Everyday Systems

Yes, it's two days after that; I'm back on the original transcription site (but being a lot more careful so as not to get rejections again!) plus found a couple of other places to work.

And even though today is another cloudy day, I'm feeling a lot less "SAD"!

Last night, as well as most of today, I was depressed because I had had several files rejected at a site where I do online transcription. This brought my rejection rate up to the point where I am now blocked from doing proofreading and reviews, which paid the most money. So I was depressed about tha...

This may sound very old-fashioned, but... why keep any snacks at all at home ? Just don't buy them ! Sorry I didn't see this earlier to respond to it. I have two answers for you: first, not everyone in your home may be on board with your "No S" plan, so they are bound to want to keep their snacks a...

Thanks, I do now ... so this morning I had pretty much everything I posted earlier, plus more fruits and vegetables, plus a slice of ham. Yum! I love having "breakfast fruit salad" now!

What if you are just physically not feeling well and don't want to eat a lot? For example, this morning: I'm recuperating from some emotional stress (family melodrama!) and woke up with a sore back (very obviously stress-related). I did go out and do my 14 minutes of exercise - a little shovelglove ...

OK, here's a move I came up with, because I was watching the classic movie musical "The Music Man" the other day: I hoist my (admittedly very lightweight) shovelglove into the air, and march around the back yard, pretending it's a baton and I'm the beautiful blonde ponytailed drum majorette, leading...

I know this is an old thread but I just found it, and wanted to say thanks! As you know from my other posts, I've just started doing Shovelglove workouts again after several years and really enjoying them. However, I also really need to do very basic balancing and stepping up and down type exercises...

Thanks, Merry!

My favorite part was the adorable cat!

Thank you, Whosonfirst and oolala53 ! oolala53 , oh yes, I am sure I ate more too. But ate in a non-No S fashion. In other words, snacking way more than I should have. Not that most my snacks were "unhealthy" per se - my favorite snacks were freshly popped (not bagged!) popcorn with a little grated ...

RAWCOOKIE wrote: pat, pat - you're doing OK.

Good start with the Shovelglove!

Thank you!

Hey everyone - I've posted a couple of times since I rejoined the board, and I know I sounded really gung-ho and like I knew what I was doing, but ... here it is early in the morning* and I'm finding I need some encouragement and help motivating myself, so here goes: I'm really having trouble making...

I enjoy reading and also watching some tv. I used to always have a snack when doing these activities. It was difficult at first to give up the snacks, but now, and for years, I only have hot tea, summer or winter. I come to enjoy settling down with it when I read or watch, just as much as the snack...

And thank you, Reinhard, for coming up with something so easy an old lady like me can do it and still feel cool!

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Hey everyone - Well, I'm back and have done the SG workout three days in a row, with some modifications. First day, I had just discovered the YouTube video and didn't have access to a sledgehammer or anything remotely resembling it. But I really wanted to go through the moves, sooooo -- I sat at my ...

Well, I only just started (again) today, but did have a teeny tiny little victory, in that I didn't have my usual mug of chocolate and vanilla ice cream after supper and before bedtime. (I've been having that most of the summer!) Though I must confess that the fact that tomorrow's my birthday and th...

Hi! I was on it for a while a few years ago. I had trouble keeping it going because, well, I just have trouble keeping ANY habit going for very long, before I find some excuse to ditch it ("of course you don't have to give up treats EVERY day, just Monday through Friday, except of course you can hav...

Er, although ... tomorrow is my birthday - definitely an "S" day - followed by, um, Saturday and Sunday ... and Labor Day ... good grief, four "S" days in a row?

Ya know, I'm okay with Labor Day not being all that "S"!!

Thanks for all your suggestions! I'm going shopping today so maybe I'll indulge myself and get some kind of flavored coffee that I haven't tried before, and start the No S train on the tracks today!

Of course reading is a treat in itself - no denying that. But there's also no denying that on a cold winter's day, it is absolutely heavenly to snuggle down under a warm comforter with a good book and a hot mug of cocoa bursting with marshmallows - is there? Of course, that's probably what the "S" d...

Thanks!

I think the reason it needs to be coffee or tea, instead of water, for me (hey, that rhymes!) is that it needs to be some kind of "treat" - something I can consume slowly while reading.

It just feels *weird* to me to read a book and not have something to sip/munch on - ya know?

Hey everyone - I've been away for a while (since 2013, according to the list of my posts!) and am going to give the No S Diet another try. I think it's a great idea, but here's where I kept falling by the wayside last time: I am a voracious reader - all year round, but especially in the autumn/winte...

Hi, I haven't posted here much, but just came across your thread. I think I'm in a similar situation. Two days a week (and not weekend days!) I have a weird morning schedule that makes it impossible for me to have breakfast till at least 11 a.m. I was debating whether that meant I had to declare yet...

Hi everyone! I'm not really new to the forum but haven't posted for quite a while. I got seduced by the Atkins diet and have been trying the "low carb" thing for a while. But as I think anyone else who's tried it will understand, I got bored by it pretty quickly - and never did get that miraculous w...

Hi everyone, I'm not really new here but have been a lurker for quite some time. Just thought you might enjoy hearing about my first attempt to do the "shovelglove" workout a couple of months ago. At my husband's suggestion, I decided to combine it with killing part of a big ugly bush in our back ya...

Hi Everyone - I'm back, and am about to go to my first Weight Watchers meeting in two weeks. And I'm scared because even though I've been doing the No S plan* since before Christmas, and at least attempting to go out and do a long walk every day or at least every other day, my weight is still going ...

Yeah thanks - I gave myself the day as a "success" since that was the only time I caught myself doing it.

Anyway, the casserole turned out great! (It was a tuna casserole with potato chips sprinkled over the top & cheese melted on top of the chips. Mmm!!)

Hi! I was putting together our supper tonight and as usual when I'm cooking, I absent-mindedly sampled some of the ingredients - primarily the sharp cheddar cheese I was grating for the casserole! But then I caught myself and realized - um - this isn't actually the meal yet - this is just PREPARING ...

Yeah, at some point I probably will wind up having to have surgery for it. Would like to put that off as long as possible, though. LOL and "aww" to the grandmom worries ! I don't have my grandmoms around anymore so it's nice to know someone's out there doing their jobs! BTW, I could've sworn I'd sta...

Hi everyone! I'm a newbie. I've been a member of WW for over a year and at one point had lost almost 50 pounds. But I really hated doing the Points counting, so I hit a plateau, and now my weight is slowly creeping back up again. And as I also posted over on the Urban Ranger forum, I've got a touch ...

Not to worry, I've had this problem before - started when I was in college (wayyyy back in the 70's*), and yes I have seen a doctor about it - not every time it happens, though. See, it's a recurring, lifelong, chronic knee ailment, primarily caused by osteoarthritis. Which is why I love to walk for...

:cry: Hi everyone - I'm a newbie! My name is Christine aka "stoogeswoman". I live in Southern California and I just recently discovered Shovelglove, Urban Ranger and the No S Diet. I love them! All these ideas just seem like common sense, don't they? Yet when it comes to diet and exercise, there doe...