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ElenaS

Thanks, mrsj! I don't know if this is a milestone, but at least I've made up my mind: I won't EVER diet again. If 97 is to be my new non-smoker weight for a while, so be it.

I'll check in again in a month or so, sooner if I relapse into food addiction and have to go back to vanilla NoS!

ElenaS

I think I don't have a food addiction anymore. I haven't binged in two months! I try not to weigh myself every day but I can see I'm NOT losing weight. I don't care, except for the limited choice of clothes I can find. Every store I walk in stops two sizes below mine. In my free time, when I'm not o...

ElenaS

Lost another kilo. I should have weighed even less but I think I've put some more muscle on my body. I am a biker lady now, because I finally passed the exams and I can ride on the main roads not only on hills and paths :lol: I'm already thinking of buying another bike besides my old street-legal di...

ElenaS

I jump on the scale every morning, it works for me. When my weight is up it reminds me to eat less; when I see a smaller number it makes my day! Funny thing is that sometimes, when I feel I ate too much the previous day and I expect to see the number go uphill the scale actually shows weight loss. I...

ElenaS

I'm re-reading "The Secrets of Skinny Chicks" by Karen Bridson. It's not a diet book, it's mostly about some women who manage to remain slim "when it doesn't come naturally". I had this huge revelation when I first read it: I ate too much and exercised too little, like the good old saying goes. So t...

ElenaS

Typical day: 6:00 a banana + 2 Cordy Max capsules, 30 min brisk walking on treadmill - 20 min stationary bike - 10 min boxing or weight lifting - then I use a massager on my abdomen and thighs. An apple an 10:00, soup plus cheese sandwich or 2 eggs at 11:00; a slice of bread or a piece of meat or ch...

ElenaS

May I suggest a baked apple or better a baked pear with a sprinkle of vanilla or cinnamon when you crave sweets?

ElenaS

You know, it struck me yesterday after the first binge in more than a month (failed my motorcycle exam) that I was NoS-ing all this time in my own way. I'm still in the research phase as I am reading all the books that seem relevant but except for the more frequent meals this is what I'm doing right...

ElenaS

Elena, I'm hoping that you've just been too busy to post anything and haven't forgotten us. Just out of curiosity- Has spring in Romania been as lousy as here in Denmark? We're still getting frost at night! Must be the volcano in Iceland... Hi mrsj, sorry for not posting! I sometimes read other pos...

ElenaS

97 kilograms Tuesday, February 16 3438 steps Wednesday, February 17 9591 steps Thursday, February 18 10072 steps Friday, February 19 6571 steps Saturday, February 20 6588 steps Sunday, February 21 3847 steps Monday, February 22 9485 steps Tuesday, February 23 12210 steps Wednesday, February 24 8431 ...

ElenaS

Wow, mrsj! You beat me to it big time. I mean, rolling your own... that's pure tobacco. How on earth did we get to smoke so much? But if I could do it, you can do it. And I'll also show you that after quitting and weight gain going back to normal is a tough but doable job. It just takes time and the...

ElenaS

Mrsj, you might be right. I'm now fighting the astounding 30 kg weight accumulated after I quit smoking. I quit after one year of strict no carbs diet, when I was 72 kg (I'm 1.74 m tall, that was a good weight). But my case was uncommon, I mean not everybody smokes 4 packs a day. If you smoke less t...

ElenaS

Just 5 :oops: I was 218 pounds in December and I'm 213 now. But I'm good, one kilo a month seems to be my pace. I used to shrink 8 kilos in 2 weeks (17 pounds) in the past but at the end of the year I was always heavier than the previous year. Now I'm at least 5 kilograms (11 pounds) lighter than th...

ElenaS

I often find myself grabbing something to eat and going on with my work. For the last week I've eaten only fruit in the morning and it has begun to show in my complexion - i got rosy cheeks and a nice glow, or is it because of my new UV printer? I see that other people keep track of what they eat bu...

