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- Mon Oct 25, 2010 8:38 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 100% failure
- Replies: 33
- Views: 36536
Hi Jumbotights, This is my first post in quite some time (years!). I've had a few difficult years in the lion cage, got some counselling, and gained some weight. So I'm back. First of all, let me say that there are a lot of articulate, wise people on the board these days! It's so nice to see that so...
- Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:11 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Ridicule from family and friends:(
- Replies: 24
- Views: 40673
When I went into the store to buy my hammer, the guy behind the cournter asked what I (5'2" girlie) was going to do with it. I told him that I was going to use it to curl my eyelashes, and that was the end of that. I love SGing, but I do have to admit I don't like doing it around other people. Then ...
- Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:34 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I'm being an idiot
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19462
KCCC, I also have a problem with binging "because life is tough and I deserve it, damnit" And I know what you mean about one part of your brain thinking rationally and the rest seccumbing to the fuzzy logic of treat=nourishment. At my saner moments I realize that I crave other kinds of nourishment w...
- Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:30 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I'm being an idiot
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19462
Dear KCCC, It's going to be ok. Really. Take a couple of deep breaths and recommit to the 14 words of the plan. You really CAN do it, and you can keep it up too. I've said before that I take my S days on Fridays and Saturdays so that I can go out on Friday nights if I want. It's also nice to have on...
- Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:00 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: S-Day day variation?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13967
- Fri Jun 08, 2007 5:33 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: habit calculator
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17552
habit calculator
Hi Reinhard, I have a suggestion for how to make the habit traking calander better. What I miss most when using it is actually seeing the word "success" after a successful day. I know it sounds petty, but for me, one of the best parts about coming to NoS was switching from the idea of having the per...
- Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:24 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Food quality; Devil's Advocate
- Replies: 41
- Views: 60301
I think the problem with this discussion is that none of us are experts. So many points of fact are obscured to us that we can only go on hunch and intuition and devils-advocaty points of logic. while I dearly love to play the game, I find my stamina flagging, so here are some questions I would like...
- Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:37 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: No S diet is fun :)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15861
I have to say, despite Reinhard's caveat about no snacking, that I gained some weight on NoS too, when I tried to give up snacks. One problem was that I'm hypoglycemic and tend to "crash" if I go too long without eating, so I was eating waaaay too much at mealtimes to try to make it to the next one ...
- Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:05 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Food quality; Devil's Advocate
- Replies: 41
- Views: 60301
It seems to me that longgevity is a complicated issue . There must be dozens of reasons why people live longer now or died earlier then, that the question of whether or not people who eat/ate orgainc foods live/d longer just can't be ascertained. And sure, H2O is a chemical (or is it, are all molecu...
- Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:31 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
- Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:32 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Kids and snacking?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15368
I also struggle with a difference in my eating values and my husband's. I grew up with no desert, very few sweets, unstructured meal times (child of hippie parents!) and my husband grew up with structured meal times, desert (which was always yogurt-- the dutch idea of desert), and something (but onl...
- Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:23 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Routines and routines...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11433
KCCC, When I started No S I made the decision to have my S days on Friday and Saturday for 2 reasons: 1) If we go out it's almost always on friday nights, and 2) I wanted to establish N Day habits on a home day. In the beginnings, Sundays were definitely the hardest day of the week, but now I take t...
- Thu May 31, 2007 8:52 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Kids and snacking?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15368
I have the feeling that my kids are very much concerned with what is healthy and what is not. They really WANT to be "big and strong" and will follow my advice in order to get there. As far as the fruits and vegetables, don't despair, Reinhard. My son ate only tangerines for a year. but now, at 5, h...
- Thu May 31, 2007 8:47 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Even more validation!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7539
- Tue May 29, 2007 7:19 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Kids and snacking?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15368
Kids and snacking?
For those of you who have kids, do you let them snack? My kids are definitely on the 5 mini-meals a day plan...
