Everyday Systems

Mounted Ranger!

I dont' recommend getting rid of s days. Again, they're part of the beauty of the whole thing. Having said that, my s days are a bit like wosnes'. I try to keep them on more of an s event status. I used to hord all the denied sweets of the week and eat them for breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday. I n...

Mounted Ranger!

I'm with you guys . . . the beauty of no s is the simplicity: one plate, no measuring, no weighing, and *definately* NO Diet Food! I do not eat low fat, sugar free, et c. I eat good food and love it . . . but just one plateful.

Lovin' it, losin' weight.

Mounted Ranger!

Works for me! I couldn't be more happy about it and recommend it to everyone! I think of myself as a strictly vanilla no s but I guess others wouldn't. I follow No S as written but also eat high protein meals and healthy meals at that. I think that strictly no s means what it says: no snacks, second...

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Forgive me for asking, especially if you're a man

, but could it be that time of the month?

Mounted Ranger!

If you like oatmeal, try adding a scoop of pumpkin to your oatmeal. Also sprinkle in the seasonings for pumpkin pie-cinnamon, etc. So very very delish! Enjoy it! That's what we had for breakfast! about a cup of oatmeal (we buy it kind of think in the bulk section), and two cups of milk, dollop of b...

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Someone out there has a metric for deciding if a given event it S Day worthy. It was something like answering a few questions and having to come up with a 7 or something.

What was it and what was that metric?

Ta!

Mounted Ranger!

Here is my advice. It's my advice b/c it works for me. I think it works so well that I hope you try these ideas yourself. However, in the end, you really just have try different things and see what works for you. Still, here it is: 1. Focus on habit building not scales, numbers, well-meaning friends...

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I wonder why, though. Why is less overall but more variety be more satisfying than more overall but less variety.

I can see that it's true, I just wonder why.

Mounted Ranger!

that's kind of how we stumbled on it . . . we had some *delicious* tomato soup left over. It wasn't really enough for two full (if you know what I mean :roll: )servings but just enough for each of us to have a bit. We rounded it out with some manchego ch, a couple of slices each of smoked tempeh, an...

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Playing around with our ideas of what makes a satisfying meal, my daughter and I were discussing what makes a meal satisfying. We came up with some things that make it enjoyable for us but while we were at it and experimenting with different kinds of meals, we did notice one thing you may be interes...

Mounted Ranger!

I'm another of those - I started at 16 when I was a 'fat' cheerleader (5'5" 127 pounds). I'm not happy with my 'S' Days so far. Not because of what I eat, but of how I feel. I do believe as I do this longer, they will become more like the N days and I won't feel so lousy when the weekend is over. I...

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as far as tracking goes, I started with habitcal for both walking and No S-ing. After the first couple of months, maybe three, I stopped and now I just live it. I don't keep track of days on habit but if I felt myself slipping, I'd go back to it. I really do think that's the way for me. I'm actually...

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I pretty much just stand on the scales and just get off to eat. At least it seamed that way for a while . . . the first couple of weeks or so. I weigh a couple of times per week now.

Mounted Ranger!

When I first started I really lived it up! On Friday I bought what I'd been craving all week or I'd find my stash of things I'd been offered all week but hadn't eaten and actually ate them for breakfast (and all the rest of day) on Saturday. On both days I lived on treats. Thankfully, that got old r...

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Wow, it's just government-funded advertising for heavily processed foods. They're not going to be putting check-mark stickers on apples, but I'm sure they will put them on Fruit by the Foot -- it's just more encouragement to let manufacturers choose what's "healthy" instead of eating actual foods. ...

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30 pounds lighter and you don't notice it in the fit of your clothing? 30 pounds? I wonder if it's a matter of realistic expectations. After losing 30 pounds you don't notice any change in the fit of your clothing OR after losing 30 you don't look like a supermodel? After losing 30 lbs your clothes ...

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That would be nice to lose a shoe size! My feet grew bigger during my pregnancy and, in spite of losing almost all of my baby weight, my feet still have not shrunk back to their previous size of 6.5. It's said that b/c of the loosening of joints, not only at the, um, hips but everywhere, shoe size ...

