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by Over43
Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:01 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

I was reading through posts and thought I might take swing at setting up the calendar right here: 1/1 S Day 1/2 S Day 1/3 Fail I should have started tomorrow sans Hershey Bar. Total Gym full body workout. 1/4 1/5 1/6 1/7 1/8 S Day 1/9 S Day 1/10 1/11 1/12 1/13 1/14 1/15 S Day 1/16 S Day 1/17 1/18 1/...
by Over43
Mon Jan 03, 2022 8:51 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

ladybird30 wrote:
Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:41 am
A few more science major who also know some history wouldn't hurt either.
I agree!
by Over43
Mon Jan 03, 2022 8:47 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Simmstone's 'Obsessive Moderation'
Replies: 188
Views: 318276

Re: Simmstone's 'Obsessive Moderation'

It most certainly does.
by Over43
Mon Jan 03, 2022 8:25 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

I keep hearing the place is shutting down, and when I drop in, it is still here. Most Excellent. The holidays were not so bad, my clothes still fit. I spent my two weeks off in my stylish pjs reading. I left home once. I ran out of juice pops. It is zero degrees out and I am eating juice pops. A new...
by Over43
Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:58 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Ted Talk
Replies: 4
Views: 126601

Re: Ted Talk

We had TedX show up in the town where I live. My daughter's father-in-law gave one. I do not know the connection between Ted and TedX. However, I think in general, TedX does not have the same quality as Ted.
by Over43
Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:20 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Dec 2, 2021 I have slowed down, a bit, on shoving food in my pie hole. My weight seems to have stablized. The workouts are still getting finished. This morning at 4:50 I got started: 12.02.2021 Level 5 Squats: 1x135 Level 4 Pull Ups: 4x10 Super Set Level 4 Shoulder Press: 4x10 Level 3 Inverted Later...
by Over43
Sat Oct 23, 2021 12:18 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Retiring Bulletin board?
Replies: 36
Views: 41114

Re: Retiring Bulletin board?

This makes me sad. I belong to the Facebook group, but it isn't the same. Podcasting is the "new" thing now. I even listen to podcasts, usually Sasquatch encounters, Masonic lodge info, baseball, good stuff. Well if this is truly, and unfortunately the end, it has been a pleasure posting to you all....
by Over43
Sat Oct 23, 2021 12:08 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Why thank you. That is unfortunate news concerning this site. It seems busier than ever. There is still the Facebook page.
by Over43
Wed Oct 06, 2021 7:01 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Is Fat Shaming Always Wrong?
Replies: 32
Views: 78412

Re: Is Fat Shaming Always Wrong?

I fat shame myself.
by Over43
Wed Oct 06, 2021 6:16 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Movies
Replies: 12
Views: 35138

Re: Movies

10.06.2021

I am waiting for this weekend! No Time to Die! So far 83% on Rotten Tomatoes!
by Over43
Wed Oct 06, 2021 5:37 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

October 06, 2021 I am in Phoenix. Millions of people living in the desert. I live in, and love the high desert, 5000 ft. Yet, this Palm Springs like desert here has its charms. I could not drag my Total Gym with me. So yesterday I did 30 mins. On a Universal circuit. That has been a long time since ...
by Over43
Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:07 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Sleep Deprivation
Replies: 4
Views: 10509

Re: Sleep Deprivation

I do not even know how to address your situation without shoveling trite platitudes out of my mouth. I have gone years sleeping poorly. I went to a sleep study. Truly a waste. The nurse who was in charge declared I am known as a bright. People who go days without sleep, and yet function well. I also...
by Over43
Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:47 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Mazurkas... I practiced a day or two and yesterday got on you tube to listen to it. I do not know what I was playing, but it was not Chopin. That happened with Canoeing By Amy Beach. I had worked on that for what seemed like forever. One day I hunted it down on YouTube and I could only imagine Ms. B...
by Over43
Wed Sep 08, 2021 5:24 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Yesterday was the date on the calendar I had set up for my workout. But as early afternoon rolled in I kept feeling worse, and worse and... You know, the day you feel like you have been hit by a Cadillac. Well, I wandered upstairs at 9:00 PM finally, looked in my pill holder, and behold, I had not t...
by Over43
Wed Sep 08, 2021 12:31 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Intelligent Dietary Defaults (add yours!)
Replies: 95
Views: 271244

Re: Intelligent Dietary Defaults (add yours!)

