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- Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:29 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean’s new check in 2020
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18022
Re: Jean’s new check in 2020
I rarely eat sweets. I found out when I gave them up that during the week for NoS that it was easier for me to avoid them completely than go back and forth on weekends. Since then I have figured out I can eat fruity sweets such as sherbet, but many others are ‘red light’ foods. There are just some f...
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:02 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean’s new check in 2020
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18022
Re: Jean’s new check in 2020
Thank you automated. The maintenance quote from the NoS book is one I have always hung onto. Even though I have not gotten down to an ideal weight, I am so much better than before. Right now I am struggling to maintain so it is very apt. I have an appointment for my hip this week. It has improved bu...
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 12:53 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Bluebell's check in
- Replies: 649
- Views: 619097
Re: Bluebell's check in
I remind myself when I overindulge that it was much worse prior to NoS. We all overindulge occasionally, but now it is with more moderation.
- Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:00 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean’s new check in 2020
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18022
Re: Jean’s new check in 2020
I have been doing pretty well this week right up until I got home last night after grilling outside with my son and daughter-in-law for supper. I just went over the top with snacking. Discouraged.
Oh well it is a new day.
Oh well it is a new day.
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:18 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Why did you leave? Why are you back?
- Replies: 273
- Views: 474705
Re: Why did you leave? Why are you back?
Good luck Bluebell. Stick with it!
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:16 pm
- Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
- Topic: Tenth year
- Replies: 11
- Views: 31643
Re: Tenth year
I have not been reading this site lately but felt the need to get back on a stricter track. Reading posts helps. Your posts are thoughtful and relevant and helpful.. Thanks!
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:05 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Nettee’s daily check in
- Replies: 32
- Views: 33641
Re: Nettee’s daily check in
Good luck. I highly recommend it as a long term plan. After 9 1/2 years of doing NoS, it has always gotten me through. The habits were instilled the first year and have helped me maintain a 45 pound loss. I get lazy. I have days and weeks of crazy eating (especially during the holidays). Yet the bas...
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 11:58 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean’s new check in 2020
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18022
Re: Jean’s new check in 2020
I am not posting much but I am visiting this site and reading and settling back in to better habits. I do appreciate this site.
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 1:57 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean’s new check in 2020
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18022
Re: Jean’s new check in 2020
Thanks for the welcome! I just finished my first week of stricter tracking of my behaviors. I have a list of a few things that are just red or green each day (or yellow on S days for my NoS tracking). I detest detailed logging, but I can do a checklist! I technically was NoS compliant, but one of my...
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:46 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: And I'm back... Again!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11133
Re: And I'm back... Again!
I am also back again for some support. Snacks were my weakness more than sweets, but I ate sweets because they were there. My whole family loves sweets, and sweet treats are a constant focus. I learned to abstain and/or make better choices. Our favorite ice cream shop has frozen bananas dipped in da...
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:04 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean’s new check in 2020
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18022
Jean’s new check in 2020
I started the NoS System 12/20/2010 after picking up the NoS Diet book on a sale rack while I was out Christmas shopping. I had a very successful first year. I lost 45 lbs and developed a whole new relationship with food. However, I stopped short of achieving a weight in the average range. I am long...
- Sun Mar 24, 2019 11:29 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Re: Jean's check in
It has been almost 3 weeks since I checked in. I am obviously lacking on my goal to check in weekly. I have been doing okay more than not and hopefully have at least maintained my weight which is the primary goal. After my 45 pound loss in 2011, I maintained pretty well for awhile. Then I started ha...
- Thu Mar 07, 2019 1:29 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: oolala53
- Replies: 2370
- Views: 2901387
Re: oolala53
I would agree that dietary monitoring is effective. I used a nutrition app for maybe 6 months awhile back when I was getting off track. It taught me a lot but it took me more than 15 minutes a day. Of course, I tend to be a perfectionist about accuracy so there was a lot more weighing and measuring ...