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I could only expect to notice a difference in how my clothing fit after a couple or three months No S-ing. However, I did not expect to notice it in my FEET! I wear a 7.5 shoe and have my entire adult life -- didn't even change after child birth. When I started putting on this weight, I didn't reall...

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I have a kitchen scale and use it but not to keep track of calories or anything like that. As someone else posted, I weigh ingredients for a recipe if necessary and things like that. We also use it for Math occasionally.

Otherwise, I'm definately in the "I NO S so I don't have to" cagegory.

Mounted Ranger!

guadopt1997 wrote:To me, one of the wonderful things about no-S is NOT having to count calories!

Amen!

Mounted Ranger!

FWIW, these are my thoughts on drinking water in plenty for me. I'm a recovering insomniac and while I couldn't sleep, I had read that staying well hydrated helped. It did not help me. However, after I finally did start figuring out my problem and started sleeping, I noticed that then being well hyd...

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We often have a salad of just romain hearts, squeeze of lemon juice, drizzle of olive oil, and dash of salt. Everyone in my family loves it: fresh, crunchy, tart, delicious! mmmm. Sometimes we do the very same thing but add feta, tomatoes, kalamatas, and red onion. I like a toss of tomatoes, feta, a...

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For the monthly Mother/Daughter book club I plan it as an S Event. We have a discussion of our book, an activity, and yes, the ubiquitous snack. We try hard to make creative, delicious treats that reflect in some way the book we read. So, I have made that monthly club mtg an S Event (NOT a whole S d...

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I really am enjoying my ranger expeditions (mounted and otherwise) but i'm looking ahead to the winter. They can be bitterly cold here. As an urban ranger I walk every week day with my dog (usually with daughter, frequently with husband) in the evenings after supper. It's already dark enough that we...

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I dont' find No S-ing very difficult in ordinary circumstances. On a regular day during a regular week it's okay. However, when things come up, celebrations, et c., it get really hard.

Mostly those kinds of things come on the weekends but the ones that don't are a challenge.

Mounted Ranger!

Hi guys :) Seltzer, with a splash of orange or cranberry juice and a squeeze of lime is one of my fave refreshers. I like it better than the plain water, mainly cos we don't have very good water, and I like the fizzy bubbles too. :wink: That's what we do and always have. I fix a glass of crushed ic...

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Saying that I enjoy my hunger is not something I'd ever thought I'd say but really, I do appreciate it and never really think of going all out of my way to avoid it as I did before. I really am getting into the appetite is the best sauce mentality.

Mounted Ranger!

I plated my smoothie and this is the why and how. For why, I really felt that a smoothie is more than an drink but not quite filling enough as a meal alone. I wanted something like a smoothie and toast with peanut butter or something. This is what I did: First of all I use an 8 inch plate. My smooth...

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I have to say that I would recommend actual plating the meal to see it. I think as newbies, this is more helpful and revealing. I have plated some of my favorite restaurant meals and smoothies, et c. and been suprised at the results. Sometimes I'm shocked at how little fits on a plate and sometimes ...

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Am I the only one who sees shades of the differences between men and women's methods of encouragement? Young men are encouraged by their coaches by shouts of "Come on, you pantywaists!" (and worse!) I can only speak for myself, but I would fold up like a lawnchair if someone yelled an ugly name at ...

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I don't think the kind-hearted souls of the core group in this forum should call doomsday at an influx of more aggressive and ambitious all-or-nothing types, and I don't think the latter group should self-censor their opinions so long as they are honest and genuinely trying to help, or avoid postin...

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reitschule wrote:
winnie96 wrote:
To the original point, I think bushranger was a valuable member and also hope he posts again.
me, too.

Mounted Ranger!

Ditto!

I was getting famished mid afternoon when supper was still hours away. I did the same. Now I linger of my morning tea and push my breakfast to sometime after 8. Lunch is around 1 and from there I can make it to supper just fine.

Mounted Ranger!

Okay, I see we're on at the same time.

