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Nichole

I'm in! I want to break my plateau and finally get to 140.. i've been hovering at 142-143. Wish me luck! Start Weight: 142.6 End Weight: 137.6 Weds., July 1: DD Wake Up Wrap, Taco Salad & Yogurt, Whole Wheat Pizza, Sugar Free Pudding (Success) + 20 Minutes on Bike and 25 min "30 Day Shred" video Thu...

Nichole

Wow, amazing! Are you doing "vanilla no-s"?

(Almost makes a girl not want to have kids, btw! But that was my point of my last sentence..)

Nichole

flightisleavin wrote:Cooking is time consuming but there is also a joy in it. I can give an up episode of Family Guy to make a meal which is probably a better use of my time.

lol, I love this quote! I often give up TMZ to cook from scratch, which is a HUGE waste of time, anyway!

And btw, great job!

Nichole

Wow, you do get a lot of exercise! The most I'm able to squeeze in is about an hour at the most. My schedule: Get up, 45 minute commute, go to work for 8 hours, 45 minute commute, 45 mintues of exercise, make dinner, eat dinner, then I have only about 2-3 hours left of me time to do what I really li...

Nichole

I was reading comments on an article in Slate.com. The article was about cutting out all carbs and sugar. Reinhard himself left a comment telling people to check out the No-S diet because the way the woman in the article ate sounded too hard to maintain. So out of curiosity, I visited the site.

Nichole

Today's Plan: Total with Milk Strawberry fields salad with chicken (homemade!), plus one piece whole wheat toast Yogurt if needed Crustless tuna quiche with ceasar side salad That's it :) Plus: 20 minutes on bike and 20 minutes Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, Level 3. Level 3 is intense! Some parts ...

Nichole

Wow! I don't know how you do it, but great job!

Nichole

I was 143.2 this morning... I really want to get to 140! I'll just keep trying I guess.

Nichole

Hi guys, thanks for all the input and support. I wasn't at a computer Friday, Sat, and most of Sunday :) I went to the Jersey shore, which could have been a recipe for disaster (ha!). But what I did instead was pick one meal a day to splurge and ate light at the rest of the meals or only half. This ...

Nichole

According to that site, I should be eating more like 1480. I don't know though. I just feel so bummed because for a while there I was a losing a little weight every single day, then it just stopped. And now it appears like I'm gaining. Or something. I have no idea what's going on.

Nichole

My weight was 144 something today! What?! I am gettingso pissed, I don't know what I"m doing wrong. I haven't changed anything. I know weight fluctuates but I'm worried that I'm gaining back the weight!

Nichole

Yes, all very true... I'm bad when I look in the mirror because all I see is belly! I REALLY should have taken before pics! But yeah I have to remind myself that my clothes are fitting better than ever... I can be 153 at my heaviest so 143 is good!

Nichole

Great job!! Congrats!

Nichole

143.4 today! Whaaaat! I must be doing something wrong. Frustrated.

Nichole

Day 18 (Thurs): success Had awful fish for lunch so didn't finish. Very hungry before water aerobics. Had some V8 but dinner wasn't 'til 8 and I was dizzy with hunger. I know everybody will disagree with me, but if you are so hungry that you're dizzy, you should have had a small snack... Dizzy isn'...

Nichole

Weak is definitely not good. I like to eat yogurt and a granola bar in the afternoon. I buy 90 Calorie Chewy Bars. They're delicious! They really help me keep my energy up so I can exercise and cook dinner. Vanilla No S was too hard for me for the whole reason of getting weak. Not only do I hate the...

Nichole

Hmmmmmmm. 138 would be nice. We'll see. I'm even more excited about tonight b/c my husb is picking up Salad Works.. yaaay! I've wanted a salad from there for a long, long time now but it's not in a convenient place. I'm having the buffalo chicken salad with lite ranch dressing. Mmm. I'll skip the ro...

