins shake

S: Granola bar

D: 1 buffalo ...

Sammybunny711

Ellis - I am sorry you are struggling so much at the moment. It's so frustrating that getting back to a once good plan seems so hard right now. I love the mantra's from your previous post. Don't be too hard on yourself. I hope you feel in control again soon!

Sinnie - Girl, you’re not alone. I just ...

Sammybunny711

I am so happy for you that you had a full green week!! Especially with all that work stress, it's incredible you made it through full-vanilla No S!! I'm really proud of you.

I also am having a LOT of work stress right now, so I can totally relate. Work stress causes me major anxiety. Is it the ...

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S DAY

W: 234.4 (weighed after lunch, so definitely two meals worth of food in my body, but I am trying to get back to my original boundaries and that included weighing daily)

B: Atkins shake + 6 peanut butter crackers + 1 cup strawberries

L: Eggy in the Basket: 2 pieces whole wheat bread + 2 ...

Sammybunny711

Thank you for your kindness. I will try.

Sammybunny711

My anxiety is OUT OF CONTROL right now. I take anxiety medication every day, and also have emergency anxiety medication, but it's not helping today. I spent part of the day crying and lying in bed before I realized that would just make things worse. So I got up and watched some motivational videos ...

Sammybunny711

Give it some thought, you could prep something the night before, get up 20 mins before you need to leave so you can eat it.

Some small changes will pay back big time as you lose weight and improve your health.

Jx

I do think that reducing processed foods will be a BIG help to me and also ...

Sammybunny711

I really love some of those mantras.

Breakfast suggestions:

Full fat greek yoghurt with berries seeds and nuts.

Scrambled eggs on wholemeal bread not the processed sliced stuff proper bread and preferably sourdough

Bacon,sausage egg mushrooms and beans

Smashed avocado, egg and smoked salmon ...

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B: 12 peanut butter crackers, atkins shake, potato chips (UGH I have got to get out of this breakfast rut.)

L: peanut butter and jelly sandwich, dried apple chips, pickles and spicy pickled okra, 6 peanut butter crackers

S: 6 peanut butter crackers + 3 small cookies (your girl has GOT to get ...

Sammybunny711

Your dietitian is a god send. It is so easy to give up when we are struggling and getting it wrong but those that keep on trying with what they know works usually succeed in the end.

Something that always stuck with me, it's hard to stick to a weight loss plan. It's hard to age with ailments ...

Sammybunny711

Days successfully having a single afternoon snack: 1

W: 233

B: Atkins shake + 12 peanut butter crackers + some Lay's chips (large breakfast, but I don't care. It is still technicaly within food boundaries)

L: half burrito barbacoa + a bit of cheese dip + a few chips and salsa + half the refried ...

Sammybunny711

Good luck!!! You're going to do wonderfully!!

Sammybunny711

Hang in there, Ellis. I totally understand the whole second guessing the plan. I'm right there myself. I, too, am second guessing right now and trying to figure it out. It's hard. Every day is hard. Like you, I'm wondering if I'll ever get past this difficulty I have. But we can do this!!! I believe ...

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F Day

Thank you, friend. I got two good pieces of house news and that helped me feel better.

W: didn't weigh today... (shame blush ensues)

B: binge. I accept that I did it and I'm moving on.

L: turkey bacon ranch sub + salt and vinegar chips

F: snickers ice cream bar at a social with my ...

Sammybunny711

I SUPER wish I could take a day off to myself, but I've got to save every shred of vacation time I have right now for when we physically move houses. I am going to get some flex time on Friday afternoon, because I have to work an event tonight AND tomorrow night. I'm run into the ground right now ...

Sammybunny711

I am BEYOND stressed out today. My anxiety is high enough that I want to take my extra anxiety medication but I'm going to save it in case there are worse days ahead. Extended family stuff, house stuff, work stuff is beating me down. On top of that, I made a HUGE parenting blunder on Saturday that I ...

Sammybunny711

Had to take my emergency anxiety medicine today. I'm just run ragged right now.

Sammybunny711

My brain is a bit crazy today. I'm exhausted. I'm stressed. I'm burnt out. I just want to eat the entire FRICKING WORLD. I'm trying to pack, but I feel paralyzed and don't want to pack at ALL. I just want to be FREEEEEEEEEEE.

Sammybunny711

Parts of the day were good. Parts of the day were bad.

