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- Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:35 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: flyingpig checkin
- Replies: 923
- Views: 842201
Re: flyingpig checkin
Agreed! Baking sourdough every Saturday morning is awesome, but definitely contributing to my weight gain.
- Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:47 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Linda's daily check-in
- Replies: 4617
- Views: 4609089
Re: Linda's daily check-in
Hi Linda! I'm currently doing NoS in a limted eating window....after reading much of the Circadian Code, I think a 10 hour window mainly during the day works well for me. I am in a norma weight range but would love to be a little lower on the scale, and this seems to combine the best of both. I did ...
- Tue Mar 12, 2019 1:33 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: oolala53
- Replies: 2369
- Views: 2818784
Re: oolala53
I love my Instant Pot for rice...in fact Ii bought the 3 quart not long ago after owning the 6 quart for a couple of years just so I could do rice as a side dish. I put one cup of rice and 1 1/2 cups water in, maybe a dash of olive oil. 3 minutes on manual, than let it sit for ten minutes (or more)....
- Sun Mar 10, 2019 7:28 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: automated eating tracker
- Replies: 3687
- Views: 4785509
Re: automated eating tracker
Sunday, March 10 I just gave $90 to transport a mom dog and her puppy from a shelter. :roll: Completely not in my budget, no idea where that impulse came from (thank you Facebook). How awesome! I often donate to rescues.My beautiful younger BC is a rescue, formally heartworm positive boy who was dr...
- Sat Mar 02, 2019 12:08 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: - -
- Replies: 280
- Views: 346332
Re: Whosonfirst's Check In & Exercise Log
Ha, I’m in the Philly end of PA so we are having similar snow/sleet events. Just want to stay in by the fire and read!
- Thu Feb 28, 2019 3:31 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Re: Staff Assistant III
Still hanging in there with green weekdays. The light breakfast just doesn't work for me so I'm just trying to keep a 14/10 schedule. No alcohol on green days and very little on S days. I ordered a stand up desk for my office that should be here today. I hate it when Fitbit tells me I haven't moved ...
- Thu Feb 28, 2019 2:01 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Octavia is finally checking in!
- Replies: 859
- Views: 1089107
Re: Octavia is finally checking in!
lol, i know "stodgy" from watching Great British bake off. Kind of the opposite of delicious .
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 5:58 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jen's checkin thread
- Replies: 641
- Views: 639487
Re: Jen's checkin thread
Yes, this bums me out. I used to have an amazing metabolism and I miss it!
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 4:49 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: automated eating tracker
- Replies: 3687
- Views: 4785509
Re: automated eating tracker
I have really never considered HRT, but I guess it's because menopause was effortless for me. I stopped at 51, had one light one about 9 months later, then no more (I am 58). No hot flashes, maybe some minor night sweats, but not on the scale I have heard about. So I sympathize with those who truly ...
- Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:39 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: BackToThin's CheckIn
- Replies: 79
- Views: 94468
Re: BackToThin's CheckIn
I agree and don’t think CICO ( calories in/ calories out) is straightforward . If it was true, no one would have a weight problem, but we are not simple machines. Read some of Dr. Jason Fung’s books on this to learn more. “The Obesity Code” is very informative. In my own experiments with intermitten...
- Sat Feb 23, 2019 2:56 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: flyingpig checkin
- Replies: 923
- Views: 842201
Re: flyingpig checkin
I’m all about weekend bread making lately. My sourdough starter is maybe 6 weeks old. It’s tough not to eat it when you know how good it is!
- Sat Feb 23, 2019 11:08 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Fresh orange juice or fruit juice
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13089
Re: Fresh orange juice or fruit juice
I don’t do any drinks between meals except water, seltzer water and hot tea. I got away from any sugar ( real or fake) in coffee or tea years ago. It’s much easier to drink a huge amount of sugar than it is to eat it. I know it’s “allowed”. But as was stated above, what’s allowed is not always what’...
- Fri Feb 22, 2019 6:07 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: automated eating tracker
- Replies: 3687
- Views: 4785509
Re: automated eating tracker
Hey auto! My BCs would run too, so would I! Glad you are ok. My DH does the silent thing on this kind of thing too. I actually don't have any male friendships at this point (side effect of the 96% female workplace). But when I did have male coworkers, he tended to not engage if I told a funny story ...
- Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:41 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Re: Staff Assistant III
I'd say it is a real weight gain because: - i have whole weeks when my weight is exactly the same every day, to the tenth of a pound. I lose and gain very slowly, I have never had big fluid type fluctuations. - i am going on weekly averages, not just one day to another - my pants are tight! and i do...