Nichole

I need to bust through my plateau! Or maybe I don't. Maybe 142 is a good weight? I just don't like the fact that if I fluctuate up, it'll be around 145 or something. Sometimes I wonder if I even need to lose the last 2 lbs. I wonder this because my clothes all fit great. I'm wearing a pair of pants ...

Nichole

Yeah me too. I work for ADVANCE for Nurses and just read an article about that.

Nichole

Period are horrible. I had a headache yesterday (no period though) and felt awful when I got home, and grumpy. But after I exercised and ate my dinner, I felt so much better. I don't know why, but we definitely have days where we are sooo hungry (we being people in general). It probably means we're ...

Nichole

Lol, she's a pleasant lady and a healthy weight. Usually I have to ask them what my chart said last time, lol. Today's plan: -Total cereal with a little milk and a banana -Chicken sammie on wheat bread with a little bbq sauce and a little blue cheese crumbles (mmm!) and romaine. The chicken is home ...

Nichole

And weak is not good!!! Eat some chicken

Nichole

Thanks!!! I don't know what to believe. 1500 calories seems like so much for a shortie like me. It just seems so hard to lose these last 2 lbs all of a sudden and it's really annoying me. I'm trying to find a reason or something.

Nichole

Hmmm, the nurse weighed me but didn't say anything lol. She probably didn't notice.

Nichole

Breakfast: Cereal, Skim milk Lunch: Salad of some sort with a little chicken OR left overs Dinner: Homecooked meal w/mostly veggies/salad S Days: I try not to deviate too much. I do have a little bit of a treat but I try to keep it below 500 calories, like a small chocolate ice cream in a cup from D...

Nichole

Hi! Good job! Hope all is well. I wanted to ask your advice for something. I am 5' 4" and currently 142 lbs. I had been trying to eat about 1200 calories a day. Is that too little? I work out as much as possible, about 4-5 days a week, alternating 40 mintues on the bike one day and 25 minute Jillian...

Nichole

I'm 142 today... 2 lbs away from my goal weight... These last few pounds are being a pain. I have to go to the doctor's today, and if I get weighed in, she'll really be impressed. I think I was like 154 last time I was there. Today: Cereal Chicken Ceasar Salad Chicken Taco Salad I also want to repor...

Nichole

I'm so sorry about that!! I don't like people like that either. So mean. Just don't let her get to you. I hate when people lose a lot of weight and turn into a different person or act superior to others. I hate that way of acting in any situation really!!

Nichole

I'm really in the mood for a rice krispy treat.......... but I'm trying to stay strong b/c I know I'll be having wedding cake on Saturday! (mmmmm)

Nichole

Okay, the scale said 140.8 this morning?? I have no idea what's happening, it seems to be coming off too fast/all at once all of a sudden. Plan: -Cereal -Salad from Traveling Gourmet - yaaay, they're so much better than my salads -Yogurt if needed (probably will be) -Tuna Quiche w/Ceasar Salad And d...

Nichole

Your small cookie thing reminds me of what I'm doing. We have this huge bar of chocolate left over from camping in the fridge. It's Hershey's and is divided into sections, you know? Sometimes I'll steal half a square and savor it. Shhh it's our little secret. lol. I'm still losing weight so it's not...

Nichole

Ooof, newborns. I'm not a big fan of that stage! lol. Glad to see you and everybody is doing so well.

Nichole

I've been so green this month that I went from 146.6 to 141.6

Nichole

What a nice little write up

Nichole

My husband loves Tuna Quiche so much, he eats half the pie every time:

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StrawberryRoan wrote:That's great.

(I love when I'm right - it happens so seldom )

SR

lol! I'm sure that's not true.

Nichole

mimi wrote:I forgot to tell you Nicole that I made your mother-in-law's Tuna Quiche over the weekend and my lttle granddaughter ate TWO helpings of it! She called it *tuna pie* - BTW I liked it too! Thanks for sharing!

Mimi

Awesome!!! It's sooo good.

You're welcome..!

Nichole

Great job! Yes, it always good to remind ourselves that even if the scale isn't budging, we are still doing ourselves a service by exercising.