- Thu Mar 07, 2019 1:17 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Re: Jean's check in
I continue to be lax about coming to this site at least weekly. I need to do that. It makes me accountable. I weighed myself a couple days before the end of February instead of March first because we had company coming for a week. I knew that would disrupt normal eating and sleeping patterns and wan...
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:07 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Tobiasmom’s Journey 2019
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18090
Re: Tobiasmom’s Journey 2019
I definitely remember you Tobiasmom. I think we started around the same time. I started posting again not too long ago. I did not quit doing NoS, but I get lax when I do not post. Welcome back!
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:51 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: automated eating tracker
- Replies: 3687
- Views: 4903164
Re: automated eating tracker
Wow. You are ambitious. The website sounds like a lot of work.
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:48 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Re: Jean's check in
I got a bit off track the last couple weeks. I still had a lot of Green days and only a couple reds, but I quit tracking them regularly and was careless in my food choices. I also skipped posting on this forum which is an important part of staying on track. However, I think I have maintained enough ...
- Mon Feb 04, 2019 4:03 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Re: Jean's check in
Wow. It just took me a long time to figure out how to even get to my own check in. I have spent the last couple days exercising in a pool to start the healing process for my hip. My appetite is back which led to an indulgent (although technically compliant) day yesterday. Hopefully I can figure out ...
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 11:38 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: oolala53
- Replies: 2370
- Views: 2901387
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 11:31 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
You are both right. It is about new habits that are taking place right now rather than the weight. I am amazed that I am not eating for comfort while being restricted by my hip issues. The extra weight is a health factor so I do not want to ignore it; yet, it has become secondary. I think monthly we...
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 2:22 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
I weighed myself today My January goal was to be at what I consider my maintenance weight after my 45 pound loss in year one of NoS (2011). I have maintained for 8 years but have had some lapses. I also stopped short of a “normal†weight I am 2.2 lbs below my maintenance weight. WooHoo! Wow. Febr...
- Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:19 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: oolala53
- Replies: 2370
- Views: 2901387
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:59 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Thanks for the encouragement! I especially need it this week. I developed severe pain in my left hip and have hardly been able to walk since Sunday evening. It is a severe case of bursitis, and I have pretty much been housebound except for medical visits the last 3 days. However my week 4 of 2019 we...
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:31 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: scale y/n?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 45903
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:28 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: is this S or not?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20688
- Sat Jan 26, 2019 11:48 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
I am finally feeling like my clothes are close to a normal fit. I wanted to be at my maintenance weight of the last 8 years by the time I weigh in on Feb 1. I do not think I am there yet but feel I will at least be close. I have achieved my goals this month by getting strict with myself on the basic...
- Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:44 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Thanks oolala. Good to explore options. I definitely needed my two yellow days this week, and they happened to fall on Saturday and Sunday. We went to an appetizer party on Saturday and had friends over for food and football Sunday. I enjoyed it and ate what I wanted. For week three, my other five d...
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:34 pm
- Forum: Urban Ranger General Discussion
- Topic: iPod pedometer
- Replies: 6
- Views: 27180
Thanks idontknow. I have figured out the daily rings and have my calories goal set at 600 and exercise at 30. I started using it January 1 and have closed the rings every day except the first two when I was still figuring it out. I did not know about the monthly challenges. I will have to check that...
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:09 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
2019 Week 2 No S compliance. Six Green days. One yellow day. I had one small S event. A friend wanted me to try a dark chocolate treat so I took a small square. Later I had a KIND bar with my supper that was maybe a bit of a sweet. Glass ceiling: 4 Green days. Three red. I am experimenting with ultr...
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:39 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Linda's daily check-in
- Replies: 4620
- Views: 4766582
Hello Linda I have been on the NoS routine 8 years now but I strayed from this site. Like you I have maintained a large weight loss (45 lbs). I am catching back up with the people on this site and noticed you lost significantly more weight the past year or two Any words of wisdom on getting on the w...
