You guyssss ;.; I'm actually really emotional reading this stuff, sympathy and nudges towards improvements alike. Thank y'all. I feel super supported! (For the fun of it, I am counting this weekend as the starting days just S days hehe.)
Excited for the first N Days of the new effort tomorrow!
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- Mon Feb 04, 2019 4:06 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
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- Sat Feb 02, 2019 2:36 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
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- Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:39 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
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I am so sorry I keep falling out of doing this. My anxiety kind of came to a boiling point I don't know if I'd call what happened a meltdown, but I quit my job in possibly the worst way, or something rather close I'm being forced to see just how much anxiety is controlling my life, and I need to cha...
- Sat Jan 12, 2019 12:39 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
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So this week was a struggle. I completely zoned on starting. Everything got very stressful very quickly come Monday, and not starting that day just kinda bled into the next. I also didn't get a fresh starting weight, which was kinda demoralizing at the time. Anyway, those weren't supposed to be /goo...
- Sat Jan 12, 2019 12:36 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
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- Views: 72202
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 3:22 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
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- Tue Jan 08, 2019 3:06 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
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So you are Ari's Check-in but your username is Losingthediets, yes? Sometimes I get mixed up and I'm not sure whose thread I'm commenting on, lol. So are you saying that the diet coke is amping you up at work too much? Maybe you could switch to Sprite Zero? :-) Yes, I'm Ari! sorry it was confusing ...
- Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:36 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
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- Sun Jan 06, 2019 6:51 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
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Welcome back! I don't know how I missed your thread the first time. (I started in fall of 2008 with short success and long failure until December of 2009. Been pretty steady since then. Still kind of addicted to the boards.) You don't need to defend your eating choices and you are just getting goin...
- Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:03 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:34 am
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: 14 minutes tidy-up system
- Replies: 10
- Views: 37908
I think my only reservation about doing this one for myself (and I do plan to try it, either from the fifteenth or from the first of february) is I still need a solid list of chores I need to do daily and weekly that, as you say, I would do anyway, because though I do mine eventually, I regret to sa...
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:28 am
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: Ari's Weekend Luddite
- Replies: 3
- Views: 18002
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:24 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ceo418 check-in
- Replies: 288
- Views: 304746
Just read upwards, not through all of your posts but through a good deal of them. I'm at Day 9, and I resonate with your "I can't count it as a Red day over a small slip up or I will go all ham over it." That's the main reason I kinda glossed over what was probably a slip up yesterday over a technic...
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:13 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: flyingpig checkin
- Replies: 923
- Views: 822167
It's natural for weight loss to be faster in the beginning, if you think you're outright stalling I see trying to mod it a little! As of now I only plan to mod my S days if a) I consistently binge/make myself sick on them or b) I find I'm eating things out of anxiety about not being able to eat them...
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:06 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:30 am
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: Podcast #50: State of the Systems 2016 (Spiritual)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 33182
In response to your repulsion to the "2 minute rule" as a GTD user : The whole purpose of the inbox is to drop thoughts you've had without having to identify what it is- and that includes identifying whether it's 2 minutes or not! Later, when your current task is getting your inbox to zero, that's w...
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:07 am
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: Ari's Weekend Luddite
- Replies: 3
- Views: 18002
Not doing great at paying attention to my 9 AM-9 PM thing. In the morning before work (I'm typically awake from 7 AM) I'm more concerned with habit and not feeling overwhelmed about the workday coming my way (as I'm still struggling with my new work position) and I'm typically trying to feel a littl...
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:01 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: flyingpig checkin
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- Views: 822167
I'm very new(Day 8 today), but I think at least Saturday and Sunday should remain S days, even if you only end up having a treat or two! Having that kind of break is really a good way to balance things out. But S events instead of NWS days seems like a good idea to me! I would have probably preferre...