Default Dinner: Rib-eye and half a can of Nalley's Chilli, regular... Default Breakfast: Maverick Convenience Store biscuits and sausage gravy, or a sausage egg McMuffin and a mocha Default Lunch: Mmmmmm...Beef Cup of Noodles w/Sriracha Sauce, Diet Dew What can I say? I know the SAD diet. But in man...
by Over43
Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:17 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Ted Talk
Replies: 4
Views: 126601

Ted Talk

I am sitting here, reading Appaloosa when a thought occurred to me. Reinhard should give a Ted Talk. I have seen enough of them to know you do not have to be Marilyn vos Savant to give a Ted Talk. I do believe Reinhard is significantly above and beyond, and he would give an excellent Ted. So, I do n...
by Over43
Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:48 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

07.23.2021 I am going to have to post yesterday's physical assault on my body from memory. Now to the important stuff: Level 5 Deep Knee Bends: 1x150 Level 3 Leg Curl: 4x10 Level 3 Shoulder Press: 4x15 Level 5 Seated Rows: 4x15 Level 3 Inverted Curl: 4x10 Level 5 Pull Down: 5x15 One hundred fifty re...
by Over43
Wed Jul 21, 2021 4:23 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

I hate when I go to the doc's for my med updates and lab work to find I weigh the same as I did in December. Hmmm...maybe I should pay attention to what I shove in my pie hole. I can only imagine what my triglyceride and cholesterol numbers are going to be. That is out of my control for the moment. ...
by Over43
Sun Jul 18, 2021 2:23 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

July 17, 2021 Recumbent (Cyclo Trainer) Level 12 x 22 mins Level 5 Squat: 1x30 Level 5 Squat + 40 lbs: 2x30 Level 5 Jump Squat: 3x10 Level 5 Shoulder Press: 3x10 Level 5 Pull Down: 5x15 Level 5 Decline Sit Up: 5x15 All done for this week. Two straight weeks of 3 workouts. I do need to use the Cyclo ...
by Over43
Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:49 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Places you want to go...
Replies: 5
Views: 28529

Re: Places you want to go...

My time flies. Since the origin of this post all five of my girls have married. I have two grandchildren. My career path changed. I have gone from a burned out special ed teacher, on a Monday, to a social studies teacher on the following Wednesday. This Fall will start year three already. I survived...
by Over43
Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:34 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 6 months experiment accepted!
Replies: 20
Views: 28756

Re: 6 months experiment accepted!

This is absolutely wonderful news! So glad for your positive changes. and am really envious (I write this to people all the time but don't do much about it) of your consistent workout schedule. I would imagine you have lost a lot more 45 lbs. of fat with that amount of resistance work. Here's to th...
by Over43
Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:16 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

German home safety device? Do tell, I’m curious! 😊 Yes, of course, my German engineered home safety device is my German Shepherd. Tuesday I was home alone. I am just this far (imagine me doing that thing with my fingers) from having very good No S days. But, being summer, I will grab a peach, have ...
by Over43
Thu Jul 15, 2021 9:55 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

I'm still working on side lunges, the sort where you are supposed to finish with a sort of squat on one leg while still supported with the other extended leg. Pistols look awesome, but they are still a distant dream. I am not sure they would be considered a true pistol since I am aided by the glide...
by Over43
Sun Jul 11, 2021 4:51 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

July 10, 2021 Level 4 One Leg Squat: L 4x15 R 4x15 Level 4 Leg Curl: 4x15 Level 3 Shoulder Press: 4x15 Level 4 Pull Down: 5x15 Not a lot of motivation this evening. Then, just as I was hitting my groove, all heck broke out in the backyard. We live in a somewhat rural area and people just let their d...
by Over43
Wed Jul 07, 2021 3:18 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Good to hear from you Oolala. It is good to hear (read actually) from folks once in awhile. It has been fun to see the journal posts, or the forum posts, from people who have been around awhile. I notice with some, regardless if they have not lost weight, they are still here and posting. July 6, 202...
by Over43
Wed Jun 30, 2021 1:57 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

06.29.21 Abbreviated a bit today. 20 minute recumbent ride, level 12 Level 5 Deep Knee Bends: 3x40 Level 5 Shoulder Press: 3x10 Level 3 Inverted Lateral Raise: 3x10 Level 4 Seated Row: 4x15 I did not sleep last evening, I am feeling it this early evening. Though my shoulder press is coming along. Se...
by Over43
Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:59 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

