July challenge...anyone up for it?

MoTappin · Post by **MoTappin** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:40 am

Starting Tuesday, July 1st, I'm going to buckle down (after those silly false start things) and go for NO RED DAYS in JULY. I figure it's a pretty good month to try it, since I've got Independence Day, my birthday, and my son's birthday as non-weekend S days to let me cut loose a little.

I figured if I posted it here, it would make me accountable. Anybody up for doing this with me? I really need to focus on habit forming here.

cvmom · Post by **cvmom** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:33 am

Count me in, Mo!

funfuture · Post by **funfuture** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:11 am

And me -I'd like to have a july of perfect N days and free of snacking on S days.

funfuture · Post by **funfuture** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:16 am

Free of unconctrolled snacking, I mean (don't want to blow my good record on NoS because I start tweaking). I just don't want to emotionally overeat again on an S day - or to eat way too much just because I can...

Also, I'd like to record 5 days a week of exercise in July. I have my 3-4 days walking down pat, but I'd like to add some shovelglove in on the down days...

esdaly · Post by **esdaly** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:09 am

I'm up for no red days in July!

sbay301 · Post by **sbay301** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:09 pm

Yes, my July goal is to get S-days under control. No red days for S-days, no red days for N-days.

Betty · Post by **Betty** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:20 pm

Count me in!

Betty

Rheba · Post by **Rheba** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:14 pm

Me too! And I'm including 3 days of exercise a week...if not more!

zeahpug · Post by **zeahpug** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:41 pm

I'm a newbie, but I'm in!
Lesley

flipturn · Post by **flipturn** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:11 pm

Great idea, and I am up to the challenge, also. I have gotten a little lax recently and like the idea of a perfect month!

tgp157 · Post by **tgp157** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:20 pm

Rheba wrote:Me too! And I'm including 3 days of exercise a week...if not more!

I'm in for the no red days & for Rheba's 3 days/week of exercise.

Hand Sanitizer · Post by **Hand Sanitizer** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:23 pm

Count me in too

ShootingStar · Post by **ShootingStar** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:45 pm

My goal for July is to become familiar with No S, and just start. I just got the book yesterday (thanks to CatholicCajun on the 3FC boards).

MoTappin · Post by **MoTappin** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:56 pm

Cool! Always helps to have others along for the ride. How is everyone doing today? So far so good here. It's easier to be strict with this thing than to allow (or make up--LOL) any of those pesky gray areas.

OrganicGal · Post by **OrganicGal** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:17 pm

I'm up for the challenge Mo!

My No Red goal will be for all 3 of my Habitcals...No S, No Scale and MwP (exercise that I call Movement with Purpose). My MwP goal is at least 20 min. of 'other' exercise Monday to Friday...anything extra is great and is tracked on my Habitcal too.

Mavilu · Post by **Mavilu** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:51 pm

Okay, I'm in!.
I've been flirting with those food that are tough to decide and are your call, and I'm getting sneaky about it, heh.
So, the challenge will be plain, obvious green day food and desserts on green days only, see if I can stick to it all month long.

Tink · Post by **Tink** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:25 pm

Please count me in also! I was starting a new 21 day commitment; but i like the idea of a month of green much better

Jessies Daughter · Post by **Jessies Daughter** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:46 pm

Count me in!!

zeahpug · Post by **zeahpug** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:22 am

I am also planning on keeping my walking going at least 5 days per week.

GO TEAM JULY!!

MoTappin · Post by **MoTappin** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:38 pm

WHOHOOO!! How's everyone doing? I had a super day yesterday and I'm planning on another.

Also did shovelglove this morning after a quick aerobic workout. Sweat city!

Savita · Post by **Savita** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:37 pm

I'm in. Didn't check the boards yesterday so missed the first mail.

Anyway, I had a green day yesterday, so I'm well on my way.

This is going to be so motivating...

Savita

navi · Post by **navi** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:48 pm

I am in for 4 habitcals:
noS
shovelglove
urban ranger
primary goal (helps me stay on track getting dissertation written)

will have to go to August 2 though......missed the green for urban ranger yesterday

CatholicCajun · Post by **CatholicCajun** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:03 pm

ShootingStar wrote:My goal for July is to become familiar with No S, and just start. I just got the book yesterday (thanks to CatholicCajun on the 3FC boards).

Bienvenu Shooting Star. Just as on the 3fc boards, there are lots of wonderful people here on these boards. God Bless you with success and let us know if there is anyway we can help you.

Oh, and count me in for July, I am doing good during the week and I would like to get the weekends a little more sane. God Bless.

navi · Post by **navi** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:13 pm

I am in for no scale, too. Haven't tried it before, but no time like the present!

AnnaBanana · Post by **AnnaBanana** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:57 am

Me, me, me... I want in

Tink · Post by **Tink** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:05 am

Mornin Mo! Tuesday and Wednesday were both a success

I plan to make today green also

zeahpug · Post by **zeahpug** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:40 am

UPDATE
Yesterday was ROUGH...still not feeling so great (Lyme Disease) and really not sleeping well (pain).
BUT, I've stayed on track and I rec'd my No-S Book in the mail yesterday so I'm trying to focus on the positive!

Am about to get out and do some Rural Rangering...first day back to exercise today.

MoTappin · Post by **MoTappin** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:59 pm

Hi all! Today will be my 3rd green day in a row.

And hooray for tomorrow being an S-day.

Or at least an S-event or two.

kccc · Post by **kccc** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:07 pm

This is such a great idea!

I haven't signed on, only b/c I have a vacation coming up, and haven't decided how to negotiate it yet.

