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by Kathleen
Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:03 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
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Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

I continue reading my diet journal and am back to 2010. Wow. I had forgotten how much binge eating was a problem for me. It no longer is. It is hard for me to understand but maybe the reason for the binge eating was the excess consumption of carbohydrates combined with fasting. I spend an entire yea...
by Kathleen
Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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I have gone back and read early entries in this discussion of mine. Sad to say, I think the NoS Diet for me might have failed because my understanding of what healthy food is did not include red meat or eggs. At this point, my main problem may just be habit. I have probably had more eggs and red mea...
by Kathleen
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:51 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Thank you! I wouldn't say I am doing well, but I would say I quite appreciate that this site is still up! I am reading a book called The Great Cholesterol Myth, and it is mind boggling that choesterol is essential and higher cholesterol as you age is associated with longevity! After the pandemic, I ...
by Kathleen
Mon Feb 05, 2024 3:35 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

It is too early to tell how I am doing. I started trying to eat red meat a year ago and it was quite an adjustment. I also started having eggs. I focus on quality, gettin organic pasture raised eggs from Trader Joe’s and grass fed beef from a local coop. I also am trying to eat within an 8 hour wind...
by Kathleen
Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:25 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
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Thank you. I will look into it. I go to a personal trainer who has advised me to eat red meat and eggs and skip breakfast. It is a big change. I almost never ate red meat or eggs. I have thought that the deciding characteristic of obese people is being gullible. If this personal trainer is right, th...
by Kathleen
Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:28 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Wow. It has been a long time since I have been on this site. I started going to a personal trainer in August 2022 and he brought up that what we are eating is causing the obesity epidemic. I told him I have been following the Blue Zones approach. The author Dan Buettner studied and wrote about the d...
by Kathleen
Thu Oct 13, 2022 3:55 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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I renewed my driver’s license today and kept my weight at 210 since I weighed 211.4 today. I think this will work and am continuing it but it is disappointing to be down 6 pounds in two months and all that weight from my week of only having soup.
by Kathleen
Sun Oct 02, 2022 9:39 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

210.0 With a three week start up of no weight loss followed by an average of 1 pound per week of weight loss, I am supposed to be at 214.0 this week, so I am good with my weight. I weighed 210.0 on September 4 and again today, almost a month later. That first week of eating almost nothing appears no...
by Kathleen
Sun Oct 02, 2022 12:52 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

211.0. Started eating at 8:15 am and ended at 12:30 pm. I think I am getting to the point of needing a long daily fast. I certainly had no desire to eat tonight.
by Kathleen
Sat Oct 01, 2022 1:32 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

211.6 Game Day tomorrow. We will have Irish coffee at 8:30. I decided not to eat dinner tonight. It is getting difficult to NOT fast. Had I eaten dinner, I would not have enjoyed tomorrow morning's feast.
by Kathleen
Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:33 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

I had a blood pressure check that was way high after a cup of coffee and no food. It may be that I should get away from routine drinking of coffee for intermittent daily fasting. That would be a sacrifice. Maybe coffee can become a treat. On Saturday, before the game, we are having Irish coffee! It ...
by Kathleen
Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:31 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

210.6. That journal will be helpful. I decided to track reserve time as well as weight and time when I can start eating after 19 hours. Today I started eating at noon and ended at 4:30 pm. I wrote 11:30 am under tomorrow’s date because 11:30 am is 19 hours after 4:30 pm. If I were home tomorrow morn...
by Kathleen
Tue Sep 27, 2022 1:32 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

I got a small leather journal to put in my purse, and I wrote out the days for this week on one page. I then can more easily write down my times when I started eating and stopped eating. My start and stop times are erratic to say the least but that in part is due to all the travel I have been doing ...
by Kathleen
Mon Sep 26, 2022 11:26 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Hi ladybird30,
I think that your success has to do with following NoS. It is a brilliant idea because it allows eating what you want on the weekends so you can feel satisfied. Calorie restricted diets don’t allow you to feel satisfied EVER.
Kathleen
by Kathleen
Mon Sep 26, 2022 2:07 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Hi lpearlmom, I just saw your post! I have stuck around this discussion board because there was something quite brilliant about NoS Diet, and I think I know some of what it is. You follow a process. The difficulty with NoS, just like with the Fast 5 idea of a set eating window, is that perfection is...
by Kathleen
Mon Sep 26, 2022 1:17 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Today on my drive, I listened to a Peter Attia podcast in which he asked his guest a theoretical question: If there are twins and one gains 40 pounds but then loses it (perhaps due to inactivity after a sports injury) and the other always is a normal weight, is there a difference between the two thr...
by Kathleen
Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:17 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