- Fri May 25, 2007 2:57 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
May 25 Failure Ate in front of the tv AND had a midnight snack after coming home from seeing some music . And I was feeling so sanctimonious yesterday. Ok, here I go again: refresher, zoo: No empty calories No eating after dinner No eating in front of the tv or computer. except on S days, sometimes. .
- Thu May 24, 2007 11:52 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
April 24: 134.8 May 24: 134 GOAL: June 24: 133 A successful and relatively easy week. Have had a few times when I ate lunch in front of the computer at lunch, but have stopped eating in front of the tv altogether. Still have to remind myself several times a day not to eat sweets. Maybe the impulse w...
- Wed May 23, 2007 4:44 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: New & Just Starting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20395
Gilli, I really like your idea of making your nighttime snack the same every single night. You don't have to feel guilty about it, really. Like Paulrone said, these are YOUR rules. You make them. But what is wise about always having the same half piece of toast with peanut butter (or whatever you ch...
- Wed May 23, 2007 4:31 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Should I Be Here?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15353
Dear Ozarka, I can totally relate to your problem. (I AM going to go ahead and say, wow, at your weight and height I don't see No S helping you lose weight. And I am going to get it out of the way and tell you, from the point of view of a 40 year old who has never been satisfied with my own @problem...
- Thu May 17, 2007 4:50 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Insomnia: am I the only one?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8473
I've read that being sleepy makes you want to eat more, especially sweet things, to keep your energy up. I definitely feel that way when I'm sleep deprived. However, it's probably a good idea to stay strict with yourself even during the rough patches. I don't think you actually need that many more c...
- Wed May 16, 2007 7:05 am
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: Personal Punch Cards Podcast
- Replies: 48
- Views: 167763
I've been trying this too, and I like it. Here's how I've tweeked the concept for me: I have separated the work cards from the routine and errand cards: The work one sits on my desk and is a weekly card, separated into 5 days. On Friday I write on each column what I'd like to accomplish each day of ...
- Wed May 16, 2007 6:47 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Food quality; Devil's Advocate
- Replies: 41
- Views: 60301
This debate reminds me of an article I read in one of those airplane magazines about how good it is to smoke, drink tons of coffee and eat a diet high in saturated fat and sugar. The article was, of course, tongue in cheek, but the author did quote a lot of credible scientific studies to show how th...
- Wed May 16, 2007 6:36 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Knee injury
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12955
Ann, I can really understand your position. I had a sports injury about 18 months ago, and though I'm more or less recovered, my physical therapist has forbidden me to do any sports where I have to run or jump. What happened with me is that I gained about 5 pounds right off the bat then my weight st...
- Tue May 15, 2007 2:53 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
- Tue May 15, 2007 2:51 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: quality of food matters
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15924
Here's the article I quoted, about the health benefits of eating organic. It's from a UK newspaper, The Independant. t's not just a fad - organic food is better for you, say scientists By Ian Herbert Published: 03 April 2007 New evidence has emerged showing that organic food does contain nutrients t...
- Fri May 11, 2007 8:14 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
- Fri May 11, 2007 8:09 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: quality of food matters
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15924
It really is interesting how the quality of food does matter. Besides being so much more satisfying to eat a really tasty peice of fruit, I notice a big difference in how hungry I get when I eat fresh, organic foods compared to the GM mass produced stuff in the grocery store. I read a study once abo...
- Fri May 11, 2007 8:00 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: How automatic are your habits?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13819
How automatic are your habits?
I've been eating sweets on S days only for 6 a full months. I've been more successful than not, though there have definitely been a few slip ups. But I just haven't been able to make the habit automatic. It seems that several times every N day a little voice in my head says: "hmmm, sure would be nic...
- Sun May 06, 2007 2:52 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
Oh Woe! There's something gnawing at me and I don't know what it is. I feel the urge, constantly, to numb myself with food. To sit in front of the tv and gorge. This is not hunger, but the impulse is so strong that I've caved in a couple of times. It seems clear to me that I need another kind of nou...