Sammybunny711

Thank you for the encouragement, Soprano! Unfortunately, low carb does not agree with me. I've tried it lots of times in the past and I just end up with extreme nausea that never goes away (until I begin eating carbs again). It's so weird how every body is different.

I am going to start taking ...

Sammybunny711

S DAY

W: 231

First day back on track. Determined to settle back into my regular food boundaries and honestly, relieved. I just can't be trusted to snack normally. My daughter is out of school and I'm off work, so we're having a NWS Day to ease me back in.

B: (my daughter is on spring break and ...

Sammybunny711

Definitely been overeating this afternoon and second guessing EVERYTHING.

My brain keeps asking me, "Honey, what are you DOING??? You were doing SO well with your boundaries. You were KILLING it (Except for that one week at the end of March). Why did you feel the need to change it?"

I honestly ...

Sammybunny711

Way to go on your run!!! I love running and hope to get back to it after all the house stuff has settled. You're my inspiration! I'm glad your back did mostly okay. And congrats on the green day!!

Sammybunny711

Thank y'all for the positive vibes!! These guidelines are tough, but I think they are what I wanted to aspire to anyway, so I'm in it for the long haul.

Sammybunny711

W: 231

To give you guys a clue of the particular "brand" of mindful/intuitive eating I'm doing, it's following "Geneen Roth's Eating Guidelines". Geneen's books have meant SO much to me. This is a woman who "gets" it. She has been where so many of us have been and she found a way out. Her ...

Sammybunny711

Way to go Soprano!!! You are smashing it!!

Sammybunny711

Thank you for the book rec! I haven't heard of this one. And yes, I'm sure there will be a blip up in the beginning, but I'm so determined to make this work.

Sammybunny711

Hunger / fullness eating / mindful eating went well today except for dinner. I'm trying really hard to eat without distraction, but my adorable five year old came in from playing outside and it did end up distracting me and I overate on accident. But I know with tons of practice, I will definitely ...

Sammybunny711

My dietitian appointment was helpful and illuminating. She really wants me to move to weighing only once per week, but I had a hard time with that this morning and went ahead and weighed (becuase of the habit I've built). I will try to move to 1x per week weighing on Wednesday morning.

We also ...

Sammybunny711

I hope your back gets to feeling better very soon and that you smash your 10K!!! You've got this! You can do it!!

Sammybunny711

Thanks, Amy and Soprano. I really do need to get back into walking. I also love yoga. But when I get super stressed and busy, exercise is usually the first to go.

Sammybunny711

Having food peace can really REALLY help things feel more peaceful in life in general. I'm glad this method is working for you!! I also hope that wearing jeans that fit really make you feel settled into your body. I finally broke down a few months ago and bought HUMONGOUS jeans but wearing jeans ...

Sammybunny711

Ugh, the house stuff sounds incredibly chaotic and stressful. Good thing you have your cravings and binging under control. It's scary when we suddenly lose that grip for some reason. I can imagine the plateau is annoying, I also have to remind me that weightloss is not linear...

YES weight loss ...

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N DAY

W: 230.4

B: Atkins shake + 6 peanut butter crackers

L: peanut butter and banana sandwich +yellow bell pepper + apple + spicy pickled okra

D: leftover steak and fettucinin alfredo + some kind of veggie

I am still maintaining weight and I'm getting annoyed by it and considering stopping ...

Sammybunny711

Thank you so much for the encouragement, WIN! I super appreciate all your wise words. I hope that you're doing really well!

Sammybunny711

So sorry you are feeling so awful.

It's not surprising with the stress you are under.

Does your dietitian ever discuss what you eat as some foods can support our physical and mental health in difficult times.

Jx

We do. But right now, I'm totally in survival mode. I'm lucky to stick to my ...

Sammybunny711

Exactly. For the foreseeable future, I'm going to keep writing things down.

S DAY

W: 230.8 (this plateau is killing me)

B: Atkins shake + 6 peanut butter crackers

L: Zaxby's boneless Buffalo wings + ranch drip + Texas toast + fries

S: drumstick ice cream cone with family

S: Granola bar with ...

Sammybunny711

S DAY

W: 230.2 (still maintaining right now)

B: chocolate chip pancakes + sugar free syrup

L: Leftover Kungpao chicken and lo mein + apple (we got three total meals out of that dinner!)

S: chocolate chip moose tracks ice cream + magic shell +sugar free caramel (fun snack with my daughter)

D ...

Sammybunny711

The body does feel different when it's in weight loss mode, right? I know I'm maintaining right now, but I super hope I can get back into weight loss mode soon. I wish you all the luck with your blood sugars. That can be so tiring and hard to manage, but I know you'll do great!!

