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by threewhales
Sun Mar 04, 2018 3:59 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2018 Year Long Challenge
Replies: 129
Views: 149047

Checking in. I did ok Jan and Feb, nothing to brag about or cry about!
I am back to my Habitcal this month as I want to see my "green" progress.
Hope everyone is doing well.
by threewhales
Mon Jan 08, 2018 1:17 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2018 Year Long Challenge
Replies: 129
Views: 149047

I am “free-styling†with No S! How about you!
I noticed weight watchers new deal has always been OUR deal. LOL!!
My official goals for 2018.
Vanilla No S
Move my body aim for 5 days/week

I am back to work tomorrow. We start back with a meeting...ugh...
by threewhales
Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:54 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2018 Year Long Challenge
Replies: 129
Views: 149047

Count me inðŸ‘ðŸ»ðŸ·to 2018
by threewhales
Mon Jan 01, 2018 5:07 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

I completed the 2017 challenge year!
I maintained my weight.
I learned that No S is what works for me.
In 2018, I am ready to commit to moving my body more and of course keep going with No S:)
by threewhales
Mon Jan 01, 2018 4:42 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

I meant to get on here yesterday. Obviously posting online is NOT my strength. Thinking about 2017, I realized I maintained my weight and learned a lot about why No S just makes sense for me. Sure, I had times I ate too many sweets and ::gasp:: ate seconds and had popcorn as a snack. But, I always t...
by threewhales
Sat Nov 18, 2017 9:03 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

I am still here. Not really releasing pounds, not really doing any exercise either. I am hitting the exercise reset button. Time to get off my duff and make me a priority. It is hard not to be tempted by faster methods, but I know in my heart of hearts that No S is the plan for me:) I hope we do thi...
by threewhales
Wed Sep 06, 2017 3:03 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

Just checking in. Had a few weeks that I strayed but, I am back. THIS just makes so much sense.
by threewhales
Wed Jun 28, 2017 6:59 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

Took June off from tracking in the Habitcal.
I have not done too bad. I really do this without thinking about it.
Thinking I will use the Habitcal again in July.
I am enjoying the freedom of not counting.
Love the No S way of life.
by threewhales
Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:00 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

I am still here and kicking!!! My Habitcal is looking green. WooHoo! I too like the term ritual when thinking about what it is going to take for me to release pounds. This week, I have been trying to eat a rainbow at least three each day. I'm actually eating veggies. Yea! Go me:) my Habitcal is stil...
by threewhales
Mon Apr 17, 2017 12:25 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

Still doing ok. The green days are feeling more and more like a habit! Yea!! I don't beat myself up when I slip, I just mark it and move on. Today, I actually rode my bike for 40 minutes. BOY! Did that ever feel good to my joints. I must hang on to that feeling and go for the green for exercise too:...
by threewhales
Sun Mar 12, 2017 12:43 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

I see I am not the only one to think perhaps I need to add something to No S to make it work( faster) for me. I was curious about my calorie intake, so I tracked my calories the last few days and I am in well within the perimeter my doctor suggested. Thank you OOLALA for the suggestion to read the s...
by threewhales
Thu Mar 02, 2017 1:35 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

I am still here. Just quietly marking my Habitcal each day, good or bad. Mark it and move on. I am not losing weight, but I am not gaining either. So I am considering it a win for consistency. I did get a new stationary bike which I am really excited about! Cheers to March:)
by threewhales
Sat Feb 04, 2017 10:30 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

January done! Only 4 red days!!!
Let's GO February!!!!!!!!!!
by threewhales
Fri Jan 27, 2017 4:12 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

Hello all!
I seem to have gotten my colors switched this week :oops:
Today was my first day :mrgreen: this week. Hoping for a better showing next week.
Bluebell is right, mark it honestly and move on!
WooHoo No S
by threewhales
Fri Jan 27, 2017 4:04 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

Just when I thought I was doing great, I have had the week from _ _ _ _!! And I fall off the wagon...boo...hiss. I did ok today, no snacks,sweets or seconds, so at least I picked myself up from the depths and hey I have some red on my Habitcal...I like red, just not too much:) LOL! I did weigh at th...
by threewhales
Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:06 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

Moving this here, so I can refer back to it... , No S doesn't say you can't eliminate any foods, just that it's not habit friendly. Maybe wheat will play a smaller role as time goes on, IF your husband actually goes through with it, gets past the honeymoon, and survives the first "fight." But stay o...
by threewhales
Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:07 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

20 days with only one red day!!!!
THIS is the best I have ever done. This time round it just feels right, simple, easy!
I am totally pumped.
Thank you OOLALA, you are my No S mentor and I appreciate YOU so much:)
by threewhales
Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:03 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