I should be cooking, too, but herre I sit, seeing what everyone else is up to.

Pax!

Mounted Ranger!

...he was sometimes frustrated by some people's lack of motivation / excessive whining / attempts to find flimsy excuses for not exercising or not eating properly, etc. That's some of the things he mentioned before ridin' into the sunset. Every person here has a different body, a different metaboli...

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Where've you been?

Mounted Ranger!

It's about 2 non-weekend S Days per month, right? Since I started I haven't had many non weekend s days but last month i did start thinking ahead when I saw them kind of crowding up. At that point I decided that it would be a good idea to look ahead. September should be fine but then October has my ...

Mounted Ranger!

Ditto on the weekend binges. I did that the first couple of weekends and then just really ate too much the next couple. This weekend has been really reasonable. It just takes time to get the pendulum to rest at center (or somewhere near it!)

Be patient!

Mounted Ranger!

Justs popping in to agree with the No Fake Dressing crowd!

Mounted Ranger!

Losing weight the No S way is slow. Losing two pounds a week for 18 weeks is a LOT, especially as you have been rollercoastering with your weight. (gaining and losing 10lbs in a week is very extreme). I won't say it's impossible, but setting a goal like that seems to be setting you up for disappoin...

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My plate is 8 inches. I am perfectly comfortable with that and even started with that size. I freely confess that every now and then I suprise myself with how much food I can squeeze onto a plate that size. The one I use is white and there have been times that I can't even see the color of the plate...

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cl2009, Everything my fellow posters have said is true and I hope you take their advice: prepare meals that will satisfy and make you happy, make sure you get plenty of fiber and protein (esp. protein), and make sure you get enough at each meal (you can worry about plate sizing later). You said that...

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I'm usually the one who wants to make sure that no bit of cake or candy goes to waste.quote] They say you can waste it or waist it and either way it's such a waste. :? For Halloween I buy candy that I don't like to give out at the door and at parties. The kids love all that gummy/sour stuff and I c...

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I got a few reds on my shovelglove and ranger habitcals on vacation but this is my first No S red.

I'm making chocolate cupcakes for a potluck. I licked the spoon. and licked the spoon, and licked the spoon, and . . . licked The BOWL!

(*whispers*) and liked it.

hate that red, though.

Mounted Ranger!

Milk does the trick for me; sometimes hot, sometimes cold. When I first started I had one b/t lunch and dinner and one in the evening after dinner. It gradually became one in the evening after dinner sometime. Now I have one sometimes but not daily: maybe a couple of times per week.

Mounted Ranger!

I love a good smoothie: delicious and good for me! However, I haven't had one since I started No S-ing about a month ago. I couldn't quite virtually plate the thing and didn't want to go over the top. A while back someone suggested that I plate the ingredients and, finally, today, I plated the thing...

Mounted Ranger!

you have three Ferrero Rondnoir and a cup of tea for breakfast.

Mounted Ranger!

I am . . . sort of. I have less than 10 cysts so my diagnosis is not yet PCOS and I'm following a diet specific for PCOS hoping that I don't get anymore cysts and that the ones I do have decide to go away. My dr. gave me several book titles and I've read a few. They all tend to say the same thing, t...

Mounted Ranger!

I'm such a sap . . . I love love! Congrats!

Mounted Ranger!

Okay, mine will be to have all green and yellow HabitCals: NO REDS!

I did great on my No S-ing but have some reds on my shovelglove and ranging habitcals.

Mounted Ranger!

Well, not Black Cherry Soda but yea, I have a drink of something nice (in my case hot milk) and sip slowly. I'll tell you, though, for me it only lasted a few days. At first I really needed that milk but not so much any more. I've been doing this for not quite a month and after the first week didn't...

Mounted Ranger!

did you try it? How did it work?

Mounted Ranger!

Back from vacation. NoS was great! Stayed on it and didn't suffer a bit! 8) Ranging was a two day success and three day failure. Shovelgloving was also a two day success and a three day failure. I love looking at my lovely green and yellow NoS habitcal and hate seeing all that red staring at me from...

