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Those pictures remind me of that scene from Crocodile Dundee, where he's held up by some guy with a little switch blade. He pulls out his giant knife and says, "That's not a knife - this is a knife."

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For all of you who are interested in both weight loss and history (or religion), I found this article to be pretty interesting. Except: Wansink teamed up with his brother Craig Wansink, a religious studies professor at Virginia Wesleyan College, to look at how portion sizes have changed over time by...

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pirateman2k: I hadn't really thought of it that way (increasing the weight by 50%)! blujay: Well, I started shovelgloving in August of 2008, and was using the 8 pounder up until now. I think I could have upgraded a few months ago, though. While I've missed some days / weeks since starting, depending...

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Yesterday I finally got around to weighing my shovelglove, and was surprised to find that, for over a year now, I've been using an 8 pounder. I thought I had a 10 or 12 pounder, but wasn't sure, and had never bothered to weigh the thing. With the sweater, it came to right around 9 pounds. My shovelg...

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I've been doing shovelglove off and on (mostly on) for over a year now, and I love it. I'm doing it in conjunction with No S for weight loss (I need to lose a *lot*), as well as just for general fitness and healthiness. I'd like to do more than just shovelglove, though, as I don't get much other exe...

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I'm facing a bit of a hunger dilemma, and was wondering how you all would handle it. On Thursdays, I have work from 7:45 to 11:00, then class from 11:00 until 1:45 (with a small break from 12:15 to 12:30). After that I have to leave the university and pick up my kid from school at 2:30. The end resu...

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Well, I'm not sure what happened. :oops: I started No S and shovelglove last August, and fell in love with both. Doing them together, I was feeling better than I had in a *long* time. I was losing weight quickly. And then holidays came, and I started slipping. Then I slipped some more. And now I fin...

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I recently saw an article on the New York Times website which I thought might interest shovelglovers. Essentially, they've found that short bursts of high intensity exercise can benefit heart health just as much as endurance training (e.g., 40 - 60 minutes on an exercise bike, all week - yuck!) The ...

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Thanks for all of the congratulations.

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Indeed, it is. I weigh less now than I have in a couple of years, at least. Also, this was just a good mile marker for me; I still would like to lose at LEAST 54 more pounds, preferably 70.

But for now I'm aiming for 4 more to hit an even 250.

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Just thought I'd pop in and add my success story: I started No S and shovelglove on August 4th, and I've thus far lost at least 20 pounds of fat. I say "at least" because the scales show I've lost 20 pounds, but I've also packed on a lot of muscle, both in my arms and legs. I'd say I've lost more li...

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Just wanted to post a note here: I've not abandoned No S or shovelglove. It seems the habits are pretty well planted at this point, so I've stopped updating my daily thread here. I'm still using the HabitCal, though, so if anyone wants to take a looksie: http://everydaysystems.com/habitcal/view/?o=3...

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Just an update: I've been paying more attention to my form in shovelgloving, making sure too put as much stress as I can on my arms, rather than my wrists. That coupled with cutting back on my computer time a bit, and my wrists are now behaving properly. So, while I can't speak for everyone, I can s...

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All success days up to today except for: 1. September 11th, due to poor planning on my part. I didn't take enough lunch with me to the college, and so had to resort to buying a lemon poppy seed muffin to supplement. It wasn't even that *good*, but it still counted as a sweet in my book. 2. September...

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Success for Friday / Monday.

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Glad you all enjoyed it. Also - oh no, I've been exposed!

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Success for shovelglove and No S, for Wednesday and Thursday. Wrists have been irking me a little, but after observing some more, it may simply be too much computer time. Shovelglove might exacerbate the problem, but I'm confident that it's not the cause of my condition.

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I skipped shovelglove on last Thursday and Friday, so I would have 4 days to let my wrists / hands rest. I wanted to see if it would help with the tingling / pain I've been having; it did. I started up shovelglove again yesterday, and am now being very careful to make sure I'm not twisting my wrists...

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Hey all, I've been doing shovelglove for almost 4 weeks now, and from about 2 weeks into it, I've been having some nasty problems with my left hand / wrist - numbness, and severe pain in the morning after sleep. However, I've been using computers for a *very* long time, and more than I should. I've ...

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So much for daily.

Anyway, since the last day: success on every day, for both shovelglove and No S.

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Hey all, This past Friday was the end of week 3 for me on No S and shovelglove. On my blog, I did a write-up about my experiences, which I thought folks here might find interesting / helpful / whatever. Rather than be irritating and just link to my blog for traffic ("Oh please visit my website, plea...