I don’t think this approach allows binge eating without the consequences of feeling awful. It is just too early to tell. Like ladybird30, there are some foods it is best I keep out of the house entirely. Wheat Thins. Soft pretzels. Caramels. I had an 11 hour drive and decided to take two days each w...
by Kathleen
Sat Sep 17, 2022 12:36 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

211.4. Game day. I was up several times last night. I ate too much yesterday. The key to this diet is you feel awful if you overeat. My rational mind to not overeat is overridden by some sort of survival mechanism that leads to binge eating. I don’t really understand this but I think the non rationa...
by Kathleen
Sat Sep 17, 2022 1:55 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

210.4. I am doing better with an eating window around 1:20 - 6:30 PM. The key now is whether over time I will lose weight. Tomorrow is a game with eating starting around 11:30 but I can use reserve fast time. Most of the last month has been dedicated to adjusting to this rating approach. I have done...
by Kathleen
Thu Sep 15, 2022 2:23 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

210.2 I ended up eating yesterday starting at 1:10 PM and ate so much that I didn't have dinner. That is OK. At least I didn't eat so much I felt sick. It occurred to me that I am being too rigid in thinking this will go smoothly because it won't. I will have ups and downs in weight and also in mode...
by Kathleen
Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:18 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

I am back down to 210 (the weight on my driver's license) and feeling somewhat elated that I think I have an approach that could work. Yesterday, I finished eating at 2:10 PM and today I will wait until 2:30 PM to start eating. I already know from my week at camp that it should be rather easy to wai...
by Kathleen
Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:28 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

That morning eating really threw my eating out of whack, but I think what I can do is plan on a routine of fasting one additional hour (to 20 hours) when my reserve time is under 10 hours and 30 additional minutes (to 19 1/2 hours) when my reserve time is over 20 hours). I literally am tracking one ...
by Kathleen
Mon Sep 12, 2022 7:15 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

I realized that my goal for this diet is simply to have a positive number for the reserve fast time, so I updated my tracking sheet to have the reserve fast time on it, and I moved exercise tracking to a different sheet. On Saturday, we tailgated for a football game, and we invited our son's future ...
by Kathleen
Mon Sep 05, 2022 1:27 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

The Blessings of Simplicity

Well, well, well.... my journal here has helped me to understand my failed approaches to dieting and what might work. I had a very memorable day on June 29, 2018. At the time I was practicing intermittent fasting with an eating window of 12 -7. It didn't even occur to me to eat before climbing Miser...
by Kathleen
Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:13 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
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Today, 6/18: 209.2 Here is what happened. I have been following the Front Line Critical Care Group on Covid treatments, and I think a lot of the reason why I weathered Covid so well was that I was taking a lot of vitamins as recommended by FLCCC. Still, in March, I got sick, and then last week I got...
by Kathleen
Fri Jun 17, 2022 11:53 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
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Ugh. The number on the scale is just a tracking device, and I am concerned about health. Health is my primary driver. Back in December, we all got Covid, and Tom spent a night in the hospital. That was a wake up call that life ends at some point. Since then, I have been pushing him to us to enjoy li...
by Kathleen
Sat May 21, 2022 8:40 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
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That did not last long. I am back to the brilliance of the NoS Diet with its focus on habits. Probably two decades ago, someone said to me that she thought that thin people knew how to tolerate hunger. That seemed like an odd statement to me, and I have pondered its implications ever since then. I t...
by Kathleen
Sun May 15, 2022 6:58 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
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Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Hi Amy2010: Yes, it does! I did have some time to think, however, which is a good thing. Yesterday, both girls were out, so we were on our own for dinner, and Tom wanted to eat out. It is less expensive to go out when there are only two of you! So much for my plan of waiting for a stomach growl! I d...
by Kathleen
Sat May 14, 2022 2:52 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
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What a month. Life happened. Our daughter Katie was so upset with her boss (worse than either of us have ever had) that her hair was falling out, and she found another job. She had a three week employment gap, so I drove her to stay for several days at the Wyoming ranch where she had stayed as a col...
by Kathleen
Sun Apr 17, 2022 12:18 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

I am stuffed right now. It feels good.

