Everyday Systems

Hey, check out the great comments about Reinhard's book and NoS on the T-Tapp forums - t-tapp.com - Forums - Nutrition/Diet - NoS. Great stuff!

I do a Leslie Sansone one-mile walking tape first thing every morning - two miles on Saturdays. I do the walking on a minitramp because I have plantar fasciitis (getting better, thank God) and the trampoline has enabled me to get back to my walking, and it's fun! Little extra bounce to the ounce ...

Good thought, SpaceMom. Although what I seem to crave are crunchy, salty carbs, maybe what I really need is a good kick of protein. I'll give this a try next time I find my itchy little fingers sneaking toward that bag of chips.

I don't know that I'm as much a binge eater as a binge grazer. My hard spot is between the time I hit the door after work and dinner. We usually eat late (probably need to fix that but...another time), and I tend to pretty much graze constantly between whatever time I get home and whatever time I ...

I'm with you, Kevin. I briefly meditated upon giving up my red wine and then decided, "Nah!" It's my little adult recess at the end of the day...and, after all, wine is just liquid fruit "w/ an attitude mellower," right?

I have also been thinking of putting my daily dose of the fruit of the vine on my S-list for precisely the same two reasons. So now I'm up to five S's: No seconds, snacks, sugar, sofa, and "sauce" (as in "Need to lay off the....") I have this sneaking suspicion that the fifth S is also going to take ...

Breakfast: G&G, skimoo
Lunch: PB sandwich, bag o' veggies, cup of yogurt, apple
Dins: Chicken noodle soup (homemade), salad

Terrible cold - Is it feed a cold and starve a fever or the other way around? Doesn't matter. I'm going to bed.

SUCCESS!
No sugar
No seconds
No snacks . (I put the ...

FAILURE! :(

Breakfast: Usual g&g
Lunch: Bag o' veggies, yogurt, apple
Planned snack: Granola bar
So far, so good.
Home - Bowl of Mission chips still sitting on the counter after Super Bowl party irresistibly called my name...and called and called. I can clearly see that I didn't eat enough for ...

S-DAY

Breakfast: Cold cereal, milk, grapefruit juice
Lunch: Small bowl of Terri's beef stew
Dins: Oh, my - SuperBowl party (chips & rotel dip, veggies & dill dip, pulled pork sandwiches, slaw, deviled eggs, brownies, couple of bottles of beer) - Very yummy, very fun - Back to business

S-DAY

Breakfast: Usual gruel & grapefruit
Lunch: Half of a veggie sub, yogurt smoothie, Wild Oats guilty pleasure (vegan chocolate chip cookie - Don't see how a vegan cookie can be so incredibly delish!)
Mindless eating: 6-8 (not sure - maybe more) leftover-from-Christmas Hershey's kisses that ...

Panglesue--Here's another big thank-you for the puppy analogy--makes me smile at the same time that I'm being nailed big time.

(Also wish I'd had the advice before I got rid of a pup I had once - The little guy was so darn cute but had this bad habit of biting children--both my own and their ...

Your meals sound great - esp. lunch. I'm picking up some "good eats" ideas from your check-ins.

Best wishes on your leg injury. Several of my students have had ACL tears this year (basketball for the most part), so I know second-hand what a bummer that can be. Don't push it too hard too fast. A ...

Wow! You're doing great! Wish my success record were as gorgeous as yours! I'm printing your 2/3 comments on guilt and walking for daily inspiration. Those are two of my big "issues" as well, and you have stated the case exactly. - Carol (czechens)

Breakfast: The usual
Lunch: Tuna sandwich, bag o' veggies, yogurt w/ berries
A-S intentional snack: Granola bar
Dins: Chili & salad, polished off the applesauce

FAILURE! (Typical low-discipline, "I've worked sooo hard" Friday)
No sugar: :)
No snacks: :( (A can of nuts was calling my name.)
No ...

THURSDAY
Breakfast: The usual
Lunch: The Usual
Dins: Pork chop + kraut + 1/2 baked potato + 1/2 can beets + 1 c. applesauce. Too carby! But Jake cooked, so beggars can't be choosers?

Food: SUCCESS
No Sugar :)
No Seconds :)
No Snax :)

No Sofa? FAILURE! Joel on the other board makes a lot ...

I eat the same thing every day for breakfast and lunch with very few exceptions, so the only meal I really have to think about is the evening meal. For that I generally just think in terms of types of meals during the week (one chicken, one meatless, two fish, one pork or beef, one tomatoey, one ...

Wednesday, 1/31
Breakfast: Carol's gruel + 1/2 grapefruit + glass of skimoo
Lunch: Bag o' veggies, apple, soy protein drink (meal replacement), saved cup of berries/yogurt/sprinkle of GrapeNuts for later.
Dins: Major bowl of chili (very cold here - K.C. - ate too much, but it was sooooo good ...

Tuesday, 1/30: FAILURE

Breakfast: Gruel + milk + half grapefruit
Lunch: Hummus sandwich, bag o' veggies, apple, yoge w/ berries (ate after school)
Dinner: Talapia, big salad

SO FAR, SO GOOD....But ate in front of the TV watching the news and fell asleep on the sofa. Gotta quit it.

No sugar: :D ...

I take "meal stuffing" to be just mindlessly stuffing your face with whatever comes within reach. I do it regularly - Get home from work, tired, famished, and just stand at the cooking island and stuff my mouth with whatever happens to be available. If carby, crunchy, and salty, all the better. No-S ...

Yesterday (Sunday) - 1/28 - Big-time S-Day/ Birthday Dinner - I'll spare the details. Suffice it to say that I indulged and enjoyed myself enormously. Back to business.

Monday, 1/29: SUCCESS
Breakfast: Carol's gruel + 1 c. skimoo + 1/2 grapefruit
Lunch:Half of a peanut butter sandwich, bag of ...

Friday night - Two pieces of frozen pizza doctored by the love of my life w/ mushrooms, green peppers, extra mozz. Then he asked me if I wanted to split a third piece with him, and, of course, while my brain was saying "no," my mouth was saying "yes" and "yummy." So - 2 1/2 pieces of pizza, no salad ...

So here goes (long-time lurker). Probably a bad time to start accountability since the weekend (Sdays) is tomorrow and my wonderful daughters are preparing a birthday feast for me...but there's no time like the present...so here goes.

Breakfast - Carol's oatmeal/barley porridge (1/2 c. mixed oat ...

At almost 64, I have NO metabolism, so, Rosemary, I am quite encouraged by your approach (consistency, appreciation of small but significant progress). I started the totally sensible NoS lifestyle a couple of months ago, quickly got the numbers on the scale moving left, then got overwhelmed at work ...