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Thursday: Success . Regarding shovelglove, I'm still rather amazed. I can't believe I've found an exercise program that I *want* to do every day. I genuinely enjoy it, even if my neighbors probably think I'm insane. (The curtains were parted a bit a few times when I've been shugging, so who knows wh...

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Tuesday and Wednesday: Success. I had a meal from Captain D's tonight, but measured it all out onto a real plate to make sure it'd fit. It did.

Obviously, I wouldn't feel comfy in having fast food for every dinner, but when I AM going to have it, I'm still going to stick to the 1 plate thing.

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Sunday: Duh. Exempt . Monday: Success , both for No S and shovelglove. Monday was the beginning of week 3 for me on both systems. I was concerned when I first got up that I wouldn't be able to do shovelglove properly, as one of my back muscles was a bit screwed up. I pulled it, ironically, by turnin...

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Saturday: Exempt. Saturday starts with S!

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Thursday : Failure . I went out to dinner with my nephew as a late birthday gift from him. While I thought what I ordered would have fit on one plate, after thinking about it some more, I don't think it would have. Maybe , but it's iffy, so in the interest of being brutally honest, I'm going to say...

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Today was a success, both for No S and shovelglove. Lots and lots of appreciation for my meals, especially for dinner.

edit: Not sure what's up with the timestamp, so to clarify: this entry was for Wednesday.

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I forgot to do my check-in yesterday; oops! So: yesterday was a success, both for No S and shovelglove.

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Thanks.

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Another S-day. No, I've not lost my mind; today's my birthday (24, for those interested).

I've had a couple pieces of zucchini bread, but otherwise, it's been an N day thus far. Still, just to keep things straight on my calendar, I am marking it as an S-day, as I have snacked.

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Another possibility: If you have a cell phone, you might check it to see if it has a timer. I discovered that my phone has one, and it's what I've been using for my shugging. Assuming my phone is set to the right profile (i.e., not "Silent" :) ), when the timer hits 0, the phone's screen lights up, ...

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Another S-Day. Had a few cookies between breakfast and lunch, and a sensibly-sized bowl of ice cream between lunch and dinner. Both were enjoyable, and neither made me feel gluttonous. Strangely, I'm looking forward to getting back to N days tomorrow. I've also been looking forward to Monday shuggin...

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An S-day. I noticed that, despite it being an S-day, I didn't rampage through the kitchen, shoveling food into my mouth. I snacked a bit, but it wasn't even close to how I snacked pre-No S.

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Welcome! I just started this past Monday, so we're both newbies.

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Hey Adagia, Yeah, snacking is my major offense as well. I'd say I'll be able to lose a good bit of weight simply from the "no snacking" bit of the No S diet. Today was a success. One bit of funny stuff: we went to the county fair today, and I had 2 items of food from there for "dinner", even though ...

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I've only been shugging for four days, so take this input with a bowl full of salt: I'd say the biggest sign that you're working your tendons / ligaments too hard is pain. :) Not the mild (or not-so-mild) achiness that settles into your muscles during shugging, but a sharp "Ow, I shouldn't have stre...

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Today was day 4 for me (started No S diet this past Monday), and it was a success. There was one bit of "funny" stuff, namely - do waffles count as a sweet, or not? They were made with fresh blueberries, and I'm used to such things being a "standard" breakfast occasionally, but I really struggled wi...

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Have you given up caffeine? Going cold turkey off caffeine will definitely give you a headache! Welcome, Josh! Ohhh, no. I've not given up my caffeine. :) I've now been on the diet for 3 days, and the headaches seem to have subsided. I started drinking a bit of fruit juice between meals; whether th...

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I started my shugging routine on Monday of this week, and as soon as I'm done writing this, I'm going to go down my routine for today. I love it, and while I'm not really sure how it's working so fast, I'd swear I can see a difference in my arms. Thanks for the tip about batting gloves, Heidster; af...

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I started the No S diet yesterday (along with shovelgloving). While I've had a pretty consistent headache since starting (probably "detoxing" from all of the sugary crap I usually eat), yesterday was a success. I ate 3 meals, no snacks, no sweets, no seconds, and felt fine. Better than fine, really ...

Everyday Systems

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Portion sizes in The Last Supper (up by 69%)

From 8 (9) to 12 (13) pounds

Supplementary exercises to go along with shovelglove?

Dealing with a cramped lunch schedule

No S failure

Shovelglove and heart health

20lbs (at least) lost

Has anyone developed RSI from shovelglove?

3 Weeks In With No S and Shovelglove

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