TexArk,
I forgot about the Web site, so let me look into it. This past week has been incredibly busy because I was wrapping up volunteer work while trying to work full-time. Going forward, things should be easier. Thanks for the reminder.
Kathleen
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- Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:32 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:46 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
October 29, 2011: The Many Point Diet The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) The Many Point Diet: (Month 1) Day 1 - Saturday, October 29, 2011: 209.0 (This month's goal is 178.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 31.0 pounds.) D...
- Sun Oct 23, 2011 1:32 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
October 24, 2011: The Many Point Diet The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) The Many Point Diet: (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, October 24, 2011: 206.0 (This month's goal is 178.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 28.0 pounds.) Ins...
- Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:46 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
Journal: Saturday, October 15, 2011: It is amazing how much I can eat when I have no timing restrictions. This morning, I weighed 207.8. I decided, frankly, to bribe myself. There is a cheap piece of jewelry that I got from my parents that is a copper and black enamel pendant in the shape of a Gaeli...
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:56 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:32 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:44 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:40 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
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Clarica, Oh, I'm feeling better. Jobhunting is a pain, and it didn't help that I got so fat I had to take off my wedding ring. My husband likes to quote John Paul II: "In Divine Providence there are no mere coincidences." It turns out that I had a prong on my ring that needed to be tipped. It may be...
- Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:19 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
October 4, 2011: The Many Point Diet The No S Diet (tweaked innumerable times) : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 Restart (add the one plateful rule): (Month 1) Day 1 - Tuesday, October 4, 2011: 208.0 Number of Exception Days: As of beginning of day on Tuesday, October 4, 2011: 2 ...
- Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:33 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
Clarica, I'm absolutely shocked that my posting from so long ago inspired you. That is terrific. I do think I'm reverting to a "perfect compliance" approach with two Exception Days per month but I'm adding in the one plateful rule. With no snacks and no sweets as the only rules, I didn't get below 1...
- Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:39 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Clarica's Check in
- Replies: 33
- Views: 35468
- Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:42 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: * * * October challenge * * *
- Replies: 45
- Views: 41986
- Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:18 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
September 29, 2011: Vanilla No S Diet The No S Diet (tweaked innumerable times) : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 Restart (vanilla No S): (Month 1) Day 1 - Thursday, September 29, 2011: 205.4 (Month 1) Day 3 - Saturday, October 1, 2011: 205.6 Status: Day 1 – Thursday, September...
- Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:34 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
Too funny! I could not stand not having a partially full stomach that wasn't stuffed, and so I had two entire bowls of popcorn for lunch. Then I took the dog for a walk and thought about how I would change my diet now. Then I realized I had made a commitment to BrightAngel to follow vanilla No S unt...
- Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:32 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ~ Reviving Renee ~
- Replies: 1459
- Views: 1557926
- Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:43 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:42 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
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BrightAngel, I have fully explored the idea of dieting without "portion control" and found it to be -- in one word -- ineffective. I set up a modified No S Diet . If I decide to change it again, I'll go to vanilla No S. No added Exception Days. No tweaks. Can you believe it -- I had three copies of ...
- Wed Sep 28, 2011 1:23 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Wed Sep 28, 2011 1:17 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
September 28, 2011: The Many Point Diet No snacks or sweets except on Sundays and a rolling average of two Exception Days per month. One plateful at meals. Liquids allowed outside of mealtime. The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month...
- Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:13 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:49 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
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TexArk, Please do continue pestering me! I am glad that my blood sugar dropped, but I didn't think 95 was all that great. Also, my cholesterol is close to 200 which is considered normal, but it was over 200 previously. In the three years that I have followed The No S Diet , the common blood tests ha...
- Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:04 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
TexArk, There is instant feedback from my body that enough is enough. For example, I had a small Dairy Queen blizzard -- that was all I could handle. I had as many caramels as I wanted yesterday. There were supposed to be 50 in the jar, and I just counted 48 left. I am certain I had more than 2, but...
- Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:34 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ~ Reviving Renee ~
- Replies: 1459
- Views: 1557926
- Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:40 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Feeling hungry and LIKING it?!?!?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16959
I think this is the key to successful, permanent weight loss: enjoying the feeling of lightness. My personal opinion is that the obesity epidemic is due to the fear of hunger that we are taught. It wasn't that way when I was growing up. "Don't spoil your appetite" is something I haven't heard since ...
- Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:39 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Clarica's Check in
- Replies: 33
- Views: 35468
- Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:12 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:14 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
TexArk, Those gorgeous pictures bring me back to my days of backpacking in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. I will look at the site beyond enjoying the pictures because, in the end, I think the problem is what it means to be hungry and how we get hungry. I came to the conclusion that the main problem...
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:19 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
3-0-7 Girl, I got burned once again on giving up the No S rules of no snacks and no sweets. I am returning to it. My weight just did not get to an acceptable weight with No S, although I never tried the one plateful rule. I am going to try adding intermittent fasting to meal timing. We went to a Mex...
- Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:19 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:53 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
September 14, 2011: The Many Point Diet The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) Restart: (Month 1) Day 1 - Wednesday, September 14, 2011: 203.6 (This month's goal is 179.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 24.6 pounds.) My diet ...
- Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:03 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:02 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:08 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Clarica's Check in
- Replies: 33
- Views: 35468
- Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:31 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Internal Battle over 1 piece of chocolate
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15792
A long time ago, I got in a conversation with someone who was very thin about weight management. She said she thought that people who were thin had learned to tolerate hunger. Since then, I have come to think that the key to weight loss is the willingness to wait -- not to deny but rather to wait. K...
- Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:17 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:42 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Clarica's Check in
- Replies: 33
- Views: 35468
Clarica, From what I have read, most people do not lose more than 10% of their bod weight. I think that the body may need a rest in weight loss at about 10% and those who hang on succeed in the long run. Isn't that what you just said to me? Don't change your diet. Just stick with it. You are doing g...
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:34 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
TexArk, My mother had Italian ice as dessert twice. I had it without counting the day as an Exception Day because, I figured, it wasn't that sweet. When I got home, I carried over that idea to home and picked up some Italian ice. While there, I saw 12 ice cream sandwiches for $2.50 and picked them u...
- Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:24 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
Clarica, Yes, I think I need to be motivated by having some complexity. I think I like to count! The pedometer has been a surprise success because I can count steps and enjoy getting more and more steps. I did follow my diet with little or no change from May of 2009 to the next year, and I didn't lo...
- Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:38 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ~ Reviving Renee ~
- Replies: 1459
- Views: 1557926
- Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:37 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
August 9, 2011: The Many Point Diet The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) Restart: (Month 1) Day 1 - Tuesday, August 9, 2011: 202.0 (This month's goal is 180.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 22.0 pounds.) My diet is a hybri...
- Sun Jul 31, 2011 11:09 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
August 1, 2011: The Many Point Diet The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) Restart: (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, July 26, 2011: 202.0 (This month's goal is 181.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 21.0 pounds.) (Month 2) Day 9 - Fr...
- Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:23 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
July 26, 2011: The Many Point Diet The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) Restart: (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, July 26, 2011: 202.0 (This month's goal is 181.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 22.0 pounds.) My diet is a hybrid o...
- Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:30 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
BrightAngel, I have a saying: "Some lessons are best learned the hard way." That may be the case with me. I will keep trying until I succeed or I realize that the constraints preclude success. Your comments are welcome, but I'm just not ready to admit defeat. I will say this, though: it is not helpf...
- Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:40 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
July 15, 2011: Cultivating the Virtue of Temperance The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) Restart: (Month 1) Day 1 - Friday, July 15, 2011: 201.0 (This month's goal is 181.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 20.0 pounds.) Day ...
- Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:28 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:04 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Sat Jul 09, 2011 3:44 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
July 9, 2011: Cultivating the Virtue of Temperance The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) Restart: (Month 2) Day 25 - Friday, July 9, 2011: 201.0 (This month's goal is 181.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 20.0 pounds.) My di...
- Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:36 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:05 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
milliem, I've been this weight many times before in the last three years. When I told my husband about my new revision to the diet, I asked him what weight I would be before he believed it was working. He said 180. I did buy some shorts that are two small in the hope that I will fit in them in the n...
- Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:57 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Questions for the experienced/long timers?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 62544
debrabuf, 1. My tip: Don't worry about S Day eating. It is more an indication of where you have been than where you are going. I once ate about 4,000 calories of caramel macadamian clusters. You couldn't pay me $1,000 to do that again! 2. I modified the diet right away. I just could not manage to re...
- Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:54 am
- Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
- Topic: Sienna's Annualish Check-In: The First Year
- Replies: 17
- Views: 38958
- Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:31 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
July 1, 2011: Cultivating the Virtue of Temperance The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) Restart: (Month 1) Day 1 - Tuesday, June 7, 2011: 205.0 (This month's goal is 182.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 23.0 pounds.) (Mont...
- Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:07 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Question for long-time No S'ers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12294
When I started No S, I was waiting for a job offer to come through and my kids were in school. I literally had nothing to do but to endure the hours between meals. There is a famous experiment by a scientist called Pavlov who would feed dogs immediately after ringing a bell, and he measured addition...
- Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:59 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: TexArk's Musings
- Replies: 246
- Views: 237220
TexArk, I think vanilla No S may work well for a young man like Reinhard but not result in an acceptable weight for an older female. No S can be a good baseline, but additional restrictions may need to be added. I am experimenting with fasting, and you are experimenting with calorie counting, but we...
- Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:27 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Chronic Back Pain - Will Nos Still Work?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 20237
- Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:27 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
TexArk, I had an egg salad sandwich at lunch to get some protein into me. I just feel strange because I aboslutely positively do not want to eat to the point of being stuffed, but I'm not sure how much to eat to be satisfied. My goal is to stick to the diet and not worry about it. I'll experiment wi...
- Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:33 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Fasting question
- Replies: 19
- Views: 28001
osoniye, When I started No S, I literally gripped the edge of my chair to fast from breakfast to lunch. I have been trying fasting and think that combining it with No S could be a good approach, although -- as I recall -- Reinhard in his book said skipping meals is a bad idea. I stuck with No S for ...
- Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:31 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
Eurobabe2, Thanks for the tip! I have had to face the fact that Tom's online tutoring with tutorvista was counterproductive in that he could get As on homework and then got Cs on tests. When I tried to return to work as a technical writer, I found lots of opportunities for writing papers. I viewed t...
- Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:49 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
KCCC, I will track steps and will track Temperance Points, both of which are behaviors rather than results. We cannot control the results. We can only control the behaviors, so I appreciate what you are saying. I preach all the time to the kids: "Actions have consequences." Well, the same is true fo...
- Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:23 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
KCC, I am still hopeful that I can make up for being behind schedule so many months. I do try to focus on behavior, but my benchmark since the beginning has been one pound per month. Yes, it can be discouraging to be up and down the same pounds, but I remind myself of how far I have come. Food is no...
- Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:33 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
Who Me? I tried No S for an entire year and got down to 195. I did not follow the one plate rule but did follow the no snacks and no sweets rules and got to one S Day per week (Sunday) plus two Exception Days per month. When I started No S, it was torture to fast from breakfast to lunch. That's why ...
- Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:27 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
Well, I'm way more upset right now about what I've figured out my son doesn't know for math. My husband has had the attitude "let him fail" but even he is appalled that a kid in advanced math who has completed the requirements for high school math (Algebra II) somehow managed a B when he didn't know...
- Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:21 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
June 7, 2011: Cultivating the Virtue of Temperance The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) Restart: (Month 1) Day 1 - Tuesday, June 7, 2011: 205.0 (This month's goal is 182.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 23.0 pounds.) Tempe...
- Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:14 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
Who Me? I was just so excited about work because I've been a stay at home Mom for so many years and this was my first time working right in the thick of a project and someone actually wanted to hire me! I also think I took on more than I could handle with this diet, thinking that being home would ma...
- Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:28 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:02 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
TexArk, I don't mind the questions. I have gotten quite accustomed to not having sweets on N Days, although I do occasionally have pop. My breakfasts are generally Cheerios or oatmeal. I've found that skipping lunch seems to work well. I do have liquids, especially 2% milk. As for dinner, I am not a...
- Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:30 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
oolala53, I don't think of fasting as a portion control approach to eating. What I am doing is fasting intermittently and then eating as much as I want when I do eat. My Sundays of "unconditional permission to eat" could be labelled as binges, but I do not consider them to be because I feel in contr...
- Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:45 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:49 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
Clarica, Go ahead with mapping out my weight vs my plan to see what you find. Both of your observations were very interesting. I did change my diet on Thursday to try a fast to breakfast on Friday rather than dinner on Thursday, and the result was a binge. The 200 pound barrier may have a psychologi...
- Sat Jun 04, 2011 1:28 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
June 4, 2011: Cultivating the Virtue of Temperance The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) Restart: (Month 1) Day 1 - Saturday, June 4, 2011: 203.8 (This month's goal is 182.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 21.8 pounds.) Temp...
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 5:35 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
Strawberry Roan, I look back a few years and think that "taking a break" would not be how I would have described fasting. Isn't it interesting that the society promotes the idea that a person is famished if a meal is delayed? I think that the defining characteristic of the obese person is gullibilit...
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:51 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
Strawberry Roan, I like TexArk's view that we are all an experiment of one. I realized that I was successful for many years on a diet of periodic severe calorie restriction triggered by my weight going above 135. Here I am above 200, and I got such an aversion to how I felt dieting like that that I'...
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:59 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
Strawberry Roan, What's surprising to me is how easy it is to skip lunch! Right now, I have the table covered with cans and boxes of food because I'm putting new shelf paper in the pantry. In an hour, I'll be attending a thank you party for the first grade volunteers. With fasting twice per week, I ...
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:23 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
June 1, 2011: Cultivating the Virtue of Temperance The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) Restart: (Month 1) Day 1 - Saturday, May 31, 2011: 207.0 (This month's goal is 183.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 24.0 pounds.) Temp...
- Tue May 17, 2011 11:09 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
- Tue May 17, 2011 10:26 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
oolala53, I got Brad Pilon's download book for $40 and it does have some interesting ideas in it. In fact, he brought up the fasting among Greek Orthodox, and that may be why I started looking into fasting regulations for the Greek Orthodox Church. It was definitely worth the $40 to me to read the b...
- Mon May 09, 2011 12:59 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
Tina, I have read about the fat acceptance movement. My personal view is that the diet industry has created a lot of the problem and the fat acceptance movement is a rebellion against doing the impossible, that is, against fighting your body's survival mechanism against starvation. I've been back an...
- Sun May 08, 2011 1:47 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
oolala53, I've figured out that I have no or almost no recognition of the need to eat. When I fast, I don't feel hungry. I'm reading through The Alternate Day Diet now, and this morning I read a great line from the book to Tom: "No diet will work without a plan that overcomes our inclination to eat ...
- Sat May 07, 2011 3:40 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
May 7, 2011: Cultivating the Virtue of Temperance The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) Restart: (Month 1) Day 1 - Saturday, May 7, 2011: 207.0 (This month's goal is 183.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 24.0 pounds.) Temper...
- Sun May 01, 2011 11:39 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2437791
milleum, Kevin, and BrightAngel, Oh, my, I do realize that you can change your thoughts to change your behavior. I am not the same person I was as a teenager because of the influence on me of what I have read and what I have experienced. It occurred to me today, when I had lots of time to think whil...
- Sun May 01, 2011 2:17 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
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TexArk and milleum, Your posting to me made me realize that it is not a problem to fast but it is a problem to limit portions. Why? I found the explanation in Why We Get Fat that carbs trigger hunger to be a possible explanation. Still, there is something more there than a physical effect. I think i...
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:48 am
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May 1, 2011: Cultivating the Virtue of Temperance The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) Restart: (Month 1) Day 1 - Sunday, May 1, 2011: 207.4 (This month's goal is 183.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 24.4 pounds.) This die...
- Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:39 pm
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April 8, 2011: Cultivating the Virtue of Temperance The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) Restart: (Month 1) Day 1 - Friday, April 8, 2011: 205.2 (This month's goal is 184.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 21.2 pounds.) Weig...
- Thu Apr 07, 2011 2:52 am
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Who Me? I think perfection is impossible, too. It's impossible to be a perfect spouse, but it is possible to be faithful. Limiting when I eat seems to me to be achievable with perfection, just like being faithful can be achieved with perfection. I'm not eliminating foods or limiting any quantities w...
- Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:13 pm
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Kevin, My first reaction was "Oh, come on, a pint of ice cream is hardly a binge." I found the link very interesting. I have read about the idea that we humans are just the necessary result of genetics and behavior. It all comes from a lack of belief in God, since it was God who gave us free will. Y...
- Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:02 am
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TexArk, My husband is not happy at the moment that I brought home a dog that was running around filthy dirty, wet, and cold. We gave her a bath, called the police, and called the owners who are not home. Tom reluctantly agreed to keep the dog overnight. Yes, it is true that there are lots of bad hab...
- Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:04 pm
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millieum, Sensitivity to the environment as an explanation for obesity is something I read is some diet book somewhere. It's actually part of the idea behind the Mindless Eating book by Brian Wansink. Brian Wansink was interviewed as one of the podcasts put on ITunes by the Yale University Rudd Cent...
- Sat Apr 02, 2011 5:17 pm
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TexArk, I know! I know! I know! I cannot believe that this would be the solution, but here I am. Having perfect compliance cuts me off from even entertaining an exception because the consequences are so dire. It's similar to my view of infidelity -- simply unacceptable! It also makes it so that the ...
- Sat Apr 02, 2011 3:09 pm
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April 2, 2011: Cultivating the Virtue of Temperance The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) Restart: At the start of each month, I designate Special Days. On Special Days and the weekend, there are no rules. On all other days, I h...
- Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:14 am
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- Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:20 pm
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millieum, Yes, I have. Since I was successful in counting calories for about 10 years, I know it isn't willpower. Since my life has changed dramatically since our youngest was a baby, I presume it's not some sort of emotional response to the environment. There is no gourmand in me when I binge: I wi...
- Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:21 pm
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March 29, 2011: Cultivating the Virtue of Temperance The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 (My goal is to lose one pound per month.) Vanilla No S Diet: (Month 1) Day 1 - Tuesday, March 29, 2011: 205.4 (This month's goal is 185.0 pounds, and I am behind schedule by 20.4 ...
- Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:15 pm
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milleum, I can explain by way of a story. Once my two young daughters got into a fight, and I asked each of them when it started. The youngest said, "When I was thinking about putting my legs on Katie's legs." Well, I had to laugh at the accuracy of that assessment! We call her "The Instigator." Any...
- Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:22 am
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- Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:20 pm
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- Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:02 pm
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Thanks, TexArk. I was awake for about three hours last night and then I had a 7 AM meeitng! Now I'm back home, about to take the kids to the Mall of America for mini-golf, and I feel sick. It's hard to mourn a reality that you have been denying, but I have this disappointment to compare with the fat...
- Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:52 pm
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March 25, 2011: Cultivating the Virtue of Temperance In order to lose weight, I am becoming an accountant. Instead of counting calories or carbs, I am counting Exception Days, Fast Days, steps, and strengthening exercises. Over several years, I gave up on the idea of "portion control" as a way to l...
- Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:38 pm
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TexArk, I have noticed. In fact, I was thinking of starting over later this week when I have in place my pedometer and exercise program, but then I decided that this is like rewarding bad behavior. For example, if my daughter is late to the bus, does she then get a ride to school? It's easy to rewar...
- Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:37 pm
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Hi BrightAngel, I saw nothing wrong with the binge/fast cycle, but I certainly got a lot of feedback from others to warn me! This approach does seem more sensible. I'm also learning that the pedometer is very useful for me as a way to monitor and increase steps. Yesterday, I logged under 5,000 steps...
- Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:25 pm
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