- Thu Feb 21, 2019 5:30 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Re: Staff Assistant III
hey Octavia! Thanks for stopping in. the ashwagandha seems to be working really well. I also got a weighted blanket about the same time so maybe its the combination but I sleep rerally well lately. Re: the weighted blanket. I had been eying this for about a year. I have anxiety ( and take Wellbutrin...
- Thu Feb 21, 2019 5:14 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: automated eating tracker
- Replies: 3687
- Views: 4785509
Re: automated eating tracker
Interesting, I will check out that podcast.
- Thu Feb 21, 2019 5:06 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Linda's daily check-in
- Replies: 4617
- Views: 4609089
Re: Linda's daily check-in
Is that the Six Miles to Supper Kayla? I used to belong...why is she shutting down?
I used to be very active in the Delay Dont Deny groups but have to admit that the new year's crop of newbies drove me away. I still read the advanced group and really admire Gin's management style.
I used to be very active in the Delay Dont Deny groups but have to admit that the new year's crop of newbies drove me away. I still read the advanced group and really admire Gin's management style.
- Sun Feb 17, 2019 12:37 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Linda's daily check-in
- Replies: 4617
- Views: 4609089
Re: Linda's daily check-in
I agree with Margot....I went back to school at 49 after years in retail management. I just couldn’t face another holiday season of stress , long hours and the ongoing drama of managing minimum wage employees. So at 58 I now have 8 years in my best job ever! I work as an executive assistant in a hug...
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 11:16 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Re: Staff Assistant III
Margot, I think it is just pulling the blender up slowly. I’ve actually never had a fail with it.i use my own chicken eggs but I’m sure you can get really good eggs too. Is French mayo as disgusting as British salad cream? DH grew up with that and is scared off mayo for life because he thinks it’s t...
- Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:55 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Re: Staff Assistant III
Thanks auto! It's a nice side effect of not having any kids at home anymore! I think those potatoes are actually a northeast thing, maybe even a Philly thing. I grew up in Atlanta and never saw them before I moved here. They are PERVASIVE around St Patricks Day, but I find anything besides dark choc...
- Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:33 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Re: Staff Assistant III
It's an S day! For today, I plan on having my regular breakfast (oatmeal with walnuts, a dash of maple syrup and raspberries) and lunch (a delicious thai chicken recipe we had for dinner) and then dinner out with DH at a nice old school American restaurant (think surf anf turf, etc). Probably will h...
- Wed Feb 13, 2019 5:50 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: automated eating tracker
- Replies: 3687
- Views: 4785509
Re: automated eating tracker
I wish I liked the Primal Kitchen salad dressings. Even my Giant has them now.
I make my own mayo from avocado oil. Costco has a nice big bottle for 9.99
I make my own mayo from avocado oil. Costco has a nice big bottle for 9.99
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:30 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Re: Staff Assistant III
The ashwaghanda seems to be doing the trick as far as helping me sleep. I got capsules from amazon and Im only taking one at night, not the three suggested. Green weekdays still...I feel like i have nothing to report really. My weight is going down very slowly, about .2 per week, which is fine as I ...
- Thu Feb 07, 2019 8:26 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: This is not a bad idea, Tracker!
- Replies: 117
- Views: 121023
Re: This is not a bad idea, Tracker!
Yum , I love the EBTB seasoning on buttered toast. it's also excellent on hard boiled eggs!
I've never had chai at SB. Their coffee is too strong for me, so I skip it. Hope it was good
I've never had chai at SB. Their coffee is too strong for me, so I skip it. Hope it was good
- Wed Feb 06, 2019 7:10 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I'm upgrading the bulletin board...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 49685
Re: I'm upgrading the bulletin board...
I get the same message
- Wed Feb 06, 2019 4:35 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Re: Staff Assistant III
I do take magnesium, and it seems to help most of the time. It also helped with the constipation i was getting while IF. Margot thanks...I will have to try the ashwangandha. I order anything on Amazon that I possibly can, so I can probably have it by Friday :D Auto, I think we have similar genetics!...
- Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:57 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Margot's daily check-in - 2019
- Replies: 162
- Views: 129021
Re: Margot's daily check-in - 2019
DAY 7 138.9 kg[/b I am cooling off on the SLD. Not sure why, this morning it feels less appealing. Like, it's kind of silly to have to gulp down all these oils in order to trick the body to do something it doesn't wanna do. The moment I begin to think that my body is stupid and I need to con it, I'...