I believe that I could go down the path of only eating when hungry but the social cost is so great I would either become a fanatic or would keep on failing, binge eating, and staring over with Day 1 after Day 1.

I am going to go the small meal route.
by Kathleen
Sat Apr 16, 2022 6:07 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
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Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

I was at Costco this morning and had a taste test. I have reverted to eating while not hungry. I think that the most socially acceptable way to train myself to eat only when hungry is to have small meals but have a meal three times per day.

Why does this seem like self evident common sense?
by Kathleen
Sat Apr 16, 2022 6:04 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

Portland, OR or Portland, ME? Some large cities are downright dangerous. My brother lives an hour east of Portland and says it has become really unsafe.

Ellie is looking at grad schools. I told her to rule out U Washington because it is in Seattle.

Very sad.
by Kathleen
Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:39 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
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Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Day 6. 211.4. Woke at 3. Very slight emptiness in stomach kept me awake. This isn’t hunger. It just isn’t stuffed which is what I am used to being. I need to get used to not being stuffed. The idea of standardizing meals somewhat appeals to me. I already have pretty much a standard of a banana and y...
by Kathleen
Thu Apr 07, 2022 1:22 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

April 7: 211.0 today Wow, that was really helpful! Thank you! I don't feel hungry if I have a banana and yogurt in the morning along with coffee so that will be my routine at least for now. I may switch to three meals per day and aim for some sense of hunger. I was very happy this morning to wake up...
by Kathleen
Wed Apr 06, 2022 3:01 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
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Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

oolala53, I can imagine it is tricky to figure out hunger cues! I remember once my stomach growling when Tom and I were discussing dinner. Was the growl brought on by the discussion? What I concluded was that a stomach noise does not necessarily mean hunger. What does? I have to figure that out for ...
by Kathleen
Tue Apr 05, 2022 3:09 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

I never get hungry -- and I mean never. I eat at mealtimes and when taking breaks in what I am doing. A few weeks ago, I decided that I have a distorted sense of hunger. Two days ago, at 216.2, I decided to try to wait for a physical sign of hunger. I had two meals on Sunday (breakfast was bulletpro...
by Kathleen
Sun Apr 03, 2022 11:22 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Hi ladybird30, It is hard to be an unconscious eater if you write down what you eat. I concluded I need to wait for hunger every single time and has a conversation with my husband and about it. He said don’t snack. I said I will have three meals a day. Period. Back to a key element of NoS: no snacks...
by Kathleen
Wed Mar 23, 2022 1:47 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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Years and years ago, my son told me something like that I was looking for a magic bullet for weight loss. At this point, I agree. I concluded that The Weigh Down Diet has one key bit of information in it which I would interpret as follows: I have a distorted sense of hunger and fullness. What to do ...
by Kathleen
Mon Jan 03, 2022 1:47 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

It is easier to take a sip between bites if I am also sitting down to eat and eating without distraction.

SET Guidelines:
S: Sit down to eat.
E: Eat without distraction.
T: Take a sip between bites and before and after eating.
by Kathleen
Thu Dec 30, 2021 6:28 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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It turns out that the author of the book, Gwen Shamblin, founded a church and managed to secure millions of dollars which were hidden in real estate trusts. She was described as a grifter but died in a plane accident in May, 2021. The plane was most likely flown by her husband who was not up to date...
by Kathleen
Wed Dec 29, 2021 7:47 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: oolala53
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Re: oolala53

oolala53, You are way ahead of me with strength training! My daughter has a more advanced program and also we paid for her monthly gym membership fee in exchange for her serving as a personal trainer for me in making sure I am doing the exercises right. (We got a bargain!) It isn't all about weight....
by Kathleen
Mon Dec 27, 2021 7:13 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: oolala53
Replies: 2363
Views: 2720140

