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- Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:48 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:36 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:27 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:38 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:40 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Mon Aug 11, 2014 6:17 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:01 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Sat Aug 09, 2014 7:36 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:50 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:13 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Wed Aug 06, 2014 6:53 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:45 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Mon Aug 04, 2014 6:36 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:48 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:43 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:43 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:45 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:15 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Sat Jul 26, 2014 8:09 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Fri Jul 25, 2014 7:47 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:25 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Wed Jul 23, 2014 7:02 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:11 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:06 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:59 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Sat Jul 19, 2014 6:52 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Fri Jul 18, 2014 8:10 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:47 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:17 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:32 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Mon Jul 14, 2014 4:44 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:03 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Thu Jul 10, 2014 7:03 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Wed Jul 09, 2014 7:19 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Tue Jul 08, 2014 1:19 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:48 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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Not exactly a good day at work. I had planned to do the exercises from the first part of chapter 5 today but I felt tired and skipped to read the start of the 2nd part which is more interesting than the first part. 17' - nothing exceptional but I'll count it as a success habit-wise. Tomorrow I have ...
- Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:11 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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hmm yes I know what you mean. But I don't just want to understand the topic, I want to memorize and be able to use it. This textbook contains exercises which will help me do that (hopefully). And yes it's more difficult but also more rewarding imho. Anyway the difficulty is why I intend to post dail...
- Sun Jul 06, 2014 3:59 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Sat Jul 05, 2014 6:45 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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- Sat Jul 05, 2014 5:44 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
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I want to finish a textbook!
As the title says. I have many interests and way too many books and textbooks. Unfortunately in the past I have seldom been persistent enough to finish any of them on my own, and recent experience has shown I tend to stop going to non-mandatory classes after a while. So I want to finish, well, quite...
- Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:40 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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thanks Oolala. Well I am still failing at NoS AND exercise, but I have lost some weight anyway... Slightly less seconds and more stairs and sometimes more walking on weekends => around 65kg now, so I have shed about 2kg since I don't know when - at some point I even read 68kg on the scale I think, p...
- Sun Mar 02, 2014 5:21 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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March
In March I want to restart NoS and scheduled exercise, and I want to work specifically on my posture.
This weekend has been reasonable so far, but there's still tonight...
This weekend has been reasonable so far, but there's still tonight...
- Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:47 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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- Fri May 31, 2013 6:09 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
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- Thu May 30, 2013 7:14 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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- Wed May 29, 2013 7:29 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
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- Tue Feb 05, 2013 6:40 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Couch to 5K Challenge (C25K)
- Replies: 84
- Views: 85706
- Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:04 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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- Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:00 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Couch to 5K Challenge (C25K)
- Replies: 84
- Views: 85706
- Sun Dec 16, 2012 8:20 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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- Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:12 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
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- Sat Dec 08, 2012 10:13 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
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Almost a full year later... Weight around 68 kg :oops: I really don't want to put on more weight! However somehow I have gotten used to this body shape, so I am not really fighting to lose weight currently... NoS compliance still low, but I try to keep the extras to 1 or 2 pieces of dark chocolate p...
- Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:49 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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- Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:13 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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1st N day of the year, and I had pain au chocolat and also some plain bread and chocolate. Should I count it as a failed (red) or sick day (yellow)? I am sore and tired, and I'm going back to work tomorrow. Joy. I took some photos of my flat (which is a mess), hopefully in a month I can shoot new on...
- Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:07 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: * * * week of 9/11 challenge * * *
- Replies: 10
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@renee : don't be too impressed... it was only 4 floors. In a normal workday I routinely climb 3 and 4 floors, twice each (hence to 14 floors goal). But yes, usually if I miss an occasion to climb the stairs I don't go to the trouble of going back downstairs... this weekly challenge is strangely mot...
- Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:00 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: * * * week of 9/11 challenge * * *
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16807
I'm in... NoS + 1 cup of hot chocolate per day allowed. 15' of exercise or relaxation. 30' walking, 14 flights of stairs. Monday: NoS exercise walking stairs (well, obviously it won't be an exactly perfect week since I've failed at my stairs goal already - although I could have called it an S... Any...
- Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:45 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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hmmm life has taken an interesting turn... more anxiety... but I always feel better in September, is this why I feel not too bad? (well, two of my colleagues were away so the noise level at work has been much lower - this may be another reason). Ah well. Bought a lottery ticket. Updating my resume. ...
- Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:17 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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- Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:38 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
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- Views: 195342
- Fri Jul 29, 2011 7:07 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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- Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:08 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
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- Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:21 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
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- Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:49 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
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- Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:48 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
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- Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:20 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
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- Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:24 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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- Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:48 pm
- Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
- Topic: Imperfect? You can still get results
- Replies: 11
- Views: 27165
- Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:39 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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hmmm well Friday night indulgences evolved into week-long snacking and sweets and now I've put on weight. Today is a failure too :evil: Can I go back to Vanilla NoS :? I hate a lot of my current circumstances, including the damn freezing air con. There. Now, no more failures, ok? :roll: 'cause I've ...
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:30 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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- Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:05 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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11:05 Provided I don't chicken out, I'll have unplugged my washing machine from the tap in a few minutes... 14:08 It's done (after 183 minutes, but part of that was used up fetching food and eating it). I had first to figure which thing to unscrew (there's the beige thing, the blue thing, the white ...
- Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:12 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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So I finished the chocolate yesterday night (2nd failure in a row). Well there's no more chocolate at home now. I'll just go brush my teeth and today will have been a success. ah, and for the record I've restarted my previous exercise routine - I think I'll just leave the assisted pullups aside for ...
- Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:29 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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- Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:03 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
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- Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:14 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
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- Views: 195342
- Sun Feb 13, 2011 2:00 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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One of the reasons for this week's failures and general lack of enthusiasm is that I hurt myself last weekend doing ladder-assisted pullups. I got tendonitis in the inside of my right elbow :evil: and I don't know how long that will last. So I have to adapt my exercise routines, which means a change...
- Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:25 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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- Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:09 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
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- Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:12 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
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- Views: 195342
- Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:59 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
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- Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:35 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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Over the weekend, no stomach ache (good!) Monday and Tuesday: on time at work, nosdiet success, exercise success, housework success but extreme failures on social habits. My shoulders and arms are still sore from Sunday's "assisted pullups" workout (I use a ladder to help me pull myself up) - both g...
- Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:59 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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1 Kitkat. Brushed my teeth immediately after dinner and was not tempted by dark chocolate. For once I was on time at work (not that I really have fixed hours but I am getting too complacent...) Exercise (nothing strenuous), walking and housework were all fine these past 4 days. Slight knee pain had ...
- Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:34 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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2 squares of dark chocolate and a handful of almonds. (and a small cup of hot chocolate at work). Got to work too late. Minor avoidances. A few habits I am working on: - NoS (1 small cup of hot chocolate OR 1 square of dark chocolate authorized) - No giving myself a stomach ache on ordinary S days -...
- Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:41 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
- Views: 195342
- Tue Jan 04, 2011 6:57 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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Ack! Having trouble getting back on track. Today's failures (there are more, but these are the most annoying): 1 wrapped chocolate (yuck), 4 biscuits, 2 squares of dark chocolate with a handful of almonds. Got to work too late, avoided social events, ignored people I had resolved to be nice (or neut...
- Sun Nov 14, 2010 5:02 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Need advice, not specific to "No S"
- Replies: 31
- Views: 34562
Unfortunately, I weighed -exactly- the same amount I weighed about a month ago when last I was weighed there. I know that this has only been going for about two weeks, but still, I would have liked to have seen a one pound difference at least to let me know things were going well. It was kind of di...
- Fri Oct 08, 2010 5:54 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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Weight: 64.6kg NoS: success so far (but I bought an éclair au chocolat, which I'm supposed to resist until tomorrow... still hesitating between making Friday nights the start of S days or not.) Exercise: 15' light morning exercise, 2x8 floors of stairs, 4x10' walk. Postcards sent: 1 official. Anti-...
- Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:48 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
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Hmmm I need to recommit to NoS and exercise since I've had a minor surgery a few weeks ago and exercise was forbidden. I am still the same weight but needless to day muscle has vanished and fat has increased. I have two weeks left before I can officially restart upper body exerce, however I can stil...
- Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:03 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
- Views: 195342
I've been busy. Seems like I'm relearning NoS from scratch - I actually get hungry between meals now and it feels like a novelty. (counting minutes until it's a reasonable hour to go fetch take-away from the new little Chinese place - the food there is so much better than at the old big place!) Read...
- Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:23 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
- Views: 195342
2.5 months after the new year Ss, I am not satisfied with my diet. Despite going back to no snacks, no sweets and no seconds, my weight has been creeping upwards, I am just below 65kg (average weight) now. It can't be all muscle. And although I feel slightly less constricted in my pants, they are st...
- Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:31 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Intelligent Dietary Defaults (add yours!)
- Replies: 95
- Views: 283745
My last-ditch empty-fridge pantry meal would be: - rice/pasta/noodles (any kind, including kid's noodle soup - though I prefer the little stars to the alphabet soup so I'm less tempted to play with my food :mrgreen: ), - tinned sardines - canned long beans - fruit if any is left (most often apple), ...
- Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:08 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
- Views: 195342
- Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:16 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Starla Starts
- Replies: 193
- Views: 167683
Regarding restarting to exercise: I found I was often unable to restart because my previous exercise level/duration seemed intimidating/exhausting. So now when I don't feel like exercising, I tell myself I will exercise only 5minutes and then I can stop whenever I want. Often, the 5 minutes make me ...
- Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:59 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
- Views: 195342
- Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:31 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
- Views: 195342
Was an idiot on Sunday. Note to self: dessert is entirely superfluous when having lunch at the crossroads restaurant. A stomach ache means STOP. Eating more won't make it go away. ttapp this morning: BWO+ (without plies) and Arms sequence : too long. Exercise: some misses but overall fine. Stairs st...
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:16 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Help a Newbie Please
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10622
Milk is officially authorized. I don't know about V8. Anyway, if it's just one glass per day to break the monotony of plain water, it should be no big deal. You could also try herbal tea, or (if you can find it) a sugar-free additive such as natural liquorice extract (2-3 drops per glass of water). ...
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:55 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
- Views: 195342
Missed my morning exercise session yesterday :oops: let's blame the winter olympics. I wrote: "DON'T increase stair climbing", but actually increased it from 12 floors up + 6 floors down, to 16 floors up + 4 floors down. However it feels good and the amount of climbing down is reduced which is good ...
- Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:56 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: HUGE Platefuls
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15987
You don't seem to be eating a lot of carbs? Could the lack of carbs be the cause of the need for huge platefuls? (If I don't have enough carbs at breakfast and lunch, I feel tired around 5pm... so I would probably try to avoid that tiredness and hunger by loading up my plate with lots of "healthy" v...
- Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:41 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
- Views: 195342
Exercise: back on track. TTapp notes: do on work days only, because on weekends I either sit all day or walk a lot - both are incompatible with ttapp. Also, don't insist on KLT - contract inside of thighs equally with outside, don't push knees outwards at end of PBS (push inwards instead with hands ...
- Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:11 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
- Views: 195342
Exercise: starting over with the morning routine. Somehow it gets more and more lengthy and strenuous as the days go by, until I don't feel like doing it any more. In the past, that would lead to a period of failures, until I would finally see reason and restart at a moderate level and duration. How...
- Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:22 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Ramblings
- Replies: 167
- Views: 195342
Not sure whether today was a NoS failure or not. Technically I did not eat sweets or seconds or more food than usual, although there was a bit of funny business with snacking/temporal virtual plating on food I would not usually have on an N day. It certainly was an exercise failure. (Friday night de...