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 12:48 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
Day 8 Eating dinner between typing- beef stew and a piece of cornbread. n.n Really wasn't feeling well today. Instead of taking a real break from No S, as the child that is my brain was telling me to, I got Subway for lunch instead of the little package of tuna and crackers I stocked up on to have f...
- Tue Jan 01, 2019 6:26 pm
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: Ari's Weekend Luddite
- Replies: 3
- Views: 18002
So I decided that instead of dividing it by N Days and S Days, id go by work schedule. Anyway. Today was supposed to be day one but I’m not doing great, as I’m off work and talking to you guys right now, at 12:24 PM. I’m cuttitn myself some New Years slack tho. I’ll keep reporting to y’all...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 9:06 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
Thanks for the warm welcome you guys! I didn’t feel like posting over the weekend, being S Days and busy evenings independent of that. I came to kind of an in-between- New Years Eve itself isn’t an N Day but the last 6 hours of the day (New Years Eve Evening) are a part of New Years Celebration ...
- Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:53 am
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: Ari's Weekend Luddite
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- Views: 18002
Ari's Weekend Luddite
My original New Year's Resolution was actually going to be to restrict tech usage in some way that would free me up to do more that I find fulfilling and restful. So on January first, officially, I will be starting the Weekend Luddite Everyday System on top of my efforts with No S! Basically I'll re...
- Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:44 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
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- Views: 72202
- Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:42 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
See I know in the future I won't totally be able to use Christmas Eve as one because family has Christmas Eve Dinner/Celebration on Christmas Eve, but I know taking the whole "if it'd get you out of work in an office job it's an S Day" Christmas Eve wouldn't count. In which case I guess I could redu...
- Sat Dec 29, 2018 2:21 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
- Fri Dec 28, 2018 2:03 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Christmas 2018 to Christmas 2019 log
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- Views: 13533
- Fri Dec 28, 2018 1:57 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
Day 2: Food content hasn't been great, but hasn't been sweets, and has stayed within the rules of No S! I noticed one issue with talking down to myself about my weight that's gonna be difficult to overcome with slow-pace weight loss today- I noticed my brain jumps on the chance to be hard on myself ...
- Fri Dec 28, 2018 1:25 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
Yup, focusing on consistency with Vanilla No S from the start is my goal this time. n.n Not setting weight goals and only weighing once a month. I really want to focus on feeling better and being healthier this time, rather than letting the number on the scale control me and push up my anxiety. As y...
- Thu Dec 27, 2018 3:01 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
Hey, surprisingly I actually returned! I've graduated from University and am in a much different place mentally. I think I'm much readier to long-term commit to something like this now. Unfortunately, with this new start, know that I haven't been on here since April 18 2017, and am even heavier than...
- Tue Apr 18, 2017 2:05 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
- Tue Apr 18, 2017 12:40 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
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I messed up. I was doing great but my boss left a bag of jelly beans open on the desk facing me and I broke. At least it didnt result in a full binge like last time. I ate too many but I still feel icky for last week. I was thinking of a 3 bite mod- for things others share with me. Like if I can tak...
- Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:35 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
Thanks you guys! It's nice to have people acknowledge my feelings on that kind of thing. It helps a lot to feel not alone or stupid. Today is a SUCCESS but I think with a bit too much calorie-filled tea (I had some form of it with every meal) B- a blueberry muffin L- a mozarella and tomato sandwich ...
- Sat Apr 15, 2017 6:47 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
Thank you. Im just ashamed my weights gotten as far as it is. I wish I could hide somewhere for a few months and focus on nothing but changing habits and losing the weight, but of course thats not how life works. Hopefully summer vacation will serve as the closest thing I can muster, but of course M...
- Sat Apr 15, 2017 3:28 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
- Sat Apr 15, 2017 3:25 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
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Really dinner is the only meal I can make extra space for and meet friends for. I appreciate the concern and I agree, but its just not gonna happen the way my schedule is, and when I go home, its unlikely to because of our finances and my parents eating schedules. I will keep that in mind so that I ...