Re: oolala53

Our third child finished college and is now living with us. She got into strength training after taking a class at college and recommended the MindPump beginner program for me. It is really good, although I had an “I’m old” moment. I was showing my husband one exercise and said it doesn’t even quali...
by Kathleen
Sun Dec 26, 2021 11:55 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Reading the book is traumatizing for me. I have not yet gotten to the part where the author recommends taking a sip between bites, but she did say that behavior modification does not work. She might be right about that. Sitting down to eat and eating without distraction may be of limited to no use. ...
by Kathleen
Thu Dec 23, 2021 6:35 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Thank you, oolala53! I seem to be doing well with this. I am eating what I want but just taking a sip between bites, and I got a copy of "The Weigh Down Diet" so I could read where I got that idea. I am just horrified reading it because it focuses on waiting for a stomach growl -- and that was my do...
by Kathleen
Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:31 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

I have returned to the SET guidelines. They are:
S: Sit down to eat.
E: Eat without distraction.
T: Take a sip between bites and before and after eating.

This seems to limit my desire to eat without being a hard and fast restriction.
by Kathleen
Tue Nov 23, 2021 8:02 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Yes. I just saw it. I spent a lot of time on this site trying to understand why I was fat. My Novena Diet failed again, but I had an interesting experience yesterday. You see, my husband backed into my car and needed his bumper replaced, and then I drove from that shop to get his car's oil changed. ...
by Kathleen
Sat Oct 09, 2021 3:11 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Sadly, I was wrong about that! I have followed an approach to habit building that was based on gradual change. That does not work with losing weight I finally concluded. I went back to my Novena Diet, nine days of restricted eating followed by a period of adjustment. I am going to ratchet down my we...
by Kathleen
Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:17 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

You did well to have a break in Sedona. We just took a week in Northern Minnesota with dogsledding and skiing for the kids and snow showing for all of us. That will help especially the college students who literally sit in their rooms and open their laptops to look at classes.
by Kathleen
Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:31 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

Linda, College is such a joke. This is the last semester of two kids in college. Approximately $25,000 for two to sit in rooms on campus, open their laptops, and look at lectures and have some breakout rooms for discussions. To add insult to injury, there is a surcharge on one of the classes for dis...
by Kathleen
Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:03 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
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Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

Linda, It is hard to live in another person's shadow, but it seems to me there might be a reason for her need to one-up you. Anyway, I am glad you aren't too concerned about your daughters' choice of colleges. I never thought my genius daughter would end up at the U of M, but it was a great place fo...
by Kathleen
Fri Dec 04, 2020 5:04 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

Hi Linda, So there you have a real problem already with Brown University -- she is taking a gap year because, understandably, online classes at a locked down campus don't merit astronomical tuition. Our oldest is actually a genius -- inherited it from my father. She got into the Honors Program at th...
by Kathleen
Thu Dec 03, 2020 3:06 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

An Ivy League degree is about appearances. The Ivy League except for Cornell is now awarding credit for online classes. Think about that. My nephew got into Dartmouth and my brother is beyond furious about how the pandemic is being handled. His son will be on campus for 10 weeks with everything shut...
by Kathleen
Fri Nov 27, 2020 2:23 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Hi Linda, TBH, we may have focused too much on financial well-being and not enough on physical well-being. We have four kids to launch. Anne is independent, Tommy is close (should get his own apartment in the next several months), Katie graduates in May, and Ellie has at least two more years of coll...
by Kathleen
Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:43 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
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Thanks for asking, Linda. I took a pause because of everything that was happening. Tom had a medical scare that turned out to be a scare, but he had some treatment that put him at high enough risk for COVID that I sent him packing to the house he and his siblings now own after his mother's death. He...
by Kathleen
Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:49 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

Hi Linda,
The pandemic does give some perspective as well. I am hoping all is well with your family as your state goes through the wringer.
Kathleen
by Kathleen
Thu Jul 09, 2020 6:23 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Hi Larkspur. I am enjoying the walking. We live in a great area with little traffic and two parks each 1/2 mile from our house. Tom is working from home and had blocked his calendar for lunch so we take Pumpkin with us. Since I started on June 21, I have logged just over 40 miles. I am trying to bui...
by Kathleen
Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:41 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

I sure hope so, Linda. There is enough stress with the pandemic without trying to control eating. Our kids are locked into leases for this fall, but the University is making almost all classes online. They each have one class that isn't online. Can you imagine? Our total cost for the two of them for...
by Kathleen
Sat Jul 04, 2020 11:22 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