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:23 pm
- Forum: Urban Ranger General Discussion
- Topic: iPod pedometer
- Replies: 6
- Views: 27180
I am also a gadget person. It started with an early version of the Nike running watch that was huge and clunky. I used Nike.com a lot back then but it was more limited than what Olivia describes. I had a Garmin Vivoactive the last 4 years and really liked it. One of the fun things with Garmin was cr...
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 2:39 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
True oolala. I did better this week getting things done. I have been altering, ironing, and hanging new drapes on a huge wall of windows and managed to get 2/3s done this week. Of course the chaos of taking old drapes and rods down and new up, my home is a mess. Oh well. This is my first week of the...
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:16 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
- Tue Jan 01, 2019 1:01 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
I know that New Years resolutions often go by the wayside within days so I try to make mine simple with an eye toward starting super small and building goals up as time goes on. For example my first goal for this year is to record compliance on three things by simply writing red or green every day. ...
- Sat Dec 01, 2018 5:07 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
I had to search for my thread because I have not posted since January. I still see some familiar names in the current postings though! Recap of my story. I started No S on 12/20/2010. I was a nonstop evening snacker. I ate a fair number of sweets at that time, but they were not my primary weakness. ...
- Wed Jan 03, 2018 2:26 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: oolala53
- Replies: 2370
- Views: 2901387
- Wed Jan 03, 2018 2:23 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Tobiasmom’s Journey
- Replies: 30
- Views: 46507
Hello! You and I started around the same time so I always like to see how you are doing. The 2018 miles challenge is intriguing. Maybe I will join you in that. I have 3 miles so far. It is so bitterly cold here that I will not get a lot of mileage right now. I walked inside yesterday, but my exercis...
- Wed Jan 03, 2018 2:03 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Thanks everyone for your encouraging posts! I have also read and benefitted from all of your posts. Sometimes when I do not have time to post, I just read a few. I did weigh today and was two pounds over my weight I have been maintaining. Considering the holiday eating I have done over the last ten ...
- Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:52 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
I got very busy and fell away from posting but I am doing well. I have been with No S since late 2010, and I lost 45 lbs the first year. To answer your question Oolala that was a loss of approximately 20% of my starting weight. This loss took me out of the obese BMI range, but I am still overweight....
- Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:32 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Oct 1. -47 lbs since No S beginning. I decided to weigh one week after start of new plan just out of curiosity. No loss but no gain this week. Maintenance is success! This week was a bit off. Started and ended with semi indulgent S days. Was green the other days but was sick with a virus part of the...
- Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:29 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
I do not know my body fat Oolala. That would be interesting to know. They say muscle decreases as you get older so that of course means more body fat if you stay the same weight. All the more reason to focus on those extra pounds as I age. I do not really anticipate smaller meals. I just focus on he...
- Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:16 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Wanted to share my first month's results!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18252
- Mon Sep 25, 2017 9:42 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
It has been a trying two weeks. My bronchitis just would not clear up and as the half marathon approached the forecast climbed into the 90s with heat indexes close to 100. I figured I am old enough to know better than to do something that could make me sick all over again. I felt well enough on race...
- Sun Sep 17, 2017 4:08 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
My cold turned into full blown bronchitis and sinus infection. I waited too long to go to the doctor and am still struggling to recover. Half-marathon in one week. I am resting and hoping for recovery. Pretty much S all week. I consider sick days S days. When I am sick I eat when I am hungry. I tend...
- Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:12 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
I continued to struggle last week with disordered eating. It was a busy hectic week, and I really have no idea what I ate Thursday-Saturday. I think some of my No S habits are so ingrained that even when I do not do well, I still do way better than my pre No S days. I also managed to put my exercise...
- Thu Sep 07, 2017 11:24 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Hi Oolala! The snack I had at school was not a big problem until I turned it into a problem by continuing to break the rules as the day went on. The snack was close to lunch so I could have just counted it as part of my lunch and pared something off my planned lunch accordingly. Instead I compounded...