Nichole

Updated chart: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3363/3634843085_b4d7c46c87_o.jpg I lost some more weight! The scale said 141.6 this morning. I did a double take. I stepped off and weight twice and it said 141.6 again. Yaay. Today: Latte Lite Cereal Salad ? from TGI Fridays. I either want the turkey bu...

Nichole

I am glad you're all okay!!!

Nichole

I think that's a great article. I find it funny that she starts out saying that most people spend HOURS with food. I think I only spend about an hour and 45 minutes - 20 minutes for breakfast, lunch, dinner (60 minutes) and it takes me about 45 minutes to make dinner. Give or take a few minutes for ...

Nichole

Just wanted to let you know that I'm reading. Very very impressive job so far!!

Nichole

That must have been water weight? because today I am 142.8. :) Yaaay. Right now I'm sipping some fat free hot chocolate, mmm. TODAY: Better N Eggs plus cheese Chicken Ceasar Salad - with home cooked chicken! Made it on the side last night because we couldn't use the amount of chicken I had thawed. Y...

Nichole

Great job and thanks for all your support!

Nichole

Thanks guys. Sorry about the post, it was a bad morning. My husband made me feel a little better. Most of my clothes ARE way baggy, so it's not as if those 6 or 7 lbs haven't made a difference - they have! I just get into the bad habit of seeing some progress, then picturing myself looking like an a...

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This is what my chart looks like now: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/3628085057_6b669e6db8_o.jpg I am not happy with it. I stayed steady at 144 for a few days, got down to 143 again, then this morning I am 144 again. It is very discouraging. I sometimes get full of self-hate. I hate my big thig...

Nichole

Wonderful, congrats! I bet he was just waiting for her school year to be over,lol.

Nichole

Aw I care about the people I post w/too. I read your check-ins and a few other people's check-ins.. sometimes I don't say anything b/c I don't have anything TO say, but I do read them

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I think that I was also maybe affected by.. you know.. that time.

Nichole

I'm 143 today!

I'm only 8 pounds heavier than I was in high school as of right now. Wonder if I'll lose those 8 pounds? I'm going to get my exercise out of the way now because I think we're going to be spending most of the day at my husband's parent's house.

Nichole

My goal is to be able to announce on Facebook that I've lost 10 lbs. I hope to get there soon!

Nichole

Yes, Vigilant, I was proud of myself for that - with sweets being my downfall in the past. Thursday afternoon I decided to have a yellow event at the team cookout because one of the math teachers brought his wife's famous chocolate chip cheesecake. I ate a small piece, but only one plate of food, a...

Nichole

Hmm my weight has been the same the last few days too. But hang in there!

Nichole

I'm still holding steady at 144. But could it be because of an impending you-know-what that should arrive tomorrow? Today: Small non-fat latte and 1/2 Blueberry bagel Taco Salad - chicken, salsa, a few chips, a little cheese Sugar Free Pudding (60 calories) Personal Pizza And that's it! :) Oh and fo...

Nichole

Very true statements!

I'm just going to keep plugging on because I feel good, I don't feel deprived, and I may still lose weight! Two days of the same weight isn't a big deal.

Plus, my sister's scale said I was 142! ???

Nichole

I was 144 again today. Didn't get to work out yesterday.

TODAY:
Cereal
Salad - lite ceasar w/chicken
Tuna quiche w/salad

Exercise: Jillian Michaels (25 minutes), bike (15 minutes)

Nichole

Great post!!! Congrats! I really hope to be with you soon...!

Nichole

Congrats!!!

Nichole

I'm not so much mad as annoyed I guess. I just wish she could see that I work hard and if she did the same, she'd lose too.

Nichole

sfds < okay I don't know why it's not working for you.. hmm.

Nichole

I feel mad at my sister. She gives me no credit. I mentioned that I've lost 6 or 7 lbs and what does she say? "You're young, you have a better metabolism than me." This makes me SPITTING MAD because I have been watching my calories and working out hard. I don't have sweets, I don't have seconds, an...