July, 2020: The Blessings of Simplicity Weight Day 1 – Sunday, June 21, 2020: 209.0 Day 2 – Monday, June 22, 2020: 208.8 Day 3 – Tuesday, June 23, 2020: 208.8 Day 4 – Wednesday, June 24, 2020: 208.8 Day 5 – Thursday, June 25, 2020: 208.8 Day 6 – Friday, June 26, 2020: 209.6 Day 7 – Saturday, June 2...
by Kathleen
Sat Jul 04, 2020 11:21 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Hi Linda,
We just got back from camping at a state park. It was fun but not so exciting. The kids went on a whitewater rafting trip that was mild but fun. It was also nice just to talk. Now Katie and I are back for a quiet Fourth, and the others went to Tom's hometown.
by Kathleen
Mon Jun 22, 2020 2:04 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

It happens fast, doesn't it! What are you doing with them this summer? It seems like everything is on hold. Katie has an interview tomorrow to be a server at a country club, but Ellie is doing nothing. She is spending hours on her phone and laptop. Tom and I are in agreement not to force her to do a...
by Kathleen
Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:26 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Life is on hold. We go camping next week which should be good. It does not look like a return to normal for the university, however. It looks like they want kids on campus but many courses will be online. Is your oldest headed to university this fall?
Kathleen
by Kathleen
Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:00 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

Linda, I told them they are adults and need to figure out what they can do and then do it. I told both of the girls that this is an opportunity they probably won't have again. They have all expenses paid for, all the time in the world, and no pressure to do anything. It is not easy. There is no plac...
by Kathleen
Fri May 22, 2020 11:02 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

You know what, Linda? I knew things would change once college finals ended. Now what are they going to do all summer? There is a lot of lounging around. This weekend we hope to lay out a plan.
by Kathleen
Sat May 09, 2020 11:59 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

June, 2020: The Blessings of Simplicity Weight Day 1 – Sunday, June 21, 2020: 209.0 Day 2 – Monday, June 22, 2020: 208.8 Day 3 – Tuesday, June 23, 2020: 208.8 Day 4 – Wednesday, June 24, 2020: 208.8 Day 5 – Thursday, June 25, 2020: 208.8 Day 6 – Friday, June 26, 2020: 209.6 Day 1 – Saturday, June 2...
by Kathleen
Sat May 09, 2020 1:04 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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Hi Strawberry Roan, Thanks! I actually am more excited about the possibility of improving my hearing. I have gotten into alternate medicine from trying to cure my hearing and lose weight. I do think that fasting resets the setpoint. For most habits, you do best by building habits slowly over time. T...
by Kathleen
Fri May 08, 2020 2:15 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

Sorry for that comment, Linda.
by Kathleen
Fri May 08, 2020 1:57 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

May, 2020: The Blessings of Simplicity Goal is to fast from 6 PM on Sunday to 6 PM on Wednesday and to fast after 7 PM on Wednesday - Sunday nights. Weight Day 54 – Friday, May 1, 2020: Day 55 – Saturday, May 2, 2020: 203.8 Day 56 – Sunday, May 3, 2020: 204.2 Day 57 – Monday, May 4, 2020: Day 58 – ...
by Kathleen
Fri May 08, 2020 12:07 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

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Aren’t teenagers generally bipolar? I just got in an argument with Katie because she wanted to buy $32 underwear.
by Kathleen
Thu Apr 09, 2020 4:33 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

Oh good, Linda. You will get through it...
by Kathleen
Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:30 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

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Oh, Linda, please don't consider getting rid of that puppy. It is not rational but kids tend to think of puppies as part of the family. If you are willing to get rid of a puppy, would you be willing to get rid of me? We got a puppy a couple of years ago, and I told Tom that is our last puppy. She di...
by Kathleen
Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:41 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

That is good news! That puppy will force your attention away from worry!
by Kathleen
Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:01 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

Oh my Linda. Can he be home to sleep?
by Kathleen
Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:13 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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Thanks, Linda. My friend and her husband are on the road to recovery. My friend's husband is now off the venilator. My sister and her husband got off the cruise ship yesterday. A cruise ship following their itinerary but a week later had four deaths and many people sick and is hoping to be allowed t...
by Kathleen
Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:42 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

