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- Mon Nov 28, 2016 9:55 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: kaalii's daily check-in...
- Replies: 485
- Views: 587083
- Mon Nov 28, 2016 9:03 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Thanks Linda, and Oolala. I think you both helpfully remind me that this is meant to be sensible, not ridiculously stringent where I panic about each morsel! So, I shall stop worrying about jam! And, as you say, oolala, it's up to us to stay honest with ourselves about it, and we know what's right f...
- Fri Nov 25, 2016 8:21 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
25/11 Friday! Breakfast Slice of bread from yesterday with peanut butter and a bit of jam (do some people consider that a sweet? Anyway, i allowed it!!!) plus a satsuma and a banana. i wonder if that is too much, but it all fitted on a side plate, so I am thinking it's ok! I have to say, the scales ...
- Fri Nov 25, 2016 8:16 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Hi Linda, it did, thanks, phew! Sometimes it feels hard but I know i"ll be really pleased to get to the end of today and have a green week.... consistency is the key, but it takes quite a while for the habit to form so that I don't feel myself fighting against it several times throughout each day! D...
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 8:04 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: RAWCOOKIE's NoS Journal
- Replies: 1155
- Views: 1336925
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 8:02 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: kaalii's daily check-in...
- Replies: 485
- Views: 587083
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 8:01 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Eschano 2016
- Replies: 22
- Views: 34113
Eschano. Congratulations! What I found with breastfeeding was that my hunger levels dramatically reduced at around 6 months when the bab(ies - there have been 3!) started on solids as well. Almost every time a milk feed got dropped, I found I was proportionately less ravenous! So, i'm just wanting t...
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 7:57 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Linda's daily check-in
- Replies: 4620
- Views: 4766605
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 7:55 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Debventure's Daily Check
- Replies: 35
- Views: 43393
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 7:51 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Morning All, Happy Thanksgiving to all the americans :) Breakfast was porridge with a banana and teaspoon of peanut butter, and a sprinkling of cinnamon, very nice, too :) We'll see what the rest of the day holds. But am planning on doing a few weights now, and then cracking on with some work. ... 2...
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 7:48 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
- Wed Nov 23, 2016 2:02 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
I seem to do my updates in the middle of the day. It helps me keep going, I think! I had thought I'd stop updating exactly what I"m eating, but then it all went a bit wrong, so I'm going to continue for now (thanks to anyone who takes the trouble to read!! ... and, is it me, or are there suddenly mo...
- Wed Nov 23, 2016 1:57 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Debenture , the FeastBeast is a good description! And yes I can see how this list won't actually turn into anything... in a way, Linda , I can't even tell you what's on it! It's just a general sense of chocolate and sweet stuff! I think if I stopped to think what I ACTUALLY want, I'm not sure I'd c...
- Tue Nov 22, 2016 2:15 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Tuesday Breakfast porridge, slice toast with marmite and a satsuma. I didn't intend to eat quite so much (toast as well as porridge?!) but I felt hungry so I did! Lunch Pizza. Not the healthiest, but there we are! I had massive chocolate cravings! But settled for a trusty satsuma So, I'm feeling pl...
- Tue Nov 22, 2016 2:12 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Check in This_is_it
- Replies: 81
- Views: 92929
Hi This_is_it, Don't give up! I am new here and also am having some ups and downs, so i totally relate. i wonder if you're really eating enough at your three meals if you find yourself so wanting snacks in the evening? I think it's important not to go into overly 'diet' mode with those meals and mak...
- Mon Nov 21, 2016 3:39 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
- Sat Nov 19, 2016 6:41 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: How Long Until S Days "Level Out"???
- Replies: 26
- Views: 35523
I have had my first 'successful' S day! I decided to not snack, but incorporate 'sweets' in with meal times. Ate a big breakfast... that included a slice of cake! And then we were at friends' for lunch, so that was also substantial, and haven't felt the need to eat since. Feel maybe it's the snackin...
- Fri Nov 18, 2016 9:14 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Thank you, ladies! Yes, Linda, I'm glad I'm back and it's better to be honest about the struggles at the time because otherwise they go on for longer! And, thank you, oolala53, I think I do beat myself up too much about the failures and need to see them more objectively. So, I celebrate the success,...
- Fri Nov 18, 2016 9:05 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: How Long Until S Days "Level Out"???