Nichole

I went to see Up! It was fantastic. I had no popcorn or candy, just water

Nichole

My in laws went on a soup diet and lost a lot of weight....

I will definitely listen to this and download it at home (I'm at work from about 8-4).

Nichole

I'm back up to 144 today.. I am still so happy just to be below 145 for some reason. Sometimes my weight will go back up and then next thing I know it I'm losing again. Maybe it's that I recommit and be more vigilant or if it was natural weight fluctuation. Either way, I'm not stressing. I got an em...

Nichole

I don't think this study came to one conclusion. Weight is a complicated thing and many factors can attribute to it. That's what I got from the documentary overall.

Nichole

Hmmm, never thought of it like that!

Nichole

It's strange, I've gone from 150 to 143 and I haven't seen a difference in the mirror. My clothes fit better, I guess, but I don't see it.

Nichole

I didn't commit to this (too much pressure), but so far I've been all green in June. As a result, I have lost 3.4 lbs since June 1st.

Nichole

Congrats on 21 days, great job! Good point about being 17 lbs lighter in a few months. That's definitely the right way to think of it.

Nichole

My hubbs isn't watching his weight, but it doesn't affect me much. Sometimes it's hard when he's eating ice cream and I'm not, but usually he eats it in the office while I'm watching TV in the living room. I think he may be getting interested in dropping lbs, though, b/c he requested pudding cups, N...

Nichole

Lookin good!! I was 143 this morning, so I'm almost with you!

Nichole

I can see it!

Great job!!!

Nichole

Thanks guys!

I'm anxiously awaiting the suit.. I got a great deal. It was already on sale, plus they had a coupon code for an additional 30% off!

Here is my weight loss chart:

Nichole

143.2 today! Woo hoooo. I can hardly believe it. I'll be at my goal in no time. I am excited that I've found a way to eat that works for me and doesn't leave me feeling deprived. Basically small portions of what I normally eat, no ice cream and no coffee loaded with half-and-half. Plus, a once a we...

Nichole

The psychology of an S day didn't work for me. I'd wake up feeling like I could eat anything and everything. So I had to set rules... Now they're much better

Nichole

Food was just, well food to sustain us. Then on special days like birthdays, holidays, family reunions, etc. - we splurged. I'm trying to get back to that! My Weekends are definitely like my weekdays ("N Days"). That's the only way I could see to stick to this diet with results. My mods are: --1 sn...

Nichole

I ordered a bathing suit and cover up and I really hope they look okay! BATHING SUIT http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/onlineProductDisplay.vs?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=CP-223184&page=6&cgname=OSSWMMIRZZZ&rfnbr=1060 COVER UP http://www2.victo...

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Sounds like a nice time of your life right now! Working in the same school as your daughter, a new grand kid on the way, the end of the school year... Have fun today at the picnic!

Nichole

Thanks! It's hard to stay motivated.. sometimes I read other people's check ins who are doing really well and sometimes I'll find a rerun of the Biggest Loser, which helps too.

Nichole

Thanks! It was an awesome day... We took the train in so we didn't have to worry about the stress of traffic. What a relief. I ended up getting a salad rather than the veggie burger... After we got home, we went to Brusster's and my mom treated. I was going to get a small ice cream, but they had sug...

Nichole

Today was a good day..... I did not overeat (in fact I had two yummy salads) and even had a treat! A small Hawaiian Blizzard... Vanilla soft serve, banana, and coconut. No chocoate, so it wasn't so outrageous in calories, but a treat all the same :) justin was "bad" and got a large Brownie Batter Bl...

Nichole

I am debating about letting myself have a treat tonight.... I have been steadily and slowly losing weight and I guess the increase in calories for one day wouldn't hurt? hmm.

Nichole

I like following your check in because we're so similar in heigh and weight... You're doing so well - congrats!