Sammybunny711

I think you're right, Soprano!! I'm going to keep it up.

Sammybunny711

N DAY

W: 230.8

B: Atkins shake + 6 peanut butter crackers

L: an open faced sloppy Joe sandwich + sweet potato fries + apple + red bell pepper

D: (eating out with friends) Kung pao chicken + lo me in noodles and veggies

I can't help myself. So I tracked.

Sammybunny711

House stuff is in FULL swing right now. I'm not going to track my food here for at least today, maybe longer. But I wanted to warn y'all before I went a little radio silent.

I'm juggling 5 contractors and will potentially be juggling 6 once I add a landscaper guy who will be removing the ivy that ...

Sammybunny711

Soprano wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2026 6:11 pm Congratulations on your pound down.

Thank you!! I'd much rather be 1 pound down than 1 pound up, haha!!

Sammybunny711

N DAY

W: 230.4 (-1 pound in March. T_T)

B: Atkins shake + 6 peanut butter crackers

L: Chicaco Dog Bowl (2 beef hot dogs, onions, relish, peppers, pepperoncinis, pickles, air fried potatoes, celery salt)

D: son of baconator sandwich + fries + ketchup

Morning, y'all. Yesterday was a green day ...

Sammybunny711

Huzzah!

Sammybunny711

I don't always do coffee, but I definitely use caffeine to stop hunger. And yep! You're totally right. Sometimes it goes away after 30 minutes.

Sammybunny711

N DAY

W: 230.6

B: Atkins shake + 6 peanut butter crackers

L: A small container of eftover pomodoro pasta + small piece cheezy bread + most of an apple + most of a yellow bell pepper + spicy pickled okra + Harvest cheddar sunchips (big lunch, very hungry)

D: sloppy Joe sandwich + apple + yellow ...

Sammybunny711

Thank you, Amy. I really appreciate it! You guys have been so encouraging while I've been struggling. I appreciate you guys so much!

Sammybunny711

Green Monday :mrgreen:

I am just trying to take it day by day. I was thinking yesterday how this is the only space where I can talk about eating issues. I only have two friends who I talk about weight loss to, but they are both in a radically different space when it comes to their approach ...

Sammybunny711

Thank you for the encouragement, Soprano. I really appreciate it.

Sammybunny711

F DAY

W: 231

B: Atkins shake + 6 peanut butter crackers

Binge: tons of chips, tons of chocolate and candy, rice krispee treat
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(Drawing a line under it and MOVING ON. Getting Food-sober again right away)

L: peanut butter and jelly ...

Sammybunny711

Weight was up today. And I felt that familiar despair and helplessness / hopelessness flooding in about food. I have NO idea how to force myself to get back on my boundaries I MUST. My therapist wants me to join OA again, but NY dietitian hates OA. I genuinely don't know what to do. I'm glad I see ...

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Happy twins' birthday!!

Sammybunny711

That virus sounds so incredibly awful. I'm glad you're beginning to get over it. And I what you with the difficulty with food boundaries. Clearly mine were too restrictive or else I don't think I would be bingeing now. It's okay for us to learn and adjust. I think your new plan sounds really great ...

Sammybunny711

Thank you guys for your encouragement and kindness!! I really appreciate it. I love this little space and hope we can keep it going for years to come!!

Sammybunny711

W :229.4

The world feels a bit brighter today. We're going to make it through this difficult time.

But I can't get it together with food. I feel so out of control again. The last time this happened was after a four month stint of calorie tracking and I gained 50 pounds (this happened last year ...

Sammybunny711

YESSS paper is best, for sure.

Sammybunny711

It is such a stressful process. It's really wild. And hard. But we're going to get through it!!

The snacking is SUCH a problem for me. I can excuse anything as a snack which is why it's BAD NEWS for me, haha. And now I'm sitting here in the office where a ton of snacks are a few feet away. I have ...

Sammybunny711

Right back on track is the way to go! I'm learning the hard way that the afternoon snack is NOT for me. I KNEW it wasn't for me, but here I am having made mistakes with it, but I'm moving forward and learning that I need to leave the weekdays as they are (3 meals).

Sammybunny711

F DAY

W: 229.2

B: Atkins Shake + 6 peanut butter crackers

L: Chickfila spicy chicken sandwich + waffle fries + 1.75 containers of Polynesian sauce

BINGE: 1 pack of 6 peanut butter crackers, 2 bags of chips (individual size), a few bites of a fig bar, half a cookie, more chips, chocolate, dear ...

