Everyday Systems

Dhack

I've had a very tough time myself lately, too. :( This week I've been getting into learning about the mind/body connection. I think worrying about failing leads to failing. It definitely does so on my part. I'm trying to love myself unconditionally, regardless of the way my clothes fit, and forgive ...

Dhack

I'm in again! May was a disaster with barely any green days at all.
I can only improve from there! :/

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Dhack

Yes, Herbsgirl!! You build confidence with that control! It's a race to lose the weight but we all know maintenance is the REAL challenge. Confidence is key to maintenance, the way I see it.

Dhack

Thank you BrightAngel for your openminded and thoughtful response! I have seen your blog post about the Five Bite Diet and I think I recall you had a weight loss surgery so I know you are very well educated in a variety of methods of weight control.

As far as my health is concerned I have never ...

Dhack

I was also inspired by Herbsgirl and researched bite counting. I ended up doing the 5 bite diet, the strictest (and simplest) of all bite counting diets. I started on 1/22/14 at 159.5 lbs and kept at it for 13 weeks (with 4 or 5 red days in there) and lost 37.5 pounds bringing me down to 122. I went ...

Dhack

I'm in Vegas right now so diet is REALLY hard for me. I want to stay accountable (and not get home with a HUGE gain!).

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4- I'm home now, and a RED day. Sigh!!
5- Wow!! I blew it this morning already!:(
6-:D yay! Finally back on track!!
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Dhack

Thanks! :D

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15- FAIL! Second fail in a week! Greens for the rest of the month, NO MATTER WHAT!
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Dhack

I'm in!! Thanks!

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Dhack

Yay! Great job!! You should be soooo proud of yourself, I am!! I look forward to hearing about your maintenance!!

Dhack

Great job, Herbsgirl!! I'm sure you will have no trouble with maintenance. You've shown you are one tough cookie! Best of luck!!

Dhack

I'm in!! I think I'm on my 8th month.

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2-:D - made it through superbowl party!
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6-:D - g pa's birthday
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8-:D - girls' birthday
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10-:D - friendly's the temptations never cease!
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14- FAIL Valentine's day. It was a lovely meal but WTH effect kicked in ...

Dhack

Thanks for your reply!! Awesome job with the weight loss!

Dhack

I have to say I am a HUGE Herbsgirl Fan!! Go girl!! I am so inspired by you and watching your astounding progress is sooo fun for me! I'm borderline stalker-ish looking for your updates! Lol!

I have cut my portions way down (thanks to you!) and i am finally losing. I am a 2 year old about eating ...

Dhack

I just downloaded it! Thanks for the hot tip!!

Dhack

December was as bad as November as for as Nws and Failures. Here's to getting right back on the horse in 2014!!

1- s day
2- fail
3- fail
4- s day
5- s day - ok, so I feel pretty ashamed :( I am back to no s tomorrow. I want to make this work. I was feeling so confident...
6- :D - barely green ...

Dhack

Yes, Jethro, YES!! I agree 100%. I'm right there... I've got the 3-a-day thing going fine but trying to lose with out "dieting."

Dhack

I agree with both comments but I'd like to add that in my case bingeing has a very negative effect on my mood. Or maybe the negative feeling (depression, hoplessness, loneliness, etc.) is what triggers it. I don't know the hows or whys but I know that awful feeling that is associated with my ...

Dhack

I wanted to try this but I didn't have any OJ so I took Grammy G's idea one step further. I pureed a mandarin orange into 24 oz of water. It came out pretty tasty (although pulpy)! It might be a cheat though because I am technically eating and orange between meals...

Dhack

Well, November was my absolute worst ever for No S compliance. I'm ready to get back on track!

Dec 1 - s day
Dec 2 - :D - first green in 10 days but who's counting? ;)
Dec 3 - :D
Dec 4 - :D
Dec 5 - :D
Dec 6 - :D
Dec 7 - s day
Dec 8 - :D calling this day Unday
Dec 9 - :D
Dec 10- :D
Dec 11- :D
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Dhack

Ok this maybe a stupid question...but I have to ask...I bought the kindle edition. Why would I need a pdf version? I can see if I bought a papercopy... Just asking in case i need to find my receipt!

Dhack

I really needed that today, Reinhard! After a three day s weekend (my bday was friday) I woke up feeling sorry for myself for pigging out and ready to cut s days to twice a month. But after reading your transcript I am reminded that my problem is not s days it's OVEREATING!! I have solid n day ...

Dhack

Wonderful post, Oolala! Should be mandatory reading for all no-s ers!