- Replies: 26
- Views: 35523
This is so helpful. I definitely need to start thinking in terms of years, and just focus on regular habit, rather than wanting overnight results (which I do kind of want!) To focus on the sanity of the everyday, rather than judging my looks or the numbers on a scale... I think I need to tell myself...
- Fri Nov 18, 2016 8:34 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: >>>>> November Challenge<<<<<
- Replies: 31
- Views: 34850
- Thu Nov 17, 2016 7:57 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: oolala53
- Replies: 2370
- Views: 2901405
Thanks for sharing your thought process, oolala53, so much of what you write resonates with me - having that motivation to 'suffer' now because it's better than the suffering that would otherwise come later for not complying. I seem to find it so hard to believe it in the moment, and then it's alway...
- Thu Nov 17, 2016 7:48 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Linda's daily check-in
- Replies: 4620
- Views: 4766605
Hey Linda, I shall just add that I really enjoy your posts - because you post the eating, but also so much more. Reminds me there are real people here, and as others said, I wish the boards were a bit more active, but there we are - I have joined ten years or so after the whole thing started :) I ha...
- Thu Nov 17, 2016 7:35 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Thanks - both! - for taking the trouble to stop by. I have to say, November is not going overly well!! I keep coming up with reasons why this might not be necessary. But then I remember how great each meal felt at the beginning, when I was ready for it rather than having snacked etc. So, I'm probabl...
- Mon Nov 14, 2016 12:05 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
- Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:25 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
The last few days haven't been great for various reasons. feeling a bit low. Need to exercise as much as anything - and eat as I intend - as i know these things help me FEEL better and that's my main reason for wanting to do them. So why don't I?! I feel gross and low and the very things that would ...
- Thu Nov 10, 2016 5:40 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
I haven't kept this up the last couple of days, mainly because the November Challenge Thread serves the same purpose in a more concise way! In fact, an even better purpose as it's great to be alongside everyone else. I'm both motivated by those with loads of greens, and somewhat comforted by those w...
- Thu Nov 03, 2016 10:04 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Maggie Mae's daily check in
- Replies: 316
- Views: 339197
- Thu Nov 03, 2016 10:02 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Halloween check in for Alllisonmeg
- Replies: 85
- Views: 67032
- Thu Nov 03, 2016 10:00 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: kaalii's daily check-in...
- Replies: 485
- Views: 587083
- Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:52 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
- Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:49 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: How often did you screw up the first few months?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19345
Yes, Merry , and that's one of the reasons this board is so useful! Especially the monthly challenge, I'm discovering (first time on it) - as there you see everyone else doing well, and i don't want to have a month plastered with reds!! That is certainly motivating me right this minute to wait until...
- Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:46 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: >>>>> November Challenge<<<<<
- Replies: 31
- Views: 34850
- Wed Nov 02, 2016 6:30 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Debventure's Daily Check
- Replies: 35
- Views: 43393
That's it! It definitely gives more headspace when you're not having to constantly negotiate with yourself about when and what to eat, it's like quietening a nagging child!! I am finding it a slow adjustment - sometimes it feels super-easy and other times it feels almost impossible (and that's when ...
- Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:13 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Wednesday 2 Nov OK. So yesterday can only be described as a failure! Doh! What happened was that I had a great Monday, clean sheet, so was really pleased after my week away... Then yesterday I was really hungry - and grumpy/tired with it - by about 5pm, with 3 kids to sort out, various activities t...
- Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:05 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
- Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:04 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: My first month of No S
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19327
- Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:02 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: How often did you screw up the first few months?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19345
This is really helpful to read, thanks everyone! I think it is about not giving up, but dusting off and going again the next day. It is so helpful to hear of other people's struggles/failure days on here because it shows there are ups and downs for everyone - but definitely the sanity that comes wit...
- Tue Nov 01, 2016 4:22 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: >>>>> November Challenge<<<<<
- Replies: 31
- Views: 34850
Re: >>>>> November Challenge<<<<&
thanks kaalii... I'm not sure whether I'm computer-literate enough to keep updating this, but I'll give it a whirl! :arrow: :arrow: 01 02 03 04 8) 8) 07 08 09 10 11 8) 8) 14 15 16 17 18 8) 8) 21 22 23 24 25 8) 8) 28 29 30 :arrow: :arrow: :arrow: (ooh, it worked!) Tuesdays are my nemesis! It's fair t...