Mounted Ranger!

As others have suggested, I recommend a cup of hot milk. I really needed it at first but now less and less. In fact, now I find that unless I just have a salad or other lighter-than-usual meal, I'm fine without. Try the milk!

Mounted Ranger!

I'm not the one who posted asking for tips for vacationing No S stye but I would have if s/he hadn't. I was actually logging on to ask the same question when I saw it already posted! 8) So, I'm back. Before I left I thought about how I would do everything and decided to No-S on vacation the same way...

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The weekend was great! My daughter and I are traveling with my husband on a business trip. On Saturday we were home and everything was normal. I 3 meals and they were of decent size -- slightly pudgy 8 inch plate. I also had some ice cream. Sunday was also fine but we were driving to Houston. Three...

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Well, my initial thought is to just give it more time. Try to stick with Saturdays and Sundays and you'll probably even out with it. My other thought is that if you really just think you must, maybe you could do a few weeks with Wednesday and Sunday or whatever you were thinking. Then move it to Thu...

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I logged in with my real, live, honest-to-goodness name and then mentioned my lovely daughter by name and, well . . . it has been emphatically pointed out to me that I just can't let that stand. :wink: So, I changed my moniker, edited out my little dearie's name, and hopefully, cleaned up my interne...

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NoS: A little hungry in the afternoon and probably a consequence of eating too light a breakfast. Successful, though!!! Ranging: WoooHooo! Mounted ranger on the go! Shovelgloving: Strangely I didn't want to shovelglove in front of my husband but I still got it done . . . in another room . :wink: Jus...

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Ugh! Do you ever have those dreams in which you're running from something or someone and you just give it all you've got and sprint for life's sake and then turn around to look . . . . and he's right there!!!!! I'm really sorry you have to face this so often. I remeber when I worked outside the home...

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Hi, Bushranger! Hope you feel better very soon. I swear by goldenseal and echinacea tea. I use a blend of both and also use the ol' netti pot but find it only works for me when I feel it coming on. If I wait till I'm congested, it's too late for me. I also like a tea of crushed garlic and ginger ste...

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Successes all around! No real problems NoSing but I have noticed a strong propensity to graze while cooking. Good to know. Incredible ranging today. My daughter and I walked to the vet, store, and back this afternoon. I did shovelglove. I meant to do it when I got up and I meant to do it this after...

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Believe it or not, growing up not asking for seconds meant that we didn't like or appreciate it and my mom/grandmother/aunts/et c. would feel insulted. Absurd, wouldn't you say? Well, here I am an adult and if my loved ones don't ask for seconds I tend to take it personally. True, really, really, sa...

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Ms wrote:CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I especially like the last part of your post: "I wouldn't trade "speed" for the "sanity, superiority, success, and SATISFACTION" of NoS."

me, too!

Congrats!

Mounted Ranger!

Well, let's see . . . For one, I'm not going to bother trying to remember which day it is anymore. For the last few days . . . As far as NoSing, I've had all successes, Successes, SUCCESSES ! For Ranging I have one failure . For Shovelgloving I have 2 failures . That HabitCal is a good little tool. ...

Mounted Ranger!

ACK!!! It's like walking into my house and finding someone there!! Welcome to my days. And you know what . . . I do agree with you. It is the little things like that that can sabotage efforts AND well, it isn't quite the feeling I want to have.

Now I'm goiing to peek at your days!

Mounted Ranger!

Breakfast: An egg, several slices of smoked tempeh, a hunk of mozzarella, and . . . Coleslaw!

Lunch: Lemon Cilantro Tofu, some kind of beans, mixed fruit (ate out).

Supper: Honey Baked Lentils, Broccoli salad, different mixed fruit.

Mounted Ranger!

oliviamanda wrote:Sample meal for a day:

Breakfast: strawberries and blueberries, scoop of greek yogurt, honey

Mmmm, one of my favorite breakfasts . . . usually with a handful of nuts, too!

Mounted Ranger!