WooHoo!!!
by threewhales
Fri Jan 20, 2017 4:01 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

I hate to say anything about my progress...this is about the time I jump ship. I hit a bit of a bump last week ( thank you OOLALA for reminding me that exercise is a seperate issue, that helped me:) and I was fearful that I would not bounce back, but so far this week(fingers crossed) I am ALL green ...
by threewhales
Thu Jan 19, 2017 3:27 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

Happy hump day everyone!!!
Keep going..we can do it together:)
by threewhales
Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:39 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

Not a great week last week. Eating was ok, but I must get up off and get those 14 min done.
My goal for next week 14 min Mon-Fri and keep doing great on the three plates a day:)
by threewhales
Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:48 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

Eating great. Moving not so much...I know, 14 minutes..what is up with that. I am off the next three days, I hope to get a routine going on the exercise front.
by threewhales
Tue Jan 10, 2017 2:46 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

Starting my week three!!! My S day over the weekend left me over full and miserable, so I intend to remember that feeling. On the 2017 thread, I read something to the effect, you don't have to take an S on the weekend, just because you can. Wish I had remembered that before that dessert. It was trul...
by threewhales
Tue Jan 10, 2017 2:40 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

I am still here working on building a habit! This is my third week! Green today +14 minutes of GOYBAD!!! If you have not already, I would highly encourage everyone to start a Habitcal. THAT is something I did not do before and I find it is a critical piece of this process for me. Here's to a a great...
by threewhales
Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:42 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

Made it through week two with all green! It amazes me how Tracking on my Habitcal keeps me on target :mrgreen:
As OOLALA stated earlier this..."the magic of the Habitcal" YES!!!
Hope everyone is doing well, don't give up, just keep going 8)
by threewhales
Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:56 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

Love the idea of a google hangout in 360 days!!
THIS challenge is really help me stay on track.
We can ALL do this ToGeThEr!!!! WooHoo!!!
by threewhales
Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:20 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

Snagging this brilliant tidbit...I will need to read this later, I am sure😎

I really wanted a slice of cake tonight, but I resisted...kept thinking about marking my Habitcal with red or with green I choose GREEN!!!
by threewhales
Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:17 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

OOLALA to Amy, you can't do it every day until you actually live those days, and some may happen more easily than others. It's definitely doable. The more you can calmly and without harshness think there really is no good reason to give yourself the choice not to, the easier it is.[/quote] This is s...
by threewhales
Tue Jan 03, 2017 2:50 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

Day one down and in the GREEN :mrgreen:
How did you fair today?
by threewhales
Sun Jan 01, 2017 11:51 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Babybirds check in
Replies: 66
Views: 76769

We can do it!!
by threewhales
Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:19 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Tobiasmom's Journey Continues...
Replies: 37
Views: 45534

Following you through 2017!
Cynthia aka Threewhales
by threewhales
Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:17 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Minimizer Just Checking In
Replies: 487
Views: 645145

Following you through 2017!
Cynthia aka threewhales
by threewhales
Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:13 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Maggie Mae's daily check in
Replies: 316
Views: 309884

Following you through 2017!
Cynthia aka threewhales
by threewhales
Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:12 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Bluebell's check in
Replies: 649
Views: 577247

Following you through 2017!
Cynthia aka threewhales
by threewhales
Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:10 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Babybirds check in
Replies: 66
Views: 76769

Following you through 2017!
Cynthia aka threewhales
by threewhales
Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:06 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: 2017 check-in for Allisonmeg
Replies: 105
Views: 101399

Hey Allison,
We will do this together. Happy New Year!
Cynthia aka threewhales
by threewhales
Sun Jan 01, 2017 3:59 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

OOLALA, please add my daily check in log link.
I did not realize what you were doing!! LOL!!

Ok, gang, here we go 2017 is here.
My commitment:
Only NO S for the next 365 days.
We can ALL do it!!, WooHoo!!!
by threewhales
Sun Jan 01, 2017 3:54 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

I made it through an S day without eating everything in sight!
Cheers to 2017!
by threewhales
Sat Dec 31, 2016 7:09 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

Yep, I am still in for 2017!
Checking in here on this thread will work great🤓
by threewhales
Sat Dec 31, 2016 6:59 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

Thank you Oalala! I am sure I will read and reread this often, thanks again for taking the time to respond to me!
So far, this S day looks pretty similar to an N day😎
by threewhales
Sat Dec 31, 2016 2:15 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Why did you leave? Why are you back?
Replies: 273
Views: 417200