- Tue Feb 05, 2019 1:58 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: scale y/n?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 44372
Re: scale y/n?
the problem with only weighing weekly is that you can easily catch your high weight for the week on one day.
I like daily weighing with a weekly average. My Fitbit app actually does it for me.
I like daily weighing with a weekly average. My Fitbit app actually does it for me.
- Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:08 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Re: Staff Assistant III
Whoa I haven’t updated in a week! All is going well. Green N days and yellow S days. I think my sugar dragon is backing off some. I baked some Revel Bars on Saturday and ate a couple each day but no other s stuff. Two tiny glasses of Prosecco Saturday afternoon resulted in a 3 am Sunday wake up. Thi...
- Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:33 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The 21(day) Club
- Replies: 839
- Views: 1262036
Re: The 21(day) Club
Yay I hit 21 days on January 31 2019! The snacking issue is much better, as is sugar.
- Sun Feb 03, 2019 6:13 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: automated eating tracker
- Replies: 3687
- Views: 4785509
Re: automated eating tracker
Hi Auto! Yes, I love the new forum layout too. I had a really hard time on my IPad with the old one and this looks like it may work better, though I may still just cave and post on my PC at work. So happy the salt is working out. I saw your comment about kidney stones a few days ago. I never had my ...
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 9:41 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I'm upgrading the bulletin board...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 49685
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 11:27 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: February 2019 Challenge
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10795
I’m in! I hit three weeks yesterday and it is bizarre how it all seems much easier now. FEBRUARY 2019 FRI 2/1 GREEN Sat 2/2 and Sun 2/3 S days Mon 2/4 Tues 2/5 Wed 2/6 Thurs 2/7 Fri 2/8 Sat 2/9 and Sun 2/10 S days Mon 2/11 Tues 2/12 Wed 2/13 Thurs 2/14 Fri 2/15 Sat 2/16 and Sun 2/17 S days Mon 2/1...
- Fri Feb 01, 2019 6:21 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: My HabitCal is gone
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6751
- Fri Feb 01, 2019 5:23 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: My HabitCal is gone
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6751
My HabitCal is gone
I started Jan 11 2019 and logged every day. Today all I see is February. I tried all the settings and February is the only thing I can get to show. Am I an idiot?😨
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:32 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Allison's 2019 Check-in
- Replies: 22
- Views: 29080
- Mon Jan 28, 2019 5:42 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: automated eating tracker
- Replies: 3687
- Views: 4785509
Hey there! I LOVE salt and we keep the flaked stuff in a cool glass jar by the stove. I don’t eat processed foods either and cook almost all of our food from scratch but I also don’t drink so much water. If it were me I would back off the water. I have two kidney stones that an unsuccessful lith...
- Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:59 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Amerie's Check In
- Replies: 40
- Views: 25724
- Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:51 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
- Sun Jan 27, 2019 5:07 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
So yesterday was interesting. A few crazies on the train, as usual. I ate one of the shortbread bars I made last week for breakfast . For whatever reason I am starting to not love coffee as much the last few days have to force myself to finish a second cup so maybe I’ll drop down to one this week....
- Sat Jan 26, 2019 11:24 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
- Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:16 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: automated eating tracker
- Replies: 3687
- Views: 4785509
- Fri Jan 25, 2019 1:21 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Yeah,lol,it would be easier to be single as far as my perfect meal schedule! Going out for sushi tonight. My only mod from vanilla no S has been to limit any alcohol to Friday and Saturday. I find that more than a glass messes with my sleep and I am better off keeping any sugar/snacks on Sat and Sun...
- Fri Jan 25, 2019 1:05 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
- Thu Jan 24, 2019 1:26 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Hi Octavia! So far so good. I did do some silent internal whining today thinking that it’s only Wednesday and I can’t have anything sweet til Saturday but I got past it. B oatmeal with pecans, raspberries , coffee L leftover chicken and beans, clementines D pork fried rice I tend to be most hung...
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:56 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: First day!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8323
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 6:54 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Dalia negra
- Replies: 207
- Views: 267018
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 6:46 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Dalia negra
- Replies: 207
- Views: 267018
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:26 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ari's Check-In
- Replies: 72
- Views: 73223
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 10:28 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Carole's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18323
- Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:11 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
GREEN DAY I enjoyed the hell out of my S days. I had Prosecco on Friday and Saturday and many many millionaires shortbread bars Sat and Sun. I grazed a lot yesterday too. Win: I did not even look at any snacks at work. It helped that I was slammed! I did 23 minutes on the treadmill at lunchtime. Tr...