April, 2020: The Blessings of Simplicity Note: Monday weights are the highest because I can eat from 7 AM to 7 PM on Sundays, so I track my weight Monday to Monday by having Monday weights in red and all other weights in blue. Weight Day 24 – Wednesday, April 1, 2020: 201.2 Day 25 – Thursday, April...
by Kathleen
Sun Mar 22, 2020 2:01 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

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Hi Linda, Hang in there! I think your governor is wise not to have shelter in place. Our governor closed a lot of places where people congregate, like bars, restaurants, museums, schools, and theaters. What I am seeing now is that businesses are voluntarily moving people home and stores are voluntar...
by Kathleen
Thu Mar 19, 2020 2:26 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

I told my Katie yesterday that this will give us all some perspective: what's really important in life?
by Kathleen
Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:02 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

A month. It was discouraging to end up the same weight.
by Kathleen
Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:05 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

March, 2020: The Blessings of Simplicity Weight Day 1 – Monday, March 9, 2020: 209.6 Day 2 – Tuesday, March 10, 2020: 206.0 Day 3 – Wednesday, March 11, 2020: 206.8 Day 4 – Thursday, March 12, 2020: 204.4 Day 5 – Friday, March 13, 2020: 205.4 Day 6 – Saturday, March 14, 2020: 203.4 Day 7 – Sunday, ...
by Kathleen
Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:55 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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oolala53, I will let you know! I start tomorrow. Last week, I spent the week with my 94 year old mother at her retirement community. It was incredibly relaxing. We exercised our jaws! Sometimes it is nice just to sit back and gain perspective on your life. What I decided was to make this fasting the...
by Kathleen
Fri Feb 28, 2020 3:18 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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Rather than post so much, I have been reading what I wrote previously. At one point but I can't find it, I fasted three times per week for one full day to the following noon (41 hours total each time). I lost no weight. What I am considering is fasting three times per week for one full day to the fo...
by Kathleen
Fri Feb 28, 2020 3:18 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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Update: I am back to trying intermittent fasting. Not sure yet of the protocol I will follow, but I am at 205.6 as of this morning. My kids are hassling me about drinking Evian water. My son, who lives at home, told me to look at what Evian spells backwards. It has electrolytes in it. Is there a pla...
by Kathleen
Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:22 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

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Hi Linda, That is good to hear. We could afford a study abroad program for Katie because she is at the state university. About half the students at the program were from the state university and the other half were from a prestigious college. I looked up the cost for the students attending the prest...
by Kathleen
Fri Feb 21, 2020 2:24 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

Hi, I returned to intermittent fasting and am still fiddling with what exactly I am doing but am down to 210. I caught up on your posts and want to float something to you. There may be a practical reason for the anxiety which is college costs. Our oldest is a genius and is academically driven. She g...
by Kathleen
Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:19 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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Hi Linda, It is more than mindful eating, but I have no idea why. It somehow changes appetite. I continue to adhere to the principle that I should put no restrictions on what I eat or how much I eat. The woman who came up with the idea of taking a sip between bites was successful in having people wh...
by Kathleen
Sun Oct 13, 2019 11:01 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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SET Habits: S: Sit down to eat. E: Eat without distraction. T: Take a sip between bites, starting and ending any eating with a sip of any sort of liquid. It is simple. Two of the habits come from one book, and one comes from another book. I have been toying with these ideas for years but as an addit...
by Kathleen
Sun Oct 13, 2019 8:23 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

October, 2019: The Blessings of Simplicity Weight Day 1 – Thursday, October 3, 2019: 218.0 Day 2 – Friday, October 4, 2019: 217.0 Day 3 – Saturday, October 5, 2019: 216.6 Day 4 – Sunday, October 6, 2019: Day 5 – Monday, October 7, 2019: Day 6 – Tuesday, October 8, 2019: Day 7 – Wednesday, October 9...
by Kathleen
Thu Sep 19, 2019 3:40 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

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Hi Linda, Yes, I am using Happy Scale. I do like it. OMG I so relate to your story. I am married to a guy who spent more than a decade traveling as a consultant, and he got into mergers and acquisition work. He'd leave Monday or Tuesday morning and return Thursday night and sleep all weekend. He got...
by Kathleen
Tue Sep 17, 2019 12:41 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