- Thu Sep 07, 2017 11:11 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Plate equivalency
- Replies: 10
- Views: 21084
The idea is to define the meal in some way even though it may not be on a plate. I think the key is to have portions which you can look at and judge that it is a reasonable meal. In other words, assemble your meal and set it all in front of you, and you will know if it is excessive or not. Then eat ...
- Fri Sep 01, 2017 12:42 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
My week deteriorated Wednesday. At work, we had a snack in class. One of the students brought one to me, and I took it. I was not even thinking. Once I had it, it would have been awkward not to eat it because the rule about snacks is that they are consumed in the classroom and not taken for later. S...
- Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:55 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Sunday is an S day but was green. 4 miles running. Weights at gym. Monday was green. I worked and ate pizza (small piece) and salad and mandarin oranges for lunch. Much better cafeteria food than Friday. My supper was rather large but within the rules. No running or gym but fit walking in whenever I...
- Mon Aug 28, 2017 10:56 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Race day S or N day?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11215
- Mon Aug 28, 2017 1:42 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: How long did it take for you to stop overeating at meals?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 21576
If I get what you are saying correct, your plate was not full and it left you unsatisfied. Then I think it is okay to add to the meal and not call it a second. If the plate was full, then it is a RED. I purposefully start with a small serving sometimes hoping it will satisfy, but if it does not then...
- Mon Aug 28, 2017 1:25 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Teaching and weird eating
- Replies: 8
- Views: 19371
I have the same problem for different reasons so I split my meals on some days. I might have a banana or a yogurt only early in the morning followed by a mid morning meal that is the rest of what I would have had for breakfast. Lunch would be late and then a normal filling supper. This is a mod, but...
- Mon Aug 28, 2017 1:07 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Thanks Oolala! A reminder of the options. Pointing out the obvious as a reminder is never a bad idea!. You are right that we know what we should do, but we do not always do it. I bought a bunch of veggies (celery, peppers, grape tomatoes, etc ) to clean up and have ready on the run, but I never got ...
- Sun Aug 27, 2017 1:08 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Writing everything down for this week was informative and would be a good thing to do occasionally. However, it is too time consuming to do all the time. I had One S day, One Red day, Three Green days, and Two days that were Green with the exception an S treat. I learned that advance meal planning o...
- Sun Aug 27, 2017 12:10 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: oolala53
- Replies: 2370
- Views: 2901387
Interesting observations. I do believe that we should accept other people as they are and that we should not judge people for their obesity. There are certain people who have have low metabolisms that will always struggle. Then there are those people who struggle with being underweight. My mother wa...
- Thu Aug 24, 2017 11:59 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: oolala53
- Replies: 2370
- Views: 2901387
I let stress really affect my eating in 2016 and probably gained 10-15 lbs. I avoided the scale, but I know how my clothes fit. I have lost that weight finally and am back maintaining my 45 lb loss from year one. I cannot offer much advice on stopping that spiral since I know all the advice and stil...
- Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:47 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Gingerpie's 21 day challenge
- Replies: 561
- Views: 647720
I think you have to decide to just let it all go and take it one day at a time in order to get the result you want. I quit keeping constant track of how many reds I have a long time ago. In my mind, I note that I had a red day, and I move on. However, this only works UNTIL I start gaining weight. Th...
- Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:08 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
This will be my one week log of food. I will just edit with updates. Sunday was an S day. Did not log food. Monday: BF: Greek yogurt pre-run (6.5 miles) Boiled egg, small low sodium V8, one piece wheat toast with PB after run. Lunch: Sandwich: turkey/roast beef/provolone/tomato/onion on wheat (moder...
- Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:22 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: oolala53
- Replies: 2370
- Views: 2901387
We have several similarities when it comes to the winding down of our careers and our "retirement." We also had many transitions going on the year I left which left three of us doing the work of five because positions take forever to fill. This added to my burn out the final year. I also substitute ...
- Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:02 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
I was sort of thinking along the same lines Oolala. I divide my breakfast sometimes so why not divide my supper? I am failing because I am truly hungry, and eating a more generous plate for dinner is not working. So make the more generous plate but save part of it. I already log my exercise, but I t...
- Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:06 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Last week was busy. I think I had one yellow, two reds, and four greens. Saturday was an S day, but it was green. Exercise continues to interfere with normal eating. I ran twenty miles this week, did weights twice, volleyball twice, and 105,000 steps on my watch. I am still feeling behind on half ma...
- Wed Aug 16, 2017 11:05 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: oolala53
- Replies: 2370
- Views: 2901387
I worked in a helping profession in child welfare before retirement. Like teachers, it is exhausting to be constantly responsible for contributing to the well being of others. My initial plan was to stay until 60, but I left early. I had enough years to leave without any penalty. That last year I wo...
- Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:42 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Haha Oolala! I have plenty reserves too! Last week was great for exercise but not stellar for eating. I only had two greens. However, I had/helped host a 3 day camping weekend reunion that I took three S days for. It was wonderful. The good thing is that the scale was only two pounds up on Monday af...
- Thu Aug 10, 2017 3:25 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Started my week well on Sunday with a 9 mile long run. Pace was not the greatest with more walk breaks than I strive for, but it was adequate. I ate a lot Sunday. I did not fuel enough after the run which led to snacking and overeating later. Oh well it was an S day. Monday was fine for exercise. Pl...
- Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:46 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Successful week. NoS = One Yellow, Six green. The second Yellow day ended up being Green. Exercise = Green times 7. Met most exercise goals. 29 total miles. 15 miles at an average 12:30 pace. Felt good about the improved pace. 14 miles untimed walking. Weights 3 days; 30 minutes each. Did not do a l...
- Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:36 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Bluebell's check in
- Replies: 649
- Views: 619097
- Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:31 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Merry's Monthly Check-in
- Replies: 350
- Views: 389745
One red day! Awesome! Five pounds lost rather than five pounds gained? Also awesome! I gained weight in 2016 after a traumatic year and am just now getting back down to the weight that I successfully maintained for 5-6 years which is 45 lbs less than I weighed prior to starting No S. My mantra when ...
- Tue Aug 01, 2017 2:38 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Thanks oolala! You and I are of similar age, and I have read your posts since I started in late 2010. I am envious of your BMI because I got to 29 and got complacent. Now that I am in my 60s, I am feeling those extra pounds more than before. I need/want to get to a BMI of 24.9. Right now I am losing...
- Mon Jul 31, 2017 1:26 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Today is day one for me of the new week. Last week "score card": No S: Two yellow/S days; one red; 4 green Exercise: Green seven days. Met weights goal (3 times for 30 minutes) Met total mileage goal (28 mile goal; 31 completed) Came close to pace goal. (Goal is to time at least half of my miles at ...
- Sat Jul 29, 2017 1:15 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
- Sat Jul 29, 2017 1:09 am
- Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
- Topic: 10 months in testimonial
- Replies: 15
- Views: 39958
- Fri Jul 28, 2017 9:27 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
- Thu Jul 27, 2017 12:18 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Thanks Merry! Our primary home only got some minor basement seepage, but we have an RV in a permanent spot in a recreational area which had to be relocated. Luckily we found a place fairly close and fairly inexpensive to take it. Now we are waiting for the water to go recede. I ended up with a RED o...
- Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:32 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Monday I forced myself to do 10 miles. I told myself I will not be able to say I am not motivated when the actual half-marathon day arrives. I made the distance the goal rather than the time. (First 7 miles pace average = 13:30. Last 3 miles I gave up and walked the whole time.). But I did it. Also ...
- Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:12 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Splandrea's sporadic check-ins
- Replies: 52
- Views: 62566
Hello Splandrea, I am in my seventh year of No S. I started with a goal to get under 30 BMI. I lost 45 lbs in year one and accomplished that goal. I have a secondary goal to get under 25 BMI which is more elusive. I felt so much better after year one that I got lazy. I settled in with the basic No S...
- Mon Jul 24, 2017 12:36 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
I finished out last week feeling okay with where I was at given that I was feeling a little funky all week from post vacation tiredness. I did NOT manage to get my last couple of miles in as planned, but there was a decent reason. We were dealing with storm and flooding issues on Saturday. We were n...
- Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:51 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Hi Merry and oolala! Posting did help the other day. I have been green since and have caught up on most of my weekly exercise goals. I did not get my long run in this week, and I walked more than ran; however, I only need 2.5 miles tomorrow to finish out the week making my total weekly miles goal. T...
- Wed Jul 19, 2017 6:39 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
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Thanks for the comments Merry and oolala! I obviously failed at my weekly posting, but I have not failed in tracking for myself. I had a huge challenge from July 1-16. I had three back to back trips with lots of driving and activity. It started with a 4 day camping trip, a quick night at home and th...
- Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:30 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
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Thanks for the comments Elyssa! I really meant to start checking in every few days, but obviously that did not happen. I have been doing well with exercise, but temptations with summer foods and beverages have led to reds with NoS and Glass ceiling. It is mostly on the weekends. Unfortunately that m...
- Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:23 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
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Getting back on track
Hello Everyone! I have followed NoS since late 2010 but have not checked in for over a year. I lost 45 lbs on No S initially but have stayed in the overweight range (but not obese). After an especially rough year last year, my weight started creeping up. This year is better, and I am slowly improvin...
- Tue Mar 08, 2016 2:50 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
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Thanks Queenie for your comments. You are right, Lent is a stricter standard than no S so I was gauging two things. This week is the same. I did not do GREAT but not TERRIBLE either. March 1-Green 2 Green 3 Green 4 Red but not a bad day. I was really busy and ate a very light breakfast and light lun...
- Tue Mar 08, 2016 2:34 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Queenie's CIEN #1 (100 days of No-S)
- Replies: 161
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I empathize with the dilemma about piling a plate high versus having seconds if the plate was small to begin with. I think we all have to judge on our own what constitutes having seconds and what does not. Tonight I took a modest portion of everything because a friend stopped by and ended up joining...
- Tue Mar 01, 2016 1:19 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
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I am not doing very well on my goal of weekly check ins. Here is Feb 16-29. Of the four S days I only used one on Sunday 2/21. I am so ingrained now against snacking and seconds that I just rarely do it. My S day treats are usually sweets which I gave up for Lent. However I did slip and eat two Klon...
- Tue Feb 16, 2016 1:51 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Queenie's CIEN #1 (100 days of No-S)
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Just stopping by to cheer you on. It looks like you are figuring it out. Just like you, I do not want it to be obvious that I am on a "diet." I no longer consider NO S a diet; it is just a way of eating. It is now natural to decline sweets without an explanation. If I am pressed to accept after sayi...
- Tue Feb 16, 2016 1:31 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
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I did not get around to posting on Saturday so my second week of weekly posting is 10 days. Feb 6 to Feb 15 6-7 S days, 1 mild, 1 over the top 8-9 Two Red days, this included Mardi Gras on the 9th which was over the top. 10-15: Six Green Days. Even my S days ended up being green. For Lent I decided ...
- Sat Feb 06, 2016 12:11 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Thanks Quennie! I am retired, and we have started going South for two months at the beginning of the year. This is good for exercise opportunities, good for socialization but bad for food discipline. I feel like I am at least maintaining. My ailing family member is at least stable, but it is somewha...
- Sat Feb 06, 2016 11:47 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Queenie's CIEN #1 (100 days of No-S)
- Replies: 161
- Views: 154085
It looks like you are doing well. You have some great insights. We are close in age (I am coming up on 60 in April.) so I identify with many of your experiences and observations. Good luck as you continue this No S journey The best thing for me has been the sanity. I enjoy food so much more than I d...