06.24.2021 Three mile warm up on Cyclo Trainer Level 5 Squats+Jump Squats: 3x20x10 Level 3 Leg Curl: 2x10 Level 3 Shoulder Press: 4x15 Level 2 Inverted Lateral Raise: 4x10 Level 4 Seated Row: 4x15 Level 3 Inverted Curl: 4x15 A good hour and fifteen minutes. Warming up before a session is somewhat ne...
by Over43
Wed Jun 23, 2021 1:28 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

06.22.2021 Level 4 Squats: x 7 minutes Level 3 Jump Squats: 3x10 Level 4 Pull Ups: 4x15 Level 3 Pull Overs: 3x10 Level 4 Seated Rows: 4x15 Level 4 Lat Pull Down: 4x15 I warmed up my legs for a minute or two on the Cyclo Trainer. The last two days have been good. Not successes, but better. No candy. ...
by Over43
Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:46 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

l, almost missed Saturday evening's workout. About 9:30 - 10:00 I thought I had better drag my duff into the guest bedroom, where we keep the Total Gym and at least do some deep knee bends on it (squat). Once I started warming up I began to get with the program. Here we go: 06.19.2021 Level 5 Super ...
by Over43
Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:42 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Thank you! I will note that.
by Over43
Fri Jun 18, 2021 4:04 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

I had an epiphany today. I was double fisting peanut M&M, they have protein, and I noticed I could not stand the taste. As Bugs would say: What a maroon. Tonight's workout was: 06.17.21 Level 5 Squats: x 5 minutes Level 4 Shoulder Press: 4x10 Level 3 Pull Over: 4x15 Level 2 Inverted Lateral Raise: 1...
by Over43
Thu Jun 17, 2021 3:11 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Book that Complements No-S
Replies: 6
Views: 13811

Re: Book that Complements No-S

So I bought Georgie Fear's book. I have started it, but I still need after work nap time, and then in bed early, probably because of My Corona. I do like what I have read concerning habits instead of food. I recall Reinhard's interview with Jimmy Moore. After the interview, on Jimmy Moore's old grou...
by Over43
Thu Jun 17, 2021 1:36 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Some 15 years ago when I was 20 lbs heavier and a lot less fit than I am now, I struggled up the stairs next to a dam wall and was surprised and somewhat appalled at how difficult I was finding it. Never want to go back there. I know what you mean. In November I was having difficulty getting out of...
by Over43
Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:45 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

June 15, 2021 Level 5 Squats: 1x20, 4x25 Level 3 Leg Curl: 3x8 Level 4 Super Set: Dips 4x15 Pull Ups 4x10 Level 4 Seated Row: 4x15 Level 4 Inverted Curls: 4x15 Forgot my Decline Sit Ups A bit warm upstairs, even for the high desert. But made it through just the same. Certainly not as robust heat wis...
by Over43
Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:44 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What do...
Replies: 2
Views: 8869

Re: What do...

In the topics column. I have not looked, but I suspect that may be a topic I have weighed in on.
by Over43
Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:50 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What do...
Replies: 2
Views: 8869

What do...

The little red stars mean at the beginning of thread.
by Over43
Fri Jun 11, 2021 5:37 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Super Duper Day!? June 10, 2021 One of those days where I just thought I did not feel like getting it done. Then the fellow who wants to start the strength training showed up. The two of us got in a pretty good session. Level 4 Deep Knee Bends: Six minutes x 2 Level 2 Leg Curls: 4x15 Level 3 Shoulde...
by Over43
Wed Jun 09, 2021 1:26 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Hi Lady Bird, I can tell a difference as well. I could feel my legs starting to crap out, and the neurosurgeon I see told me, "When they quit is when we put the three rods in your back." Then he showed me what a spinal rod was. Motivation. Three summers ago my parents and I took my daughter to San F...
by Over43
Tue Jun 08, 2021 1:58 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Yesterday was a fail, but a strange fail. I had a McMuffin and a Mocha for breakfast. A super duper salad for lunch. I landed at home and took my afternoon, post-My Corona nap. Then I woke up, had a bag of Messin' with Sasquatch jerky, a small bowl of cherries, and three chocolate chip cookies. I wa...
by Over43
Tue Jun 08, 2021 1:48 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Book that Complements No-S
Replies: 6
Views: 13811