I put a banana in my smoothie in the morning (Full disclosure: I add protein powder because a regular smoothie won't hold me till lunch otherwise. And I like a smoothie for a summer breakfast. YMMV) Blithe, have you tried greek yogurt for protein? It's very high in protein and tastes great in a smo...

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Day 4 Great day. I really should get some kind of reward (I guess I'll get the skinny award) b/c just as I was going to eat, I got called for an emergency at the hosp. Right afterward I had to do the grocery shopping. Still, I waited till I got home to eat. Oh, I was famished! I did it, though! I a...

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Day 3 Great. I do get hungry b/t meals but I just push through it. I really like doing this. I did have a lot of food on my plate this evening but it was my same size plate and, well, they did say a few heaping plates in the beginning was okay: educational. :wink: I have my sledge hammer and I've m...

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I'll just chime in to say that my dr. recommended a specific diet for me that is supposed to help with ovarian cysts. The idea is this: very high protein, pair carbs with protein, plenty of fruits and veggies. I'm supposed to eat a lot of proteins and if I eat non-bean/legume/veggie/some fruit carbs...

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and man, oh, man, is that thing heavy! It still counts if it takes the whole 14 minutes to get it up off the floor, right? Seriously, I didn't get many reps or anything but I did start collecting materials to build my castle and got them back across the lake. I feel certain I'm going to feel this to...

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Day 2 Great! A couple of things happened: I hosted a little tea party with my daughter and some of her friends and didn't snack. I did fix a nice hot cup of milk/cafix and sipped that and enjoyed the skits they put on for me. It really felt good to be successful. Also: we ate out tonight. I did gre...

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Yes. Caloric beverages don't count as snacks. unless they are sweet. Thus, Milk: yes Choc. milk: no Tea: yes Chai Latte with the works: no OJ: yes Orange Julius: No I agree with Mimi that you should strive to enjoy your afternoon "tea" without looking to add a "snack" if at all possible. For a numb...

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Day 1 Tuesday Lovely day and an easy one. I thought it would be hard but not as bad as I thought. I'm using about an 8 inch plate. I wanted snacks but I didn't eat them. I got the book today. I'm almost finished. INterestingly, I find that NoSing is nicely consistent with stewardship ideals and dov...

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I'm about 1/2 through the book so maybe it's answered there and I haven't yet seen it. If so, I apologize. I do love to have a smoothie. My basic formula is about 8 oz of (100% fruit) juice, 1/2 cup of plain greek yogurt, a banana, and plenty of frozen fruit (usually berries). I generally drink part...

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just curious.

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Back in the long ago I ran and as it happened, I discovered I could rearrange my runs to correspond with the watering schedule of a local football field. I dont' like track running but in the very hot, it was nice. The track, of course, wasnt' watered but the mist reaching the track was so comfortab...

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I'm new and thought I'd introduce myself. I saw this mentioned at the Well Trained Mind forum (homeschooling site) and thought I've give a look. It seems so sensible. I haven't got a great deal to lose but enough that I'd really like to give this a try. I've located the book and will pick it up on ...

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Welcome, rebecca! That sounds like a perfectly reasonable mod, if you think you can manage the tradeoff of perhaps smudged clarity. If it's perfectly clear in your mind that there's a difference between your evening square and sweets in general (or two squares! that's what would get me), then that'...

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Hey, thanks Everyone for the warm welcome!

Mounted Ranger!

I'm new and thought I'd introduce myself. I saw this mentioned at the Well Trained Mind forum (homeschooling site) and thought I've give a look. It seems so sensible. I haven't got a great deal to lose but enough that I'd really like to give this a try. I've located the book and will pick it up on m...

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Interesting development

So, Rangers, anyone looking ahead to the cold weather?

Bushranger!

My first ever No S red day.

I plated my smoothie today.

How 'bout a spin off: You know it's an S Day when . . .

Jumbotights . . . did you try having a drink at night?

Back from Vacation . . . the good and the bad.

Hey, No S-ers, I changed my moniker.

So, I got my shovelglove . . .

Mounted Ranger's Check-in

One of those goofy newbie questions . . .

Shovelgirls? Or is it a guy thing?

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