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Making only a 6" pizza (well I stretched it to be more like 8") was a great success. No leftover high cal pizza to eat for days - and it's not just high call, it's boring to eat pizza 3 days in a row! Anyway, I was green all week. Feeling kind of down right now though, for personal reasons (I wish I...

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Kinda OT - but I love that you buy flowers at the grocery store, KCCC! I always think about it - just last night I did - but thought "oh I shouldn't.." I really should!

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I thought it was interesting in this video where they talk about the man who lived off his fat for over a YEAR.....!!! Only had water and vitamins. Can you imagine? He must have felt pretty horrible. Interesting though.

Nichole

Thanks for the long response! I just got married, so we think about having kids.. I might get pregnant in a little over a year ..!!! This is the kind of stuff I often think about. You don't want to be too controlling b/c of the adverse affects but you don't want kids to eat whatever they want b/c of...

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Yeah my brother's kids' problem is they get snacks all the time , they're not overregulated. Then when my brother and sister-in law decide that they'll put their foot down and say 'no more food', the kids freak out, cry, etc. Then they give in. So not only are two of my nieces and nephews getting ov...

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Yeah, I thought of a couple of my nieces and nephews. One of my nieces has actually hidden Oreo packs from her mom before... When there are cookies on the table, my one nephew can constantly eat them, while other kids are not interested at all. These two are siblings. I worry that they'll be unhealt...

Nichole

This sounds REALLY corny, but we're going to the Jersey shore for my sister's b'day June 27-28. Being comfortable on the beach is going to be reward enough for me :).. I've been losing about a lb per week so I hope to be about 142. I might buy myself a pretty coverup for when I want to go on the boa...

Nichole

Homework: Everybody watch this over the weekend so we can discuss!

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Weigh in: 144.4 lbs. :) TODAY'S PLAN: Total w/skim Small taco salad Personal, homemade pizza I can't decide if I want plain cheese or buffalo chicken w/onions (YUM!) Instead of making myself a large pizza and eating left over for days, I am only going to make myself a 6" pizza that I can devour and ...

Nichole

This is neat. I'm on the 5th segment. Sure, ok, a virus or a gene can make you tend to be larger, BUT I think much of the time (at least in my case) it's "helped" by snacking and seconds and daily desserts and fast food and... One of the most interesting parts and most common-sense parts was that t...

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I made chicken taco salad for dinner and it was absolutely delicious! I only used salsa as dressing - ten calories per two tablespoons. Grrreat! I loaded it up with tomato, onion, romaine lettuce, and a couple tortilla shells crunched up. No sour cream and very little Mexican cheese made it a low ca...

Nichole

Sooo interesting.......... I feel like I've learned a lot, yet I didn't learn anything at all. lol.

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I don't have much to add, except that I think this is a wonderful post! :) EDIT: OK, I do have something to add! When I went to Disney World for my honeymoon in Dec, we were on the meal plan. Each meal was afforded a dessert. So... I ate dessert about 2x a day. We're talkin lovely Mickey-shaped rice...

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I just realized I have an appt on the 22nd of June.... I'll be about 8 lbs less than the last time I went. I talked to her about my weight and my doc suggested eating Total for breakfast and going on South Beach. And while I'm eating a lot of salad, I am NOT on South Beach. And I have been eating To...

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June 3 - Wednesday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success I will be taking a lot of random days off work during the summer and I was a bit worried about my ability to stay in control without the workday structure - especially after Tuesday's incident. But yesterday was a wonderful succ...

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Thalia wrote:I figure there's NO WAY I have to worry about getting TOO thin, so wherever I end up doing what I'm doing now is maintenance by default. But yeah, I'm a long way from having to worry about it at present.

I had that thought too! lol.

Nichole

Well, I am not at my goal weight yet so I am not going to change anything for now.

Nichole

Maybe like doing Vanilla No-S at the very beginning...make one addition/change, try it for 21 days, and see what happens. Then make further adjustments as needed, one by one? I don't know...I've lost weight countless times before, but have never been able to maintain it. I would never do Vanilla no...

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