- Thu Feb 04, 2016 12:37 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
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Thanks Queenie! January 16-31 There were 6 S days, 2 Red days, and 8 green days. Overall food choices were maybe a little better. I made some strides on choosing chicken/fish/etc more and pork and beef less. I worked on adding more vegetables and had more salads than usual. The two red days were emo...
- Sun Jan 17, 2016 2:29 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Obviously I have not been posting, but I am still following No S. I reviewed my history with myself and started the New Year with a renewed commitment to being stricter with the rules but remaining Vanilla with no mods and no extra rules. Review: Started 12/20/2010 Lost 45 lbs in 2011. Maintained th...
- Sun Jan 17, 2016 2:03 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: You Can't Eat and Knit: Thoughts on Displacement Activity
- Replies: 11
- Views: 25216
I crochet and I try to do it when I watch TV. I think it does help to keep me from snacking. Recently we started doing jigsaw puzzles again, and I end up working on them during commercials or during a low point in the TV watching. We did puzzles as a family when I was growing up and occasionally whe...
- Sun Dec 06, 2015 2:17 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
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- Sun Dec 06, 2015 2:12 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
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- Sat Dec 05, 2015 1:11 am
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: Decluttering!
- Replies: 250
- Views: 959888
Very interesting ideas owendell. I have a charity place less than a mile from home so I accumulate things in a box and throw it in the car when it is full and drop it off. I call for larger items. The mailbox idea is new to me and intriguing. I would imagine that the horrible influx of unsolicited j...
- Fri Dec 04, 2015 3:44 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
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Thanks Linda. I am doing better since I started the positive tracking, even though yesterday was not so good. Wednesday 12/2 Red for food and Green for exercise. Ran errands and did Christmas shopping most of morning. Worked on crocheting and some cleaning. Did not eat out. No diet soda. 45 minutes ...
- Wed Dec 02, 2015 3:56 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
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Tuesday 12/1 Last night I woke up from coughing and was also very hungry. I wanted a snack but settled for milk. Afterwards I thought about years past when I would have just eaten something without thinking. Green for food and exercise. No alcohol. No diet soda. Two hours on phone calls and computer...
- Tue Dec 01, 2015 2:04 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
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Thanks Linda. I did exercise today and hope everything will fall into place now that I am finally feeling like everything is healing/recovering! Green day for food and exercise. No diet soda. At least I ate breakfast at home :roll: Caught up on some paperwork. How can so much stuff accumulate?! Gym:...
- Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:43 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Linda's daily check-in
- Replies: 4620
- Views: 4766582
Thanks for stopping by my thread. Hope your Thanksgiving was great. Your comment about having sisters came right as we were all 3 getting to spend some sister time with our younger sister and her husband being in the country for much of November. I am so thankful for family. Your comment about how h...
- Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:20 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
- Replies: 278
- Views: 406374
Sunday 11/29 Green Day (on an S Day) I had no real desires for any "S" today so it is green. No alcohol. No diet soda. Fixed food at home for breakfast and lunch. (Carry out for supper) Did some bill paying and other paperwork and some minor housework. Lazy day. Getting over my cold. Hip is finally ...
- Sun Nov 29, 2015 4:31 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
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Friday Mild S day Family remains in town, and we gather for at least one meal a day I ate a small breakfast and lunch and a moderate supper. Only S was a slice of homemade apple pie. No dining out. Green for exercise. Elliptical and walking. Saturday S day for food and exercise. The only S was a few...
- Fri Nov 27, 2015 8:02 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jean's check in
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Wednesday 11/25 Caught up on newspapers. Ran errands most of morning. Went to store with daughter after lunch. Did 4 loads of laundry for a friend with a broken machine. Green for food. Fixed all meals at home. Red for exercise. Coming down with a cold but this is really not an excuse. Thursday S Da...