ElenaS

97 kilograms Tuesday, February 16 3438 steps Wednesday, February 17 9591 steps Thursday, February 18 10072 steps Friday, February 19 6571 steps Saturday, February 20 6588 steps Sunday, February 21 3847 steps Monday, February 22 9485 steps Tuesday, February 23 12210 steps Wednesday, February 23 8431 ...

ElenaS

Hello, congratulations for the increasing number of daily steps!
From my past experience: increased activity made me hungry!
Also, I need to do at least 20 minutes of uninterrupted brisk walking in order to see results (weight loss), otherwise I just stay at a plateau.

ElenaS

mrsj wrote:Congratulations on your shrinkage and in finding out what works for you!

Thanks, mrsj! I wish you all the best, also!

ElenaS

I've lost a little more than 2 kilograms, but I am on the right track. Because I work very long hours now, I won't be able to check in every day so I'll only write the essentials, hoping that reading this back in a year or two I can see improvement. At the moment: - I eat three square meals a day pl...

ElenaS

Dec 31 2009 - 218 lbs - Jan 17 2010 214 lbs Started No S-ing a month ago, 213 lbs Changes: I don't binge on sweets anymore, don't crave sweets actually. Daily steps range 5000 - 8000 instead of 7000 - 10000; started boxing again for the daily sweat instead of watching movies on treadmill. Feet don't...

ElenaS

Wow, you have so many greens! Does a red now and then really count? I think it's what makes us go on. Congratulations also for the increasing number of steps!

ElenaS

Thanks mrsj! I'm not joining the 21 club after all, I want to get rid of my perfectionism so a day like yesterday was a success for me: over 10000 steps just because I started work and I had to do 12 hours hard labor and it was also that time of month. I felt lousy in the evening and had a chocolate...

ElenaS

I was so stupid as to attempt jogging again and now my plantar fasciitis is bothering me. I am adjusting to the program and the weight is going slowly down. I know it will be much better in Spring when I can go fishing or ride over the hills on my new enduro bike. I have managed a whole week of No S...

ElenaS

Carr is amazing! Just look at the testimonial page, it's incredible! I still don't know how he brainwashed me, but I'll be forever grateful. I will get his book "Easyweigh to Lose Weight" in a few days (Amazon has been incredibly slow this time, as I ordered it before Christmas) I'll be trying to co...

ElenaS

I have nothing more to say than W O W!

ElenaS

mrsj, 3500 steps is a good start! Keep doing it! No, I won't give up, in fact the last three days were fantastic, and I have already lost a kilo. Like you, I tend to get hungry in the evening and my determination is at its lowest. I think I found out what works for me: have my first meal at 11 am, h...

ElenaS

You know, I'm glad you started counting steps! Last winter I was at roughly the same number. Besides knee pains, I had lower back problems and an attack of acute back pain just before Christmas, swollen legs and the worst plantar fasciitis (almost gone now). My morale was low, my clothes didn't fit....

ElenaS

Hi, mrsj! No H2Orange for me, i hate it. I'd rather make carrot and apple juice but I'm lazy. I drink vanilla flavored soy milk when I remember to.
Glad you bought the pedometer, just checking it every now and then makes you walk more, even if it is inside the house.

ElenaS

I'm not joining the Perfect January club after all. I blew it yesterday, just before I was supposed to go to bed. January 1st 2010 FAILURE ate 10 tsp of sugar in the evening 10334 steps and 20 min bike January 2nd S-day 8111 steps 25 min bike January 3rd perfect S -day (remembered to eat a piece of ...

ElenaS

Dec 31 S- day 9894 steps
weight: 218 lb

ElenaS

Happy New Year everybody! mrsj , I think my optimism has to very high for I am committed to this program although I have put on 5 lbs since I started, two weeks ago! I guess I'm gonna join the January club and see how it works. I know I'll nail it eventually, I only need some time. Thanks for all yo...