- Sat Oct 22, 2016 5:11 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: automated eating tracker
- Replies: 3687
- Views: 4903189
- Sat Oct 22, 2016 5:08 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Steph's Daily Check-in
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15198
- Sat Oct 22, 2016 4:27 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Check In by Bunso
- Replies: 292
- Views: 312739
Hi Buns, Can I just echo Linda saying not to pay too much attention to the scale? I think if you keep under-eating (700 calories isn't enough long-term) then you might find it 'comes back to bite you' with crazy/uncontrollable eating being the result. That's a cycle many people can end up on and it'...
- Sat Oct 22, 2016 11:31 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Thanks kaalli! And for the advice. I think you're right, i will intend to stick to 3 meals at the start of each day, while allowing a bit of flexibility and see how it goes. In fact I'm making today and tomorrow N days. I know this is advised against in the book, but I had one day that descended int...
- Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:21 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Oh dear. Well yesterday descended into failure :cry: Today is my birthday so that makes it an S day... slightly less exciting when following a failure! And followed by a weekend! Then we're away with friends in Italy for a week, so I can't imagine things will go smoothly then as, frankly, I don't wa...
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:27 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Not sure I can do this
- Replies: 23
- Views: 32523
Just wrote on your check-in too... Merry is so right that it's about each day being a new opportunity to be green! I think it is good to see it as a learning experience (about ourselves) ...as much as wanting it to be about the weight. Turn it into an opportunity to observe ourselves (rather than be...
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:22 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Reizen's daily checkin
- Replies: 26
- Views: 34916
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:19 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Merry's Monthly Check-in
- Replies: 350
- Views: 389759
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:17 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:16 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Linda's daily check-in
- Replies: 4620
- Views: 4766605
I agree that it's lovely to read about your parenting reflections... I've been wondering recently about how to allow my children to flourish as who they are, rather than imposing my expectations on them. I sometimes worry I have been overly controlling of my eldest - over-eager, first-time parenting...
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:09 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Nettee's daily check in
- Replies: 321
- Views: 317409
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 5:53 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
- Wed Oct 19, 2016 4:14 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Wednesday FAILURE Breakfast 2 poached eggs, mushrooms, spinach on toast with a half a sausage... all very good and you'd think that a breakfast like that would have said me up for a very successful day! Lunch Chocolate brownie (which I resisted yesterday when we had guests - curse leftovers!!) Left...
- Wed Oct 19, 2016 4:09 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Yes, that's so true, Linda - it factors in our ups and downs in a very natural way... having said that, today has been a big fat failure. Sigh! First one really that's been proper overt snacking on multiple sweet things. Not sure why really, I just felt so tired and the kids are on holiday so our ro...
- Tue Oct 18, 2016 12:01 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: ~~~~~October Challenge~~~~~
- Replies: 38
- Views: 40496
- Tue Oct 18, 2016 11:57 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Tuesday SUCCESS! Breakfast 2xpoached eggs, granary toast and a tomato Lunch Pasta bake with bacon and carrots in it and a few other various things, plus salad... 1/2 a fruit scone with butter. Supper Mushroom risotto. Glass of white wine. I didn't have the brownies and ice cream we served our guest...
- Mon Oct 17, 2016 7:31 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Morning All! Well, i did go overboard on my S days, and again would say it ends up not being enjoyable. Which we all know. It's a bit frustrating to say the least, but what is nice is I certainly don't feel the need to 'beat myself up' over it in the way I might have done in the past, because even t...
- Fri Oct 14, 2016 2:41 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Tobiasmom's Journey Continues...
- Replies: 37
- Views: 47155
Hi Tobiasmom's... it's a real journey, isn't it? Well done for keeping on coming back here. I am new! I've been trying NoS for nearly 2 weeks now and I think it brings real sanity to life and eating... Your lists are very powerful and I think probably most of us can relate to most of them! In my lim...
- Fri Oct 14, 2016 6:54 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Thanks, Linda. I sent the kids to bed early last night so had a peaceful evening, and for the first time this week everyone slept soundly until morning, phew! I'm so pleased it's Friday! Feels like it's been a great week overall. It really does 'feel' so much better, doesn't it, to not constantly be...
