Everyday Systems

Can't believe I've made it 4 days in a row this week. I'm traveling today (Friday) so I'm going to be extra careful to not cave because I want this last day to make it 5 N days in a row. It's been forever since I've done that! Hopefully I'll remember throughout the day how important this is to do ...

Monday was a little hard but with success as well. I've now got my boyfriend on board with No S and he is being extremely supportive. This is a new relationship for me and normally I'm not too keen on telling guys what I'm up to on the dieting front. But I was able to explain to him that I needed up ...

Thanks for the encouragement peeps! My January has been far less than perfect so far but I'm still committed to No S. I have constant urges to turn to calorie counting and WW but they never last for more than a few hours. I know deep down that those things simply will not work for me. It's ...

So it started with a taste at the farmers market. I really didn't even think about it…then I continued on to my mom's bakery and since I knew the day was red (because I want to be really strict about this) continue to snack on some freshly cooked bacon. Sigh. I tried to stop it at just the taste ...

Success! Did a little bit of virtual plating at dinner but hey, I'll take it. Resisted the WTH attitude to go for seconds and sabotage my whole evening. So I'll take it.

Thanks!

Today food was really a non-issue. That felt great. There's that hope for more of those days to come

Good for you - getting on the boards rather than into the kitchen. That's what I wished I had done so many times. Feel so much better about yourself and about life in general in the morning.

I'm with you on banning the scale. I haven't stepped on it yet because I want to quit as well. The thing is ...

Thanks inswsn for the encouragement! This weekend I was swayed away by another attempt at calorie counting…yeah that lasted exactly one and a half days. Oh how I know that will never work for me. But I came back…

The weekend was fairly tame for me, but that's probably because I had 3 red days ...

I've now had more red days then I can have green ones this week. Horrible! I got stressed yesterday, which is absolutely no excuse. In fact, in the No S book, he points out that when you're stressed that's when its even more important to keep to your habits. So lunch was less than ideal with me ...

Nicest of the Damned that is really really great advice! I really enjoyed the article on the extinction burst. I'm interested in reading more of his work.

Good for you, recruiting a friend to help you out. Sometimes it helps so much to talk to someone who understands. And yes, we will all continue to support each other Congrats on avoiding the cheesecake! Every victory counts.

So today was a success and a fail. I did have a scone/danish thing with my lunch that someone offered me at work. It was a sweet, there's no denying it. I talked myself into it. But the day was a success in that I didn't continue to snack for the rest of the afternoon, and just stuck to my dinner ...

That is great advice. The behavior while bingeing is the disturbing part - and embarrassing. Eating at the fridge shoveling food into my mouth is not how I want to be seen. Ever. But I have been caught before. Geez.

I like the sitting and putting things on plates. Civilized.

Great!! Can't wait to know what you think of it. It ties in very nicely to No S I believe.

SUCCESS!!! Even tho it was hard because yesterday was a mess up. I found myself thinking about food constantly today.

I have been having milk after dinner to curb the binge monster…Not the best way to deal with it but at least it's not eating. And that'll have to do for now.

Great goal to make 2013 all about No S. I'm with you there. If you even start thinking about another diet, let me know and I'll talk you out of it!!

Thank you!! It's so hard to not let those thoughts invade the psyche and the day isn't it? But I really really want this to work this year so I'm determined to keep plugging along no matter what happens. I can see that you're working hard as well, I hope we can support each other. Let me know if ...

Thanks for that reply. See, that's something that I was looking for - someone else who been having a hard time with bad habits as well. So glad that you've found something that helps! A replacement good habit I suppose with your fasting. Don't think that is quite right for me but good to know that ...

I'm curious to know what some of you do for your S events on S days. I've seen some posts mentioning a certain number of events planned instead of a general free-for-all.

The reason I ask is because I have a nasty binge habit and even though I am doing Vanilla No S the reason I couldn't ever (or ...

Yesterday - Monday, Jan 7 - ended up to be difficult. Mondays have been in the past, since I want to keep the S days going so badly. Bingeing and just all-around putting food in my mouth all the time is such a horrible habit I've developed over the years.

So anyway, yesterday morning I decided that ...

Since I am so easily swayed by each shiny new diet promising easy weight loss I decided I too needed a daily check in because I know deep down that No S is the way I want to live the rest of my life! I know that none of those diets will work - we all go wayyyy back - I need to develop these habits ...

I know exactly how you feel. Almost the same exact thing happened to me today. At a workout class this morning I decided the only thing that would help me lose weight would be to start counting calories (I was struggling in the class, hence the disgust with myself and consequent desire to lose ...

idon'tknow posted:

It takes a long time to form new habits - much longer than 21 days. I think I read somewhere it takes 4 years - but I'm sure someone will set me straight on that. So this is not a quick fix.

I had many loving family members tell me this after my first insane low-calorie diet ...

I want in as well!!

I have been an on-and-off lurker for a couple of years now, but 2013 is going to be the year I stick to it! I don't want my life to be ruled by the diet/binge cycle anymore….

January is to be the start of a couple of habits for me - Vanilla No-S all the way and putting away ...

Thank you for posting and congratulations on your great loss! You've inspired me to stick to it this time!

Thanks everyone for replying. I am getting better at embracing hunger and can deal with it a little more easily now. There have been a few mess ups on N days though and it's been because of my habit of snacking or rather of comforting myself emotionally with food. So I was thinking maybe it'd be ...

Hey all, I'm new to No S (about 3 weeks now), I absolutely love it but am still very much getting used to developing these habits. It's coming slowly but surely as I definitely notice changes in my behaviors and recognize how many times a day I try to reach for food.
Just wondering what some of your ...