Sammybunny711

Thank you guys for the encrouagement. I really am excited about the house and I hit the ground running today coordinating the work that has to be done on it, which made me feel like I'm starting out the day with some wins under my belt.

Sammybunny711

Soprano wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2026 12:03 pm Gutted, result was 48 which means I will be confirmed type 2 diabetic.

Nurse appointment in couple of weeks to discuss

Jx

Oh, Soprano, I am so sorry to hear that!!! I'm sure that they will be able to help you manage this. Please hang in there and don't lose heart!!

Sammybunny711

W: 228.8

Last day of due diligence today. I'm on pins and needles and super anxious. I can't wait to hear back from the owner and hopefully get everything either nailed down, or jump ship.

SHE SIGNED. WE'RE OFFICIAL BUYING THE HOUSE> AHHHHHHHHHHHH

I wish we could have celebrated tonight. But ...

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Amy3010 wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2026 5:50 am Fingers crossed for midnight tonight!

Fingers crossed!! She's thinking about our final offer (give or take). I hope we'll hear back this morning. Thank y'all for all your support in my stress!

Sammybunny711

W: 229.4

I'm functional today by the skin of my teeth. I'm exhausted. And my eyes hurt from all the sobbing yesterday. I am very much looking forward to the weekend and it isn't even close yet. I'm also looking forward to Friday. Because if I get to Friday, it means we're either past Due Diligence ...

Sammybunny711

Awww yay! Sweet puppy helping out. I love it.

Sammybunny711

Thank you, Amy. I am certainly doing my best. I appreciate all of y'all's support!

Sammybunny711

I hope the results of the blood sugar test come out well!!

Sammybunny711

Thank you, Soprano!!! I chatted owth my therapist too and she pointed out that I didn't feel good about having had the snack, so pivoting right back to my original food boundaries was perfectly okay and understandable. Thank you for the encouragement. I really appreciate it.

Sammybunny711

Hi sammy - Two things (at least to start! :)) I completely understand how hard it is to feel proud that you've "just" maintained in March. AND wow, you maintained in March! That's fantastic! You've been under so much stress, kept soldiering on, and STILL kept focus on your goals and health, even ...

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N DAY

W: 230.4

Arg. I have basically just maintained all of March and that is a bummer. I'm happy I'm not actively gaining weight, but it's still hard.

B: Atkins shake + 6 peanut butter crackers

L: fish sticks + hot sauce + sour cream and onion Pringles + apple + spicy pickled okra ...

Sammybunny711

You're gonna do great, Amy!!

Sammybunny711

Amy3010 wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2026 6:27 am I think that is where we all want to end up eventually - not having to think about all of this so much and be able to trust our own body's wisdom...

Yes!! This exactly. I don't want to have "systems" forever.

Sammybunny711

F DAY

W: 229.2

B: Atkins shake + 6 peanut butter crackers

L: Chicago Dog Bowl: 2 beef hot dogs + white onion + pepperoncini peppers + bell peppers + pickles + relish + air fried potatoes + celery salt

Afternoon Snack: dill pickle chips, dill pickles, 1 beef stick

D: apple, spicy pickled okra ...

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S DAY

W: 229.4

B/S: from scratch blueberry pancakes (3) + sugar free syrup

L/S: from scratch blueberry pancakes (3) + sugar free syrup + most of a banana

A: Seagrams Escapes drink (a single can)

S: A tiny amount of cookies and cream ice cream with my daughter

D/S: (I had seconds) 2 beef ...

Sammybunny711

HI Sammybunny! Thank you! So far so good with vanilla and no IF.

Thank you Amy. I know life goes in seasons and right now, it just seems like a tough one. I feel like I am barely holding it together these days. But, I have been doing well with No S so hopefully there is hope!

I know for me ...

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Thanks, Pink. At my college where I work, only students and faculty get spring break, and it was a couple of weeks ago. But it was nice to have my building to myself then, haha. I wish I could take a solid month off work. But I can't. I'm sorry you feel like you're not okay. I DO understand and I ...

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S DAY

W: 229 (still hovering)

B: Atkins shake + 6 peanut butter crackers

L: Steak n Shake Frisco Melt with cheese fries (so bad for me, but we have so much stress right now I don't care)

S: a little rice krispee treat and a packet of dried apple chips (no sugar added)

D: half a bowl of ...

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