But I'll definitely sign on until I leave (all green/yellow until then), and I'll root for everyone else!

AnnaBanana · Post by **AnnaBanana** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:18 pm

This is just day 1 for me as I didn't see the challenge until last night. Feeling great to be back here.

Going to do a clean July eating wise and exercise at least 4 days a week for an hour.

mime · Post by **mime** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:24 pm

Great idea! July will be a more challenging month with the 4th and other summer picnics -- great to have a challenge to join in!

angelka71 · Post by **angelka71** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:09 am

Count me in too! Could use a nice green month!

Tink · Post by **Tink** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 4:47 pm

Thursday and Friday were both a success

Hope everyone enjoyed their 4th!!

Over43 · Post by **Over43** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:59 pm

The 4th of July is a hard weekend for me, so now that it is the 7th I'm "on board". Started this morning. Cooked crack wheat and tomatoe juice (not mixed) for breakfast, and a "fake" brautwurst (my daughter is a vegan, it's what was laying around the house...yuk) and a dish of frozen peaches for lunch.

Hopefully dinner will be a little tastier than lunch.

Jon

Mavilu · Post by **Mavilu** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:19 pm

Well, this week was tough, don't know why, I just hope it's not my own pressure to keep the challenge.
As a result, yesterday was a "whoah, Nellie!" S day; three glazed donuts and two frozen bananas and belly ache by the end of the day.
We'll see how I do this week, if the anxiety of my challenge gets to me by the weekend, I might have to get off the challenge.

MoTappin · Post by **MoTappin** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:59 pm

Hi all,

I'm still here! I actually had a red day on Thursday (got into "holiday weekend" mode too early).

But, I'm doing SOOOO much better than I was before July started, that I can't complain much. Since then I"ve been green all the way.

I think I learned a lesson from it too: that when you start eating sweets for no GOOD reason (like it's an S day and you've earned it), you get zero satisfaction from it. Before you eat it you think it'll give you pleasure, but any pleasure you do derive from stuffing it into your mouth disappears the moment you swallow ("oh WHY did I do that?"). And then, since you didn't get from it what you expected, you repeat the behavior and try again (DUH!). It often takes several times of doing this for your brain to get it: there's nothing TREAT about that kind of sweet.

The next time you think about popping something into your mouth on an N day that belongs on an S day, think about what you'll truly get out of it. Nothing. Nothing but regret, that is.

Last night I was at a baby shower. After the games and gifts, there was a BUTT LOAD of treats. Ice cream in waffle bowls, 7 different kinds of baked goods, etc. The kind of stuff I normally go crazy for. And if it had been an S day, I would have had some and not felt bad about it. But because of my learning experience last week, I refrained. I knew I'd get very little pleasure out of it and only end up regretting it. No, I'd rather save the treats so I can SAVOR them on Saturday.

So, S stands for sweets, seconds, and snacks. But it also stands for STUPID (S's on N days) and SAVOR (S's on S days!). I'll take savor over stupid any day!

OrganicGal · Post by **OrganicGal** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:26 pm

My squares have been all green or appropriately yellow so far. No reds on any of my 3 Habitcals.

Annie4637 · Post by **Annie4637** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:07 am

Hello everyone!

I just started the s diet last week after being so frustrated for so long on other ways of eating. After only being on the plan for five days I lost one pound. I'm going to weigh myself every week and I'm hoping the next time I weigh in reflects my progress! I didn't do too well yesterday. I had to go to a meeting in the middle of the morning for work. I had already had breakfast. Everyone else was eating at the meeting so I gave in and ordered a muffin. Other than that I've been doing pretty well. I'm reading the book now and I'm hoping to see results!

Have a good day everyone!

zeahpug · Post by **zeahpug** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:30 am

So far, successful. Looking forward to the weekend though!

Tink · Post by **Tink** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:34 pm

MoTappin wrote: I'll take savor over stupid any day!

Ditto

Success

zeahpug · Post by **zeahpug** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:27 pm

HAPPY S DAY!!!

funfuture · Post by **funfuture** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:28 pm

aaagh, ghastly S days - both evenings (it's Sun night here now)...totally out of control - nibble nibble nibble; eat eat eat. A bit of a stressful family weekend - visiting rellies, rowing siblings, the whole catastrophe ... hmmmm....Oh well, just keep on trucking and plan for better S days next weekend. On the upside, I snuck out and got in a 1.5 hr walk yesterday - all the way around the golf course and down to the beach and back. Did my soul good.

Tink · Post by **Tink** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:17 am

Still Green

zeahpug · Post by **zeahpug** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:35 pm

STILL GREEN HERE TOO!

kccc · Post by **kccc** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:40 pm

I had a red yesterday. Dangit!

But it was a "contained red," not a "blow-out red." (Lol! New shades of red, coming to a lipstick counter near you soon...)

And I'm moving on...

zeahpug · Post by **zeahpug** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:32 am

HAPPY S DAYS!!!

WASN'T SURE I WAS GONNA MAKE IT!

zeahpug · Post by **zeahpug** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 11:30 am

Had a red on Thursday. One brownie. DARN!
Lesley

storm fox · Post by **storm fox** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:16 am

Well, I guess I'm late getting back to the party, but I really have to say that I like this challenge. To clarify, I like the metric of this challenge. It's not, "who can lose the most by starvation and diuretics," or "who can add X pounds to press/pull/squat by the end of the month," it uses habit. Ahh, fantastic. Too late for me to start, but I'd be happy to try a challenge from here through August.

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