Re: Book that Complements No-S

Two books that I have come across over the years was, "The Nautilus Diet Book" and that is from years ago, and then one of Kenneth Cooper's books, possibly "Start Strong, Finish Strong". Ellington Darden's "Living Longer Stronger" was a hybrid of the three meal a day approach, but suggested a slimfa...
by Over43
Sat May 29, 2021 10:02 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Hello, Some, not all, are going extreme. One fellow I have seen post was overweight, not horribly that recall, now he has landed on the other end of the spectrum. In 1984 I was hospitalized with what docs thought was cancer. Well it was not. The point being, across the courtyard from where I stayed,...
by Over43
Wed May 26, 2021 5:27 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

05.26.2021 An AM workout this morning. Six AM actually. It went OK. Level 4 Squats: 1x150, several sets of one legged squats Level 4 Shoulder Press: 4x10 Level 4 Pull Ups: 4x10 Level 3 Pull Overs/Iron Cross Super Set: 2x10 Level 3 Inverted Curls: 3x20 I cut the super set short after feeling twinge i...
by Over43
Tue May 25, 2021 3:20 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

05.24.21 I had dinner, a burger for lunch, and before that? A chewy watermelon taffy. Take that away and the day would have been fabulous! The workout was excellent. I did one long set of deep knee bends on the glide board, level 4. 1x140. Then I did 3x10 of jump squats, still on the glide board. I ...
by Over43
Mon May 24, 2021 12:15 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

But I promise everyone, everytime I get a chance on the Total Gym Addicts Facebook page, or any other group, I push No S. It irritates the micro/macro nutrient crowd. LOL this made me laugh! I bet it drives them crazy! :lol: Oh it does. What feaks me out is between the various Facebook "diet" pages...
by Over43
Mon May 24, 2021 12:05 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

05.24.2021 They say you can not exercise your way out of a bad diet. I have a bad diet. However, the new (larger) my wife bought me a month ago? is fitting more loosely. When I first started wearing it I was one notch from the last notch away from it being to small. Now I am one notch, from the last...
by Over43
Thu May 20, 2021 12:15 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

05.19.21 I got a late start after laying around and watching Last Stand with the Governator. I have always enjoyed that movie. Anyway, about 9:30 I got a 25-30 minute session in. I have been pushing for 2-3 workouts every week. Last week was two. This week I feel good. (The slow release morphine is ...
by Over43
Wed May 12, 2021 3:10 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

What a wreck Monday turned in to. I had an egg and sausage McMuffin for breakfast. Tasty. I washed it down with a mocha. Not a diet drink, but hey, I am that guy who can eat three plates of food a day, drink A Coke with lunch, and still lose. Trust me, Monday was beyond three plates. Tuesday, today....
by Over43
Sun May 09, 2021 7:18 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: oolala53
Replies: 2363
Views: 2664898

Re: oolala53

I agree with you regarding the phenomena that people seem to stay about the same. Weight loss occurs when they do something drastic. Me for example, I lost sixty lbs. when I was 36/37 eating no carbohydrates. Ten years ago I lost 25 on No S, in two months. I also Airdyned 4 days a week at a pretty g...
by Over43
Sun May 09, 2021 6:57 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

My youngest daughter married Friday. It has been chaos, relatives from Arizona, California, Utah and Washington. It is great to see them, but chaos. I have been eating as well as can be expected. The workouts, I am still at them. Some push mindfulness, others weed :lol: but strength training has bee...
by Over43
Wed May 05, 2021 2:04 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

No, but we exercise anyway because of the other benefits I agree. I have gained my weight a bit later in life (40's), but I have known people (my father) who are overweight, yet quite fit. My father will be 80. During his Palm Springs trips he will throw his golf clubs on his back and walk 18 holes...
by Over43
Wed May 05, 2021 1:59 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Not eating less, although, I did yesterday. This morning has started of well: a mocha and one Egg McMuffin. Tastey. Yesterday's workout: April 4, 2021 Level 3 Squats: 1x50, 1x100, One leg-ged squats R/L 1x20 Dips: 1x10, 1x15, 1x20 Pull-overs: 1x10, 1x15, 1x20 Level 4 Seated Rows: 1x10, 1x15, 1x20, 1...
by Over43
Sat May 01, 2021 1:38 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

I am eating less, but still more than I should be. I am still working the Total Gym. I might save some money and buy the Cyclo Trainer. It is an attachment you can "hook" on to the Total Gym and it turns the TG into a recumbent bike. The only issue I have is buying another piece of exercise equipmen...
by Over43
Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:49 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Does this work for everyone?
Replies: 6
Views: 16646

Re: Does this work for everyone?

