Everyday Systems

It's definitely my most challenging time of the day. I haven't posted here in a while, but this topic caught my eye. One thing that has been helping me lately is to have a protein drink at around 4:00. I have 8 oz. unsweetened almond milk with a scoop of protein powder (the one I use is low in carbs ...

Thursday: Success
Friday: Success
The weekend: idiocy kept to a minimum!

I have lost seven pounds since I started. Slow but steady!

Oh yeah-did well today too. I am on a roll!

I am with you on how freeing this can be. I was on WW before No S, but was starting to get obsessed with food. I hated journaling. I had lost about 20 lbs while on WW, but I have managed to lose 6 more pounds since then. It may not be as fast, but I am so much more relaxed about food.
I have kept up ...

Hmm...It's been that long since I checked in. I've been busy spending my weekends at Comic Book Conventions-one in Dallas, and then one in Houston. Had tons of geeky fun!
As far as No S-things have one pretty well considering I have taken a couple of vacations. In Dallas, I was able to keep No S ...

Thursday: Success
Friday: Success

The weekend went okay-no binges or anything, but I didn't feel like working out. We were on the go a fair bit, but I don't know where my motivation for working out went. :(

Oh well-today is another day. I did workout today, and am back on track with my workouts ...

I agree with wosnes on slowing down. It took me some effort to slow down, but it does make you appreciate the food even more. It should take you more than 7 minutes to eat your meal. I had to really think about it, and remember to put the fork (or sandwich, etc.) down in between bites, but it is ...

Tuesday: SUCCESS
Wednesday: SUCCESS (even managed to go without the pre-workout mini-meal at 5:00)

So true NoSnacker-I have a lot of healing to do when it comes to my relationship with food. You know how some diets stress that you don't have to be a member of the clean plate club? Well-that has flipped for me to where I feel guilty if I eat everything on my plate. Sigh...

Thanks for the words of ...

Thanks NoSnacker! I am a big Scott Pilgrim fan (if you can't tell). WW gave me a good start, but it just is not sustainable. At least it got me to eat healthy and find healthy foods I enjoy.

This weekend went really well for me. No idiocy!! The only sweets I had were some honey roasted sesame ...

Friday was also successful.

Struggled with whether or not to enjoy some sparkling wine with DH as we often do on Friday evenings. Decided that this was not one of the behaviors that led me to gain weight. I don't drink much, and it doesn't make me want to snack. So, I enjoyed myself.

Thanks milliem-that is a great idea! Why didn't I think of that? That way I get a little protein to help with my workout. I will try that next week.

Thursday check-in: short and sweet-SUCCESS

Now-I am not working out this evening, so I will forgo the pre-workout mini-meal.

Last year, I started having minor foot/ankle problems that are related to my weight. That is my main reason-I don't want to end up in a wheelchair or scooter simply because I can't hold myself up any more!

Wednesday (May 3) Report:

I did decide to add in a pre-workout mini-meal. I really don't like working out at 8:00+. I did research working out hungry, and it doesn't look like a great idea. So-I went for a serving of walnuts and a mandarin orange-it was perfect.

If I am working out at 6:00-I will ...

Lots to catch up on. I managed the first week as vanilla No-S. Thursday and Friday were non-eventful, from a No-S standpoint (aside from the fact that I was proud of myself).

We went to the beach starting Saturday. Lots of walking on the beach! My one sweet was a Pina Colada. Vacation eating is ...

Wednesday status-still stuck to the no snacks rule and did my workout later in the evening. Tried some more filling foods for lunch. Had black beans/brown rice with salsa and topped with a small amount of cheese. At least I have the practice with portion control to know that I don't need a mound of ...

Started on Monday (April 23, 2012). I was on Weight Watchers, but was starting to rebel at the thought of counting every little morsel that I put in my mouth. It seems to make me more obsessive.
So-I have been successful so far this week with the no Snack thing (the no seconds or sweets is not as ...