- Fri Oct 14, 2016 6:47 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Linda's daily check-in
- Replies: 4620
- Views: 4766605
Linda, that's awful. It is just horrible to feel our children are attacked. Particularly if it doesn't strike with what you know of your child, and clearly could have been handled better - as you say, is she just trying to ask your daughter to wear a different shirt or wanting to unload gossip from ...
- Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:21 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
- Thu Oct 13, 2016 9:45 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Got Non Scale Victories? Post 'em here!
- Replies: 49
- Views: 59611
- Thu Oct 13, 2016 7:11 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Thursday Breakfast Cheese scone, tomato and scrambled egg with a strong tea! Now I need to blitz the apartment, joy! Had a terrible night's sleep with one child up in the night, and then i couldn't go back to sleep afterwards, so a certain amount of coffee is going to be required to get through tod...
- Thu Oct 13, 2016 6:54 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Linda's daily check-in
- Replies: 4620
- Views: 4766605
- Wed Oct 12, 2016 5:53 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Merry's Monthly Check-in
- Replies: 350
- Views: 389759
- Wed Oct 12, 2016 5:40 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: oolala53
- Replies: 2370
- Views: 2901405
- Wed Oct 12, 2016 5:38 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: kaalii's daily check-in...
- Replies: 485
- Views: 587083
- Wed Oct 12, 2016 5:34 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Linda's daily check-in
- Replies: 4620
- Views: 4766605
- Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:31 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Nancy S Daily Check In
- Replies: 8
- Views: 16448
- Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:27 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Wednesday SUCCESS! Feels like a real success because I was hungry at times (maybe should have eaten more at lunchtime) but I didn't crack! AND I watched 'Great British Bake off' in the evening without eating!! Breakfast : Porridge with milk, raisins, spoonful of peanut butter and unsweetened cocoa,...
- Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:26 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Hi Linda - no, I didn't make them from scratch!! I just added the ham and cheese :lol: And, i think you are right about just saying 'no thank you' or saving some for later... Last night I did end up having some of the dessert. But the portion of main I was served was pretty small (!!) so i at least ...
- Tue Oct 11, 2016 4:19 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
Breakfast : Large bowl of Fruit & Fibre with milk Seemed probably too large, but i was hungry by lunchtime so maybe that's ok! Didn't eat the cake that was on offer with friends this morning. When I told them I had recently given up snacking there was an audible gasp! :lol: Lunch : Carrot and lenti...
- Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:54 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Reflections on going into Week2
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15003
Thanks all... Yes, I think the danger is to feel so disheartened by an S day that it ruins the rest. I tried to simply observe myself more this last weekend and think 'well, that's interesting' :roll: It was definitely noticeable to me that permasnacking really reduced the pleasure of eating... So, ...
- Mon Oct 10, 2016 5:54 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: A little support in the early days please!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 30411
- Mon Oct 10, 2016 5:48 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I'm back again. Really going to crack it this time
- Replies: 17
- Views: 29110
- Mon Oct 10, 2016 5:16 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
- Mon Oct 10, 2016 11:34 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ModBod's daily check-in
- Replies: 59
- Views: 61169
ModBod's daily check-in
OK, I've been reading some other check-ins and found them very inspiring, so think I'd like to try the same... Breakfast: Porridge, with raisins, cinnamon, 1/2 banana, about 6 almonds and 1/2 tsp of honey. I dithered over the honey, was it permissible or not! Next time will prob leave out as it didn...
- Mon Oct 10, 2016 7:47 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Reflections on going into Week2
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15003
Reflections on going into Week2
Hello everyone. It feels like I'm conducting a psychological experiment on myself trying to adopt these NoS principles! My reflections as I head into week 2 are: 1. I wasn't wholly successful on the 'no sweets' part, and allowed myself dessert at meal times 3 out of the 5 noS days... it adds up! I f...
- Sat Oct 08, 2016 7:22 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: A little support in the early days please!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 30411
- Fri Oct 07, 2016 3:22 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: A little support in the early days please!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 30411
Fellow Newbie!
Hi Bluebell... I'm new too! I started No S as of last Friday (31 Sept) and it's going pretty well. The no snacking has been wonderful - to not be crazy about food all day, and to then really enjoy proper meals has been a breath of fresh air. I find the 'no sweets' the challenge, and have ended up ha...