Theoretically it should.
by Over43
Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:48 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Any fellow vanilla NoSers?
Replies: 10
Views: 18995

Re: Any fellow vanilla NoSers?

Hi! I am following vanilla No S. I'm doing it to build the habit, first. I'm really bad at sticking to diets and calorie counting and cutting out entire food groups. This lets me eat whatever I want (except sweets on N days, but those can wait until the weekend). So I feel like it's actually less r...
by Over43
Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:27 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Back After 11 Years
Replies: 13
Views: 23987

Re: Back After 11 Years

Well, welcome back!

And milk, it is a good thing. I drink whole milk.
by Over43
Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:22 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Thank you everyone.
by Over43
Thu Mar 25, 2021 12:26 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

03-25-21 01:21 PM - Post#909095 March 25, 2021 An "easy day" probably to some. Level 5 Squats: 3x20 Level 6 Squats: 1x30 Level 4 Pull Overs: 4x15 Level 4 Hands in Pull-Ups: 4x10 Level 4 Seated Rows: 4x10 My legs felt a bit "dead" this morning. Maybe because I started at about 3:50. I have noticed ea...
by Over43
Thu Mar 18, 2021 2:19 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Tuesday evening's workou was actually very good. Concentrated on my shoulders and back, and also did 3x100 deep knee bends on the glide board on level five.

This morning I am hving oatmeal for breakfast.
by Over43
Sat Mar 13, 2021 1:12 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: i'm back! :)
Replies: 26
Views: 37092

Re: i'm back! :)

Welcome back Gratefuldeb. I hope you are well! And, not to send you on a voyage ofdisaster, I do not think a small hot chocolate a day is going to make you a non-no-S-er. When I have used the approach, and used it well, I could drink one can of Coke a day and not have adverse affects, I lost weight....
by Over43
Thu Mar 11, 2021 1:39 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

March 10, 2021

Home Run!

Three meals. A quarter can of Sprite to settle my stomach.

Wednesday was not a workout day, but I was sore from Tuesday. Today (Thursday) is a workout day.

Nothing else to share with you all. Though I did drink more water, and a Diet Coke (1).

See you tomorrow.
by Over43
Wed Mar 10, 2021 2:38 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Food is a disaster. Failure I am wondering of the Lyrica (water weight, appetite turbo) plus the exercising (the most effort since I was swimming two years ago) are putting a jump in my brain, telling me to eat more. If only I could get that scientifically proven by science, then I would have an exc...
by Over43
Mon Mar 08, 2021 7:22 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Personal Olympics
Replies: 73
Views: 158768

Re: Personal Olympics

I like this. Although, I already know I am the Jamaican bobsled team of the No S Olympics.
by Over43
Mon Mar 08, 2021 7:10 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Not a bad weekend actually. Yesterday I created a huge lunch, Ramen, a sour cream dip I made with garlic and black pepper and would set some spam on a cracker, and then a dolop of the dip. I should have my own Youtube show. The whole lunch concoction was huge. And I ate maybe half of it. Possibly on...
by Over43
Thu Mar 04, 2021 3:20 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Hi automated , I think there are people who can, but not me. I have my own "theory" about exercise, the way the body responds, and weight loss even. There is a theory called gene regulation. Certain exercises, or lack of, turns genes on and off. There was another name for it, but it eludes the cell...
by Over43
Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:33 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Wednesday is ancient Latin for Failure . I ate, and ate.... But I did slow down at about 2:00 PM. I had a dental cleaning at 4:00 PM so I did not want my teeth to be disgusting. Of course I flossed, mouthwashed, and chewed eight pieces of gum on my way. The dental assistant was not the most gentle o...
by Over43
Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:35 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Zoid checkin
Replies: 61
Views: 50869