I wish I had read this thread the two times before I left No S. Both times I had too many modifications, the red days would put me in a tail spin and once I started in on sweets, I could not stop. I refused to move my body even 14 min. I came back because THIS is how I want to live. OOLALA told me o...
by threewhales
Sat Dec 31, 2016 1:41 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

Friday of my first five days was hard, but I did not snack even though my DH grazed his way through the afternoon. It will interesting to see how I handle an S day....any advice?
by threewhales
Thu Dec 29, 2016 3:56 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 2017 One year No S Challenge
Replies: 425
Views: 582265

Count me in! THIS is absolute perfect timing!!! Thank you MaggieMae! I have enjoyed reading all of the responses on this thread, it's nice to realize it is not just me with the diet hopping! I have only been successful three times in my life at releasing pounds...age 16, I stopped eating at night. A...
by threewhales
Thu Dec 29, 2016 3:33 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

Almost through my first week! All green so far on my Habitcal. Doing the 14 min. Each day really helps, I find myself looking forward to that time:) next week will be they REALLY test as I am back to work on Monday.
by threewhales
Mon Dec 26, 2016 6:32 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

December 2016

I am back and ready to develop some good habits that will carry me through!
I am home and it feels right.
by threewhales
Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:53 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

I am back and this time it is working.
I am happy, at peace with myself. I restarted 2 weeks ago and I am not looking back. Woohoo!
by threewhales
Tue Jan 14, 2014 1:59 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Recommitting to simplicity and consistency in 2014
Replies: 6
Views: 12972

I so agree with your post.
I also have come back home:)
by threewhales
Sun Dec 30, 2012 6:59 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Hi! Finally ready to give this a go!
Replies: 10
Views: 16714

I can so relate

I have spent the last year on No S, WW, sparkpeople, fitness pal, fitbit tracking every morsal...I am done, I am ready to do No S. someone once told me that I should aim for 80% compliance for the week, she has lost her excess pounds and looks great all with just No S principles. I am ready, are you?
by threewhales
Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:44 am
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: 3 Year Anniversary of NoS! It only gets better.....
Replies: 12
Views: 34331

I have loved reading all of your posts:)
I have committed full throttle to this way of eating and after reading your posts, I know I have made the right decision.
I can hardly wait for my one year anniversary!
Thanks for posting.
by threewhales
Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:18 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Big price drop on Kindle No S Diet Ebook
Replies: 7
Views: 13701

I had been debating about purchasing the book and wih this great price on the kindle version, I could not resist:)
Thanks for the heads up on the price drop.
by threewhales
Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:30 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: * * * November Challenge * * *
Replies: 17
Views: 27129

My goal for this month is Vanilla No S. 11/1 - snack 11/2 - snack 11/3 - :mrgreen: 11/4 - :mrgreen: 11/5 - S Day 11/6 - S Day 11/7 - snack, seconds...I really need to get a plan in place for right after school! 11/8 - :mrgreen: I made a birthday card for my Big Sister today after school...which kept...
by threewhales
Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:25 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Throw out the Scale
Replies: 11
Views: 18868

Years ago I attended TOPS. I hated myself for the way the number on the scale made me feel. If I lost that night, I was really happy and it showed in the way I could cheer others on BUT when I gained, I could not wait to get out the meeting, I did not want to hear words of encouragement, I just want...
by threewhales
Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:23 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Giving this a go
Replies: 10
Views: 16869

As long as you have realistic expectations, and it appears that you do, No S is totally the way to go. I think where people (this includes me in the past) have trouble with it, is when they secretly (or not so secretly) want to lose 10 pounds per week and become super-model skinny. No S will not ac...
by threewhales
Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:47 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Habit Cal and All-or-nothing thinking
Replies: 18
Views: 27518

Thanks for the tip about habitforge.
Just set up my perimeters and am looking forward to the motivation:)
by threewhales
Mon May 16, 2011 10:58 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

May
1 S day
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13 :oops:
14 S day
15 S day
16 :oops:
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22 S day
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29 S day
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by threewhales
Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:34 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Threewhales daily check in
Replies: 36
Views: 49080

Threewhales daily check in

~Backlogging~ I started the No S way of life in January 2011 1/24/11 :mrgreen: 1/25/11 :mrgreen: 1/26/11 :mrgreen: 1/27/11 :mrgreen: 1/28/11 :mrgreen: 1/29/11 S day 1/30/11 S day 1/31/11 :mrgreen: February 1 :oops: 2 :mrgreen: 3 :mrgreen: 4 :oops: 5 S day 6 S day 7 :oops: 8 :oops: 9 :oops: 10 :mrgre...