ElenaS

I wish you a Happy New Year! Congratulation for all the green days, I guess they have already added up and I see you're already feeling very good!
Elena

ElenaS

DECEMBER 30 GREENISH
9805 steps and 15 min bike

ElenaS

Oh, I ate real food plus some sweets on the 28th, and one beer. I ate more after everyone left, so it was emotional bingeing. Yes I play with, train and walk the dogs every day, outside town. I get 30% of my exercise just from them. Dec 30 GREEN 40 min on bike and 6544 steps - must set up my treadmill

ElenaS

mrsj, a GSD is a German Shepherd (Dog). We own a factory and live on the premises so my dogs are guards and pets (or pets who love guarding). They are also show dogs.

Dec 28 FAILURE - had 4 meals as I had guests in the evening... sob

10544 steps and 25 min on the stationary bike

ElenaS

Thank you, mrsj! I wish you a "happy No s", also! I was reading the urban ranger topics and found out you have a cairn terrier! How nice; I had a westie (gave him to my mother, keeps her thin and healthy :lol: ) currently my house and yard are taken over by 2 GSDs. Unfortunately I cannot walk the do...

ElenaS

Dec 26 - SUCCESS A late breakfast is the key!

ElenaS

Dec 23 - N-day - drove to Bucarest to bring home the other dog, had a wonderful light dinner with bruschette and salmon carpaccio (on 4 half slices of toast at a restaurant called "Cosa Nostra") Dec 24 - BIG failure - started good, ate lightly on the road and returned home to lots of food my mother ...

ElenaS

Tuesday - OK! 3 meals and a cup of hot cocoa in the evening... But i got on the scale this morning and since I started this thread I gained 2 lbs. Readings: 26 min on the bike and 9215 steps = 629 calories but I also ironed, washed the carpet, cleaned windows yesterday besides shoveling snow - I won...

ElenaS

Congratulations!!! Those S days sure do help get through the week. Glad I could help. Do you knit? It helps me a lot to knit socks in the evenings. Did you know that knitting for one hour while watching TV burns 100 calories? I knit, but I don't watch television. :) I read in the evening, and now t...

ElenaS

Monday - bad day as to dieting, good from other pow. Started the 200 squat program, I have sore muscles that tell me it is going to work for me. BUT after the 3 homecooked meals I had 2 (if small) chocolate bars in the evening. I decided to go on the push-up program as well, but it will be towards s...

ElenaS

Thanks, mrsj! The cocoa thing is awesome, much better than coffee in the evening!
Yesterday was a proper S-day! I had half a piece of cake with my lunch and 3 slices of pizza as my entire dinner! One glass of soy milk and one glass of wine between meals.

ElenaS

I got down to 3 meals a day but I eat a lot in the evening, including sweets. Still adjusting... This summer I used to eat cake or icecream once a week, by my own choice. Now this comes like a rule and even if I am a salty comfort foods person, I have been struggling with an aching sweet tooth these...

ElenaS

Nice to meet you, Jammin' Jan! I cheated yesterday, I was so hungry in the evening that I had to have my 4th meal! My step counter showed a little over 11000 steps, that was for being busy all day as my husband is away and the business doesn't run itself... But hey, life is good. It's 6:30 and I've ...

ElenaS

Thanks for the encouragement! I see you're doing very well and I am willing to change my life too.

ElenaS

Hi, Starla! Thanks for stopping by. The book is not scary, the prospective of change is! The first time I read "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" I got to the second chapter and put the book away for several years. I was not ready to give up on my cigarettes. This is my first day of No S and I feel nerv...

ElenaS

Eastern Europe Ex-chain-smoker Elena here! Hi to everybody! Just bought the book from Mobipocket, had a hard time transfering it to my Hanlin e-reader and read 30 pages. Got scared and stopped. I decided to join the forum because I think the NoS system is really sensible but so is my husband. My hus...

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