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Hi Linda,
Glad to see you back. I have found it helpful to go back and read what I have written in the past, just as you have. Hugs... this is really hard.
Kathleen
by Kathleen
Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:06 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

September, 2019: The Blessings of Simplicity Weight Day 1 – Sunday, September 1, 2019: 217.0 Day 2 – Monday, September 2, 2019: Day 3 – Tuesday, September 3, 2019: 216.8 Day 4 – Wednesday, September 4, 2019: 217.4 Day 5 – Thursday, September 5, 2019: Day 6 – Friday, September 6, 2019: 216.4 Day 7 –...
by Kathleen
Thu Aug 22, 2019 12:02 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

Hi Linda, Our youngest just got dropped off at college for Marching Band Camp. We see her again on Sunday morning when she moves into her dorm. Right now, she is in a different dorm because all the band kids are together. You know what she told me? She said that kids who have their own cars tend not...
by Kathleen
Wed Jul 24, 2019 5:40 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

Re: The Blessings of Simplicity

July 23 - August 31, 2019: The Blessings of Simplicity Weight Day 1 – Sunday, July 21, 2019: Day 2 – Monday, July 22, 2019: 219.4 Day 3 – Tuesday, July 23, 2019: 219.4 Day 4 – Wednesday, July 24, 2019: 218.0 Day 5 – Thursday, July 25, 2019: 219.6 Day 6 – Friday, July 26, 2019: Day 7 – Saturday, Jul...
by Kathleen
Wed Jul 24, 2019 5:35 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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July 13 - 20, 2019: The Blessings of Simplicity Weight Day 1 – Saturday, July 13, 2019: 220.6 Day 2 – Sunday, July 14, 2019: 219.0 Day 3 – Monday, July 15, 2019: 218.6 Day 4 – Tuesday, July 16, 2019: 217.6 Day 5 – Wednesday, July 17, 2019: 217.6 Day 1 – Thursday, July 18, 2019: 218.2 Day 2 – Friday...
by Kathleen
Wed Jul 24, 2019 5:34 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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July 1 - 12, 2019: The Blessings of Simplicity Weight Day 53 – Monday, July 1, 2019: 219.6 Day 54 – Tuesday, July 2, 2019: 218.4 Day 55 – Wednesday, July 3, 2019: Day 56 – Thursday, July 4, 2019: Day 57 – Friday, July 5, 2019: Day 58 – Saturday, July 6, 2019: Day 59 – Sunday, July 7, 2019: Day 60 –...
by Kathleen
Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:44 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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Hi Linda, I don't, but I can tell you that I think the single most important part of paying for college is sending your child to a college you can afford. My one daughter (Katie) was very unhappy with me when I said you can go to any public college with reciprocity. We filled out the FASFA once. Whe...
by Kathleen
Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:34 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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automatedeating, Those were my fasting experiments which followed my experiments with low fat, low carb, the cabbage soup diet, the Novena Diet, the SET diet,.... I could go on and on but won't. NoS was actually my first fasting diet. It was a 12 hour fast 5 days a week and an introduction to sanity...
by Kathleen
Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:23 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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Hi Linda, That podcast was fantastic! In fact, I would say it is the single best podcast I have heard on weight management/appetite correction. I am familiar with Dr. Bert Herring and have both his books. In fact, I found him after I saw a youtube video about restricting eating to 4 hours because th...
by Kathleen
Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:16 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

Hi Linda, We all have to find our own way. Dr. Fung says he has one meal a day on several weekdays. I figured out that I binge eat after restricting that much. I went back to a 7 hour eating window because I did lose weight slowly (about 1 pound a month), was much more relaxed about eating, and foun...
by Kathleen
Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:33 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1881
Views: 2352137

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The Blessings of Simplicity
by Kathleen
Fri Jun 28, 2019 3:46 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

Re: Linda's daily check-in

Linda, The youngest probably just needs to mature! Wait until she has to earn her own money! That helped our kids to grow up. I am quite delighted with the difference in personality from 18 to 25 in our oldest daughter. We had so much fun visiting her in Oregon in May. You can look forward to the da...
by Kathleen
Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:26 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4495132

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Linda, The world revolves around students. Everything is geared towards pleasing them and making them look good. It can be a real shock to join the work world. The older they get, the less you can direct them. All you can do is say, "It is our money, and we won't finance that." I actually find it ve...