Re: Zoid checkin

So here I am again. I took S skiing for the first time a few weeks ago and boy is Mama out of shape! It’s a lot of work to help a preschooler ski and I was so sore. I’ve been running for a few months now, but I’m working on building my mileage and I need to add some strength training to help my poo...
by Over43
Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:21 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Well Tuesday became a Failure in the early afternoon. Bummer. And I stayed up until 12:30 AM to watch an awful three star movie on Amazon. I know better than to not let the stars guide me. I could not get up early enough to exercise, so after school this afternoon. So much for discipline. I need to ...
by Over43
Tue Feb 23, 2021 2:39 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Thank you both for the continued support. Monday was a Success . I wish I could remember what I ate yesterday. Breakfast was not big that I recall. I was a bit nauseated so I gave my bisquits and gravy that I bought at a truck stop to a student. Then for lunch I have a spicy chicken sandwich, stewed...
by Over43
Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:34 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

ladybird30 wrote:
Mon Jan 11, 2021 12:43 am
Hi Over 43 - glad you have made a full recovery from your funny episode. Out of curiosity, did your doctor mention TIA to you?

cheers, Ladybird
I do not know what TIA is. I will look that up. Thank You!
by Over43
Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:22 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

I have actually thought of putting bacon in my oatmeal. However that would be a crime against humanity, and bacon. Our twins are both young ladies. Yesterday they turned 22. They are our youngest. And truthfully have been quite a pleasure. As have our other three. Yesterday was a Success . Three pla...
by Over43
Fri Feb 19, 2021 4:16 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Any fellow vanilla NoSers?
Replies: 10
Views: 18995

Re: Any fellow vanilla NoSers?

At the moment I am not using anything, let alone No S. However, when I am on track with No S it is "Vanilla" (?). Or I guess, just No S. I do not alter or make exceptions during the time I am focused. And I too find the "tweaks" a bit distracting. Yet, automated adapts for pre-diabetes. And certainl...
by Over43
Fri Feb 19, 2021 4:04 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

I weighed myself this morning. First time in a bit. I went back on Lyrica (which I might have written recently...) and gained the Lyrica 10 pounds back. I had been at 205 lbs. After two weeks I returned to a not so slim 215 lbs. This morning I was 212 lbs. I think I have hit that holding pattern wei...
by Over43
Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:54 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Good Morning, On days and off days. My weak spot is I do not eat a proper breakfast. I believe that makes me hungrier later on in the day. Since 2010 when I joined I have always noticed that issue. I have lost 25 pounds previously and I have done two 21 Day challenges. During the 21 days challenges,...
by Over43
Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:42 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

It is actually. I was so skeptical at first. When I strated to really get the hip and back pain I should have dropped the skepticism and bought one ten years ago. Yesterday was a multi-food pile-up. I ate, and ate , and ate some more. If I had not fallen asleep after dinner (one plate), I might have...
by Over43
Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:46 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Am I A Failure If I Can Only Follow Two No S Diet Principles?
Replies: 17
Views: 33417

Re: Am I A Failure If I Can Only Follow Two No S Diet Principles?

If you are cutting out two of the principles you are probably still reducing your calorie intake.
by Over43
Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:45 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What do you consider a “special” day?
Replies: 9
Views: 25235

Re: What do you consider a “special” day?

Right now? Apparently everyday.
by Over43
Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:41 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What do you like to drink in between meals?
Replies: 5
Views: 11737

Re: What do you like to drink in between meals?

Milk, maybe a pint a day (whole milk), diet Dr. Pepper, Fresca, and water. But, not mixed together.
by Over43
Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:36 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

The green days are on and off. I do have a very good habit of exercise however. As mentioned above my wife bought me a Total Gym for Christmas. I have been on that 2-3 days a week since. No weight loss, but I am getting more fit. Tuesday (yesterday) I did a session at 4:00 AM. I set the stop watch f...
by Over43
Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:28 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Halfway through January, my least favorite month. I received the Covid vaccine on Friday, poke number one. They said there would be side-effects, heck yes there were! Plenty of them. I slept Saturday and Sunday on and off, and ached. The aching settled in my right hip and back. I even got the chills...
by Over43
Sun Jan 10, 2021 11:35 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: flyingpig checkin
Replies: 923
Views: 802932

Re: flyingpig checkin

Concerning your Thursday post, I must be the world's worst government teacher. My students had to tell me what happened. :oops:
by Over43
Sun Jan 10, 2021 11:29 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Thank you pink hippie! Although my eating ended the week up and down, I did get three workouts in. Plus my trousers are fitting better. Also I am noticing my shirts do not look so stuffed. I seem to have the exercise vigorously habit back, now time to get consistent with eating.
by Over43
Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:17 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

01.04.2021

Success!

Aside from a breath mint, yesterday was a homerun! Three plates of food.