- Sat Jan 19, 2019 5:28 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
A great first week. I’m curious. Were you hungry when you woke up early? Enjoy your baking! I wasn’t hungry at first but by 5:30 am yes. I ate some toast and a clementine and then picked up some rare London broil when I was at Wegmans .i think lack of sleep was stressful but I did t eat more th...
- Sat Jan 19, 2019 5:25 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: automated eating tracker
- Replies: 3687
- Views: 4785509
Hello! I really like the basic Fitbit flex. It’s waterproof so I never have to worry about runining it in the shower or the kitchen sink. Right now I’m using it on my ankle but I’ve used it on my wrist as a silent alarm, which my light sleeping husband loves. Your journal is very interesting ð...
- Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:05 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
First week done! Overall I am pretty happy. Yesterday started off rough since I woke up at 2:30 and couldn’t get back to sleep. So my breakfast was spread over about 3 hours although it wasn’t more than a plateful. The rest of the day went fine and I was 💤 by about 8:30. I am a daily weigher ...
- Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:07 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Bluebell's check in
- Replies: 649
- Views: 599141
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:38 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Good point oolala Good day so far...I didn’t eat enough breakfast but am going out to lunch around noon so I’ll be okay. Dinner already planned. I started using the Dinnerly meal kits and I have to say they are pretty good. I plan on baking some delicious cookie bars on Saturday morning so I can...
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:27 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Hanger or The Lunch-to-Dinner Stretch
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12954
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:26 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Hanger or The Lunch-to-Dinner Stretch
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12954
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 12:17 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
- Wed Jan 16, 2019 3:29 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Emmanuella's daily check in
- Replies: 51
- Views: 51329
- Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:05 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Emmanuella's daily check in
- Replies: 51
- Views: 51329
Pretty good, actually! Limiting snacks between lunch and dinner is my biggest challenge. I am journaling here to keep myself honest.Emmanuella wrote:Thats great Laura. How are you feeling mentally about this new way of eating for life?Staff Assistant III wrote:Welcome! I just started on the 11th.
Laura
- Wed Jan 16, 2019 1:31 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Emmanuella's daily check in
- Replies: 51
- Views: 51329
- Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:07 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
I think you are right! I packed what we had left from Sunday lunch but would have liked a few more. I know better than to try and make this a diet so I guess I need to make sure I have a full plate at lunch. At dinner I am really not all that hungry but like to eat with my husband. Thanks for stoppi...
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:59 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Posting mid day just so I don’t forget about staying to my plan: B oatmeal, an apple with peanut butter, 2 coffees L chicken wings, two clementines AND THEN I RAN INTO AVAILABLE FOOD! I work in a large office with 97% nurturing nurses. There’s always treats around, free to whoever wants them. To...
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:44 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Green Day
Really easy day! B oatmeal w a few walnuts,two clementines , 2 coffee L lemon chicken orzo soup, a few triscuits D meatballs with rice, one slice sourdough I was most surprised that I was fine waiting til 7 to eat. Before NoS I would eat lunch, forage at work for a snack and then be ravenous as soon...
- Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:53 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
So two S days in a row ...I will be glad to get a little structure tomorrow. I made some delicious pecan shortbread bars yesterday but had quite a few already and my husband will finish them off. I had a glass of Prosecco ( my new favorite wine; used to be mainly into reds but have lost my taste for...
- Sun Jan 13, 2019 4:09 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
I hope you have a great S Day! And tomorrow, great success at not roving the halls looking for snacks (I think we all know that very easy tendency). Eventually you just don't even consider food as an option if it's not mealtime. That's such a freeing feeling. Thanks! I may even pack my breakfast (o...
- Sun Jan 13, 2019 2:40 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Thanks! For now, I just want to establish three normal sized meals with no snacking. I did find that on my first day I caught myself a few times waiting to eat some nuts or something small between lunch and dinner. I often wander through the halls at my office to see if there is anything tasty lying...
- Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:54 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Staff Assistant III
- Replies: 58
- Views: 50431
Staff Assistant III
Hi! I started yesterday after reading the book in about a day and a half. I heard about NoS from someone on an intermittent fasting Facebook group who mentioned it every time someone asked if it was okay for kids to fast. So nutshell: 58, female, married with 4 kids, 3 on their own and one in colleg...
- Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:28 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Ravelry vs Facebook
- Replies: 4
- Views: 23833