- Sat Apr 15, 2017 3:17 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Global Fat Scale
- Replies: 35
- Views: 45056
- Wed Apr 12, 2017 7:57 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
- Wed Apr 12, 2017 7:49 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
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Hate to say it, but I already have my first FAILURE My hunger pains and headache-y symptoms of doing this so fast (which I didn't really expect because I didn't realize it WOULD be such a difference, I usually only get these symptoms on diets I super restrict myself on), plus class stress, then goin...
- Wed Apr 12, 2017 12:24 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
I don't count orange juice with breakfast as an S, it's usually in the 5-6 ounce size. No added sugar. If people can eat a grapefruit with sugar added, I don't see the problem with fresh natural juices with a meal. If I'm honest with my eSSes of the past, fruit has never been the culprit. That's go...
- Tue Apr 11, 2017 10:15 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
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- Views: 72202
Tuesday SUCCESS B-Bagel and chocolate milk (before I decided the milk would count as an S) L- Poptarts and tea(I swear I dont do poptarts EVERY DAY I just happened to get cornered by my colleges christian organization and given free poptarts the past couple of days) D- Sweet and sour chicken with fr...
- Tue Apr 11, 2017 4:29 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Question: How much is about a plate when you have no plate?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14325
I eat off of a meal plan that only allows me to purchase food from places on campus. I can use my real money to food shop on occassion, but my roommate fills her fridge with her own stuff and I dont really have time to teach myself to cook around here. So basically, when I cant sit down in the cafet...
- Tue Apr 11, 2017 2:57 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
- Tue Apr 11, 2017 2:24 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
- Tue Apr 11, 2017 12:51 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
- Mon Apr 10, 2017 11:07 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
Monday SUCCESS B- Turkey sausage, egg, and cheese bagel sandwich and coffee L- Poptarts D- Subway and orange juice I think the subway may have gone over what would really fit comfortably on a plate- next time I'll get less- but I don't think that's enough of a detail to mark today as a failure. Just...
- Mon Apr 10, 2017 9:28 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Question: How much is about a plate when you have no plate?
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- Views: 14325
I've done 80 bites before as well! 25 bites is a good ceiling for digestion but I'm not sure it would all fit on a plate if that makes sense; especially with the things I eat (also more fast food than I should probably ingest lol) so yeah. I'm thinking I'll stick with 15 for a while, and maybe keep ...
- Mon Apr 10, 2017 7:10 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: RAWCOOKIE's NoS Journal
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- Views: 1281828
- Mon Apr 10, 2017 7:10 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Question: How much is about a plate when you have no plate?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14325
- Mon Apr 10, 2017 3:33 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Question: How much is about a plate when you have no plate?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14325
Question: How much is about a plate when you have no plate?
I'm at college and most of my meals are running around doing things. I only have like one meal where I really sit down at an actual plate, and a lot of others where I grab fast food in individual wrappers or get my meals in tightly stuffed to-go boxes (more like tubs). I was thinking about maybe bit...
- Mon Apr 10, 2017 3:28 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Noel's Check In
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- Views: 47850
- Mon Apr 10, 2017 3:26 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
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- Views: 72202
- Mon Apr 10, 2017 12:07 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
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- Views: 72202
Obviously today was an S Day. Finishing it off with a candy bar and a soda. Before someone comments on that, I'd like to also say that on S Days in the future I intend to allow just the three S-es. Snacks (fruit, as outlined as a good snack in the eatlikeanormalperson think I found), sweets (maybe s...
- Sun Apr 09, 2017 2:49 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:04 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
- Sat Apr 08, 2017 6:18 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 72202
Ari's Check-In
Hi guys. Just made my account yesterday! I'm ashamed to say, I'm 313.8 lbs, as of Friday morning. This is after lots of gaining and losing. I'll be 21 in July and I've been gaining and losing weight via diets at various levels of difficulty (and safety) since I hit 270 lbs at 13 years old. My low is...