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- Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:01 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: BrightAngel check-in
- Replies: 692
- Views: 730371
Hi BrightAngel, I hope I didn't offend you with my comment. I know that for many people, bariatric surgery is a way to achieve what had previously been impossible. Your hard work shows in the great results you've had. I don't think there is one right answer. People are too different for that to be p...
- Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:49 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday Reinhard
- Replies: 15
- Views: 21705
- Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:28 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: It really is that simple
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8982
It really is that simple
I went to a lap-band surgery seminar with a friend last night. Guess what the Dr. said was his goal for patients after surgery? 3 meals a day, no snacks and limited sweets! I told my friend No S could save her $6000.00 and some scars. Thanks again, Reinhard.
- Mon Sep 29, 2008 1:10 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Houston, Houston the Space Ship Has Landed
- Replies: 14
- Views: 19862
- Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:08 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:40 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:45 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: HowFunIsThat - daily chek-in
- Replies: 212
- Views: 158910
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:39 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
I just re-read my check-in to try to figure out why I got derailed. As I read it hit me: birthday trip. My husband has been planning a trip to Europe for my 40th in January. The thought of going makes me feel nervous-will I fit in the seat belt? Am I going to be embarrassed the whole time? So, I was...
- Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:53 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Blueskighs Check-In
- Replies: 497
- Views: 461285
- Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:07 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Melissa from MD checking in
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22519
- Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:53 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: OMG -- I fell off the wagon!!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19593
- Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:07 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: HowFunIsThat - daily chek-in
- Replies: 212
- Views: 158910
- Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:10 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
Howfunisthat, your words really touched me! Thank you so much for taking the time to encourage me. You're right, when I stay in the present, I am usually ok. It's when I start looking too far ahead that I get overwhelmed. Thanks for seeing the progress in my bumpy journey! Blueskighs, Hi, thanks for...
- Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:15 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
Ok, so now both my kids are in school (!) and I am working 5:30 am to 1:00 pm with only a 15 minute break. I can't eat before work because I take thyroid medication first thing in the morning and can't eat for an hour afterward. I am trying to come up with a strategy that allows me to eat a reasonab...
- Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:16 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
Thanks for the kind words, Blueskighs. It's so nice to see you back here! I am feeling better every day. I have been trying to be gentle with myself and eat high-quality food to support my brain. I plan to start No S-ing in earnest again on Sunday. Even though I haven't stuck to the plan during the ...
- Sat Aug 16, 2008 12:05 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Eliminating a big daily S...Time to get a NoS Coffee Mug!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 22933
That's a big step, giving up a small comfort, exactly because it is so easy to convince ourselves that it doesn't count. I hope you see a good return for your effort, even if the return is just finding out you can be happy without it. If you want to replace it with something similar, you might want ...
- Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:29 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: triggered binge eating
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13743
I once heard a woman compare bingeing after some unplanned eating in automotive terms. She said, "If I back into a pole, I'm not gonna say,'Oh well, the car is wrecked' and drive into a brick wall!" I loved that image. But bingeing is a habit like any other. It takes time to change. Hang in there. -...
- Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:31 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
Ok, I feel like crap. My depression has decided to show me who's boss, and unfortunately, it's not me! At times I feel like I'm going to hyperventilate, other times I'm so tired I can't move, sometimes I ache in every joint of my body. I have dealt with this since I was fourteen, but the panic is a ...
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:05 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Deb's Check-in
- Replies: 1722
- Views: 1283135
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:58 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
Hi Adagia, Thanks for the encouragement. I just need to let go of the false hope that "quick" diets hold out. Like you, the rational part of my mind knows this. It is hard to keep the emotional aspect out of the way sometimes. I'm not giving up, though. As crazed as I get, I feel much more "normal" ...
- Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:04 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
- Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:01 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
I have been having a rough time of it. I haven't had a green day yet this week. Part of me wants so much to give up, to say I can't do this. I have lost over 100 lbs twice and have regained more each time. I am just sad. I don't want to be like this forever, but I am so afraid of gaining again. I lo...
- Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:47 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: a moment of panic - and post-panic analysis
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8199
Hi Gingercake, Thanks so much for posting this. I have been going through the same thing for the last few days. Thinking I have way too much weight to lose to go this slowly, that restricting sweets all week makes me go crazy on S days, blah, blah, blah. The truth is I got to this weight by going on...
- Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:32 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
Day 17 and all is well. I bought new pants today-one size smaller! Woo-hoo! I am enjoying my S day. Yesterday I set the timer for 14 minutes and just started moving. What came back to me were the barre exercises I did in dance class as a kid. I was so happy doing them and I felt such a difference in...
- Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:34 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:12 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: frustrated!!!!!!! Please help!!!!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 31074
Hey Kmoreland, I have only been doing this a fairly short time, but my best suggestion is to just stick with it. I don't know what kind of dieting history you have, but a lot of us tend to go overboard filling our three plates at first. It takes a while to find the amount that will carry you to the ...