Dhack

Congratulations!! 60 pounds is a remarkable loss! While that is amazing, I feel your greatest accomplishment is sticking to it for 6 years!! Whoo hoo!! Keep us posted of your progress in your journey!

Dhack

I think unsatisfying s days for me has to do with overeating. I like to eat 3 meals and try to keep it up on s days. But usually I wake up on Saturday thinking, "yay! What do I want to eat first?!" So my day begins and ends with food, food, food! Or more accurately sweets, sweets, sweets because my ...

Dhack

FinallyFull, I also agree with your second point about eating before true hunger leaves you unsatisfied. Reading this reminds me of how I could literally eat everything in sight all day and never feel full in the pre-no s days. I put away insane amounts of food mindlessly. Now with the three meal ...

Dhack

Love these challenges! Fortunately, I've got my n days down (for now!) but need to be honest about s days. I'm handling food /party experiences better overall by eating slower and more mindfully on n days but s days still are a little willy-nilly. Doing a 5 s-events glass ceiling on s days to keep ...

Dhack

Thanks for posting this. Until now, I was of the old the mindset, more hungry=more food. It makes sense that it wouldn't be true and that it's almost a "diet head" mind game. Just like the word "starving" is so rediculous for the average person these days. Like having few extra hours since a meal ...

Dhack

Hi Harpista!

I feel your pain but I want to tell you that I have learned to leave s days to saturday and sunday.

I originally used friday and saturday as my s days because those are days that we (over!)eat at my in-law's and using those days as s days was easier. I could indulge guilt-free. I ...

Dhack

Re: the pumpkin muffin. It was great! But I didn't bake it. It was one of the Dunkin Donut ones with all crumb topping and glaze. Honestly, I prefer my own at home because I make them less sweet and add walnuts. But if I bake at home I eat too much!! I've tried freezing the leftovers but it's just ...

Dhack

I'm in again!! Doing vanilla with s days on saturday and sunday. Sticking to three meals on sat and sun with S's here and there. No permasnacking the weekend away and hating myself for it!!!

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5-s day planned esses- had a pumpkin muffin i'd been wanting plus dessert
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Dhack

I find the comments about toxic hunger fascinating. I've always been a "calories matter, food doesn't matter" type of girl but with s days I can definitely see something to contradict that. Right now, my weekends are a mess because I eat whatever I want. My inner toddler says let's eat all the "Nos ...

Dhack

I can't promise anything, of course, but I STRONGLY believe no s will work for you. I also started with a smaller amount of weight to lose (not as little as you but anyway) and I have steadily lost.

But considering your comments about feeling "scattered" I feel you have a lot to gain besides ...

Dhack

I just got back from a 10 day vacation with my extended family so I can tell you how it went for me. I pretty much planned out my "s"es ahead of time, and I ended up giving myself 3 s days. I LOVE chick-fil-a milkshakes so I knew I was going to have one of those, actually I had 2 total: one on the ...

Dhack

I love these challenges! Very motivating. I've actually started journaling a little figuring I'll look back on these some day.

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3- :D very interesting day, I was only able to get a couple of bites of yogurt and a small crappy apple for lunch so I was famished for dinner. At the store ...

Dhack

I liked Ditching Diets by Gillian Riley. She writes that managing the desire to overeat is the piece missing from diets and if you can do that, even part of the time, then you will lose weight. There's no magic, just say no sometimes, especially with emotional eating, and the weight will shift down ...

Dhack

Bumping this up because I'm feeling just like the original poster regarding s days. Reading this made me feel better and I thought it might help someone else.

Thanks,
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Dhack

In my own experience, I naturally do a few longer "fasts" by skipping breakfast when I am just not hungry for it. Sometimes I skip dinner because I had a large lunch and wasn't hungry (although this is much more rare).

But if I wake up and say, "ok, I am not eating dinner today." I turn into a 2 ...

Dhack

Hi All!

August is my second full month. I love the accountability of this thread!

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14- s day Travel day. Never realized how strongly snacking and car travel go together. I literally had ...

Dhack

Imogen, I don't know if this will help your friend but what I do to avoid the bingey get-it-while-I-can mindset is split up my s-days. I pick my s-days on a weekly basis. For example this week it will be thursday and saturday. I don't like to have 2 s-days in a row and I also don't like 5 n-days in ...

Dhack

I love all of the previous poster's ideas...

You could also do planned leftovers by ordering a meal and taking 1/2 home for the next night. Two meals for the price of one!! Might not work if you don't like eating cold leftovers...

We also buy cereal and milk for cheap breakfasts when we travel ...

Dhack

I'm in too! Looking forward to the challenge! New to this so I'm raring to go...

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