Plus a Total Gym workout.
by Over43
Mon Jan 04, 2021 7:11 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

01.04.2021 That was a fast holiday. School has started again today. There is a winter storm warning out for tonight and tomorrow. Who knows, tomorrow might be another off day. (Like I should be complaining, I did not have students in desks for 3 months last year.) I did not No S over the whole two w...
by Over43
Thu Dec 10, 2020 12:13 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Three weeks ago while giving a lecture on Stalin I slumped in my chair. My students thought I died. OMG!!!! Actually, I am intrigued (not about you nearly dying in front of your students but instead by) your knowledge of Stalin! I have been reading about him recently. Fascinating murderer! I've bee...
by Over43
Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:54 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

12.09.20 Tuesday was excellent. Three meals and a glass of milk in the afternoon. Breakfast was a Sausage Egg Mcmuffin and a mocha. Lunch was Taco Bell, my students bought it for me, dinner was three eggs and four Kodiak pancakes. I will come clean, there was a bit of syrup. But hey three meals, no ...
by Over43
Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:20 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No S Lessons over 10 years
Replies: 20
Views: 45160

Re: No S Lessons over 10 years

I learned, if you do not do it, it does not work.
by Over43
Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:18 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I need a reason to keep doing this!
Replies: 24
Views: 29432

Re: I need a reason to keep doing this!

Do what I did ten years ago when I lost 30 lbs. Think Caribbean.
by Over43
Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:13 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

12.07.2020 It is time for my bi-annual check in...I typed that with sarcasm. Yesterday, Sunday, I ate everything (sarcasm) in the house. I am actually heavier than I have ever been. I have had reflux nightly, even the otc reflux medicine gets worked over. Three weeks ago while giving a lecture on St...
by Over43
Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:26 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Monday 2.17.2020

Success!

Tuesday 2.18.2020

Breakfast: Ore-Ida Bowl

Lunch: Not Yet
by Over43
Thu Feb 13, 2020 4:47 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Yesterday, after lunch, was great.

Today, an Ore-Ida egg bowl w/ 3 eggs (instead of one.)

I went to the Super Walmart and picked up enough food, for work, that includes today and tomorrow.

I am going to start exercising again next week.
by Over43
Fri Feb 07, 2020 3:20 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

The last few days have been highlighted by a lack of paying attention to what I have been stuffing in my pie hole. As my mother would say to me: Shame on you. I plan on my Super Slow workout this afternoon. Oh, I forgot. I spent an hour this morning digging my Mini Cooper out of the snow. That shoul...
by Over43
Thu Feb 06, 2020 2:25 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Bright Line Eating
Replies: 11
Views: 23659

Re: Bright Line Eating

Good points. I like the three meals a day. Of course that has been suggested before (obviously). And, even when you go back and read "diet" books from the 70's and 80's, the likes of Kenneth Cooper and Ellington Darden (The Nautilus Diet) recommend three plates of food a day, no snacking (etc.). Wha...
by Over43
Fri Jan 31, 2020 10:32 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

I did not know they had those either. The hydrocodone worked its way through my system pretty quick. Surgery at my age is not an option. I am supposed to go until my legs do not work anymore, then surgery. (2-3 rods? I forget how many.) Aside form that, this week has been a bit lackluster-ish. Snack...
by Over43
Thu Jan 30, 2020 1:31 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

This week, so far, has not been great. My weight has snuck up a bit. Yesterday was the worst day so far. But, I went to my "Massive Health" class last night. As much as I have made sport of it, last night I realized instead of being a schmuck, I should at least be serious, and listen and learn about...
by Over43
Tue Jan 28, 2020 2:59 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

01.28.2020 Well, last weekend was a blister of food galore. Pizza, lasagna, fudge...Yesterday, would have been green, but I remember now having two small pieces of pumpkin cake with lunch. Certainly "My Food" at that moment. Otherwise, three meals. Today has started well, a cup of Tillamook yogurt p...
by Over43
Fri Jan 24, 2020 3:24 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Well, being a BYU graduate I am pulling for Andy Reid. However, having grown up 3-4 miles from the 49er summer camp I am pulling for the 49ers. Both teams are very good. It might be a toss up.
by Over43
Fri Jan 24, 2020 3:14 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1301930

Re: O43 Check-in

Well, Thursday was a train wreck. I think the less substantial dinner I ate Wednesday, and the small breakfast I ate yesterday morning turned me into an eating machine. This morning I have taken in a plate of food, but added more calories. I had two eggs on an English muffin, yogurt with berries and...