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:07 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Wooooo!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9975
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:02 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
Day 14-failure. It took a lot of mental wrangling for me to post that. I was doing all kind of fancy talking-maybe I need to make my own plan (cuz that has worked so well in the past!), maybe I don't have to check in every day, maybe I am too overweight to eat enough in 3 meals, blah,blah,blah. I at...
- Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:27 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
- Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:23 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Blueskighs Check-In
- Replies: 497
- Views: 461285
- Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:48 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
- Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:42 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Four Month Results
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18580
- Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:27 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
Day 10 of 21. Today is an S day for me. Last night I really wanted to eat something before bed. I sat there and debated having a cup of cereal vs. having to start over on my 21 days. I chose to go to bed a little hungry and stay on track. Knowing today would be an S day helped, but I really want to ...
- Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:16 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
Day 9 of 21. Yesterday was a success. Today is, too, so far. I forgot how much I like the feeling of having exercised. Sometimes not so gung-ho to actually do it, but there is a payoff at the end physically and mentally. Also, having my main meal at lunch and then high-fiber cereal for dinner seems ...
- Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:58 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: A Love Story ...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9605
- Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:38 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Sugar craving
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18987
- Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:55 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Sugar craving
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18987
- Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:51 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
- Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:44 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Here I am where the rubber hits the road!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14154
I know what you mean about a craving feeling like hunger. Like your STARVING, right? I find it sometimes helps if I stop and put my hands over where my stomach actually is and see if that is where the feeling is coming from. Usually it's not. But I also agree that everyone has to find his or her own...
- Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:10 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
- Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:33 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
Last night I woke up at 12:30 so hungry I could not get back to sleep! Finally at 2:30 I made a cup of warm milk which did the trick. I hear murmurs of dissent from the inner ranks. They would like very much to forget this whole thing and just EAT. I find myself thinking things like I have too much ...
- Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:21 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KCCC's check-in
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 758864
- Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:02 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
- Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:48 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
I woke up this morning still a little raw from Saturday, thinking things like maybe pancakes aren't an S food if I don't use syrup... I knew exactly where I was going with that line of thinking. If I screwed up breakfast, maybe this could just be an extra S day and I could do whatever I want for the...
- Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:01 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
I just came home from an emotionally charged family gathering that ended in an argument with my husband. I sat at the kitchen table wishing I could just stuff my face (and all those cruddy feelings) and was struck by the realization that there was nothing I could eat that would help. Somehow that re...
- Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:30 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Success with mini 4th "meal"
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23350
What a great job you're doing, Tiffani! Congrats! I know what you mean about that panic-y feeling when you get to dinner and know it's your last chance to eat for the day. I used to get it all the time when I was on WW. When I'd get to those last few points for the day, I would feel so freaked out. ...
- Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:29 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
- Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:10 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
So, the one and only tweak I am making to No S is that Friday and Saturday are my S days. I want a day when I'm off work (Sunday) to get back into the groove before I start the next work week. Monday mornings are a real weak spot for me. I work at a coffee shop and I am extremely vulnerable to fresh...
- Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:38 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Blueskighs Check-In
- Replies: 497
- Views: 461285
Blue, Wow, I know exactly what you mean about finding your internal good mother. Not only that, but I have two kids (5 and 7) and have always struggled with the example that I set for them with food and body image. I finally feel like my actions match my words. Internally, it feels like the "Mother"...
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:05 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Mime's Weekly Check in
- Replies: 38
- Views: 48068
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:48 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
Hi blueskighs, I love your blog. Talk about being conscious of what you're eating! Taking beautiful pictures and blogging about it is as conscious as it gets. You are an inspiration! Your blog is also a good illustration of why I love No S-we are encouraged to enjoy and be excited about what we eat....
- Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:51 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Joelle's Check-in
- Replies: 42
- Views: 39387
Joelle's Check-in
So, this is my 2nd week. This is my first Green day this week. I got a little thrown by the S days, but now I'm back on track. I can't get over what a difference not snacking makes for me. When I was on plans where I ate 6 times a day, I was constantly thinking about food. Now that I have limited op...
- Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:26 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: S days are scary!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21355
Thanks, everyone, for the support. I did find myself being very restrictive about what I ate on Monday, (hard to shake the "making up for it" mentality) so I was miserable Monday night and ended up snacking, which bled over to this morning. Ugh. I am not going to continue to freak out, though. I had...
- Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:34 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: S days are scary!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21355
S days are scary!
Last week was my 1st week on NoS, and I found the S days unsettling. I was looking forward to them, but it just felt like all the other times I went off a diet, and I felt really anxious. I know they are there as a sort of pressure relief valve, but I think for now I'm going to do three meals and ha...
- Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:04 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: new member
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11899
Hi schnooli. I'm new, too. This is my 1st week. I used to snack all day but I'm realizing that the snacking was totally emotional, not hunger. Now when I have a strong craving for a certain snack, I try to work it into my next meal. I find the whole No S thing works for me because I don't have to sa...