- Sun May 06, 2007 2:39 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Personal Olympics
- Replies: 73
- Views: 163711
You know what would be really cool? A board-wide traffic light. I don't know how technically possible it would be, but I imagine a big gold star. As each person checks in for the day, entering "success"or "failure" the star discolors slightly in the appropriate direction. On days when we are all suc...
- Fri May 04, 2007 4:50 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: French Paradox? No Snacks.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19046
Oh, I'm pretty sure our friends don't go quite so all-out when we're not there, but what I'm saying is not so much about what that particular family eats, but that there are not just habits that prevent them from snacking, but actual taboos. And that seems to be something that goes across the board ...
- Thu May 03, 2007 7:10 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: French Paradox? No Snacks.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19046
While I agree that the French, in general, have some great attitudes towards what and when to eat, I would never want to eat like a French person. Whenever we stay with our French friends I feel awful. Breakfast: Coffee; Lunch: a green salad; Dinner: appitizers and drinks, salad and drinks, huge, ta...
- Sun Apr 29, 2007 4:47 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
- Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:15 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
Weight 134.8 on April 28 Goal: 134 by May 26 Day 3 Success Day 4 S day S day was a bit over the top. Have been fighting the urge to binge and since it was an S day, well.... Why is it so hard just to be normal around food? I'm not talking about habit here, I'm talking about the inclination to use f...
- Fri Apr 27, 2007 6:43 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Everyday System for Nutrition?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15142
After giving Vanilla No-S a good solid go for 5 months, not really losing any weight, and being constantly tormented by crashing blood sugar, I've adapted the program a bit (keeping the core: develop good habits, have simple firm rules, etc) Here"s my "Chocolate No-S:" 1) No Empty Calories 2) No Eat...
- Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:40 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
- Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:47 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Help, gaaaiiinninggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 29274
I heard somewhere that muscles, besides weighing more than fat, also hold a lot more water, or, um (not sure of the science) collect a lot more water, especially when muscle is building. Clearly I don't know what I'm talking about, but it's not at all uncommon to gain 3-5 lbs of water retention when...
- Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:02 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
Day 25 success Day 26 Failure I put together a party for a coworker that was leaving. Got all kinds of sugary things I knew she liked and yep, I indulged. My god, it doesn't take a lot of sugar to wig me out anymore. Good news : I've lost weight since I gave up no snacking. Go figure. I think it hel...
- Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:23 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
- Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:13 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
- Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:11 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Any Salt Tooth's??
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11249
- Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:59 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
- Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:30 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
- Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:03 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
Day 19 Success Am concentrating on getting in touch with my appitite. Trying to eat only when I'm really ready and trying to stop when full, even if there's more on the plate. Clearly, this would be the ideal way to eat except that mealtimes with others is so nice and so important. What do you do if...
- Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:54 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: How Supersizing Began
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12537
I read a book once about how the industrial revolution and mass production changed what we ate. in the 1800s only the weathy could afford white bread and the lower classes ate only full grain bread. Then, when factories started making bread they found that it was much easier to mass produce white br...
- Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:02 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
day 17 S day Day 18 S day Not too essy for S days, but I just can't seem to stop nibbling. Lots of fruit and healthy stuff, but I still feel out of control. Weirdly, I feel most out of control because I stepped on the scale and have gained a couple of pounds. Probably that time of the month, but jus...
- Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:49 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
Thanks, Merry Kat. Self acceptance is sooooo darn hard. (Went shopping yesterday and why oh why do they put those cellulite enhancing spotlights in the dressing rooms? I swear, I never have such a bad self image as I do when shopping for clothes. That *can't* be good for sales.... Day 16 success Tod...
- Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:28 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Just Starting Out
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14898
But the main thing is to relax and not worry about stocking up on diet food. Go shopping as you normally do, buy the things you like, and, like KCCC said, things that will fill you up till lunch. The greatest thing about No-Sing is that you can let all that planning about what to and what not to eat...
- Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:21 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Catch yourself succeeding
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13606
This is going to sound like a weird form of success, but I've given up the no snacking rule and I feel great! I call it "Chocolate No S" and there are only two rules: No empty calories and no eating after dinner (except on S days, sometimes). By empty calries I mean sweets, salty snack foods, and al...
- Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:12 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
Day 15 Success I've been thinking about the recent "diets don't work"post and about what it means to lose, to be losing weight. I remember starting to diet when I was 13. I was hardly heavy, but all of a sudden it was good to be in the process of losing . To be thin wasn't really the goal at all. Wh...
- Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:55 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: In need for a treat...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20857
- Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:26 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
Easter gave the term "chocolate No-S" a whole new meaning. Day 9 Sucess Day 10 S day Day 11 S day Day 12 Special day Easter Day 13 Special day 2 birthdays in the family Day 14 Sucess , back to normal, thank you very much. Definitely ate too much, and on Easter I was downright idiotic. I mean stupid,...
- Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:56 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
- Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:53 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Ramblings about my failure
- Replies: 14
- Views: 25921
Sinnie, I'm so sorry that you have the food cumpulsion imp on your shoulder. I struggle with it too, and it often seems unfair to me that alcoholism or being a drug addict is so clearly a reason for getting professional help, when the tendency to use food as a drug is not. No S provides good, solid ...
- Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:52 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
Panglesue, what a wonderful post. It would be lovely, indeed, to be on the verge of something better. Maybe all of this has to do with being over 40, giving up the image of myself as a desirable female (not many guys lookin' these days) and settling in to just being me "warts and all". Anyway: day 7...
- Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:10 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
Panglesue-- exactly! I think the reason I've been struggling with No-S in the past 6 weeks is that the novelty wore off but the habit wasn't firmly enough there to take me on to auto pilot. So with my "chocolate" version I'm committed to establishing firm core habits. I really, really hope that late...
- Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:40 pm
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: Help me develp a system for worrying, please!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 32065
So many kinds of worry-- and I'm not sure any of those fit me. What I tend to worry about are the things that I can't control, either things I fear but don't know (vague, middle of the night unease) or things I know but can't do anything about because it's not my problem to solve. A classic example ...
- Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:38 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
Thanks, Panglesue! "Chocolate" No-S is still a relief, but I know I snacked a bit too heavily yesterday. On the other hand, it was hard to shut down after dinner, but I did it! We also had guests over, and I almost had some chips with dinner, unthinkingly, but I held myself back. I know these seem l...
- Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:47 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: 10 minutes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 19477
- Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:41 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
Day 4 S day I feel a lot of relief that I've given up the no snacking rule. Time will tell if it means too many calories, but I really feel that I can be successful with my new plan--if not sucessful in losing weight, at least sucessful in building a long term habit. But I've already gotten into a q...
- Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:58 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: 10 minutes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 19477
- Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:53 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
This isn't working out. I can't seem to build habit around the no snacking rule. Part of it is willpower, but part is a weird schedule combined with blood sugar issues. And every time I have a failure around snacking, two things happen: 1) I feel guilty and hopeless, like a failure. 2) I say, oh wel...
- Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:20 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: 10 minutes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 19477
10 minutes
Maybe it's 'cause I'm a girl: when I shovelglove 14 minutes every weekday, I get aches and pains by the end of the week. For a while I was shugging every other day, but then the rhythem of the habit got disrupted and I started missing days. Now I'm doing just 10 minutes a day, and no aches and pains...
- Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:20 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
This isn't really day 2 but I'm going to start the counting over just because this is the first time in ages that I've had time to think about anything other than family work family work. This is the time to really do it, not accept failures of spirit (ok, if I crash or scheduling makes patterned ea...
- Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:48 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
- Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:40 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: When do you eat?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7310
When do you eat?
I have a very irregular work schedule. There is no one time of day to take lunch; some days I have to eat at 11:00 and some days at 1:45. I'm finding it very difficult to build habit this way because the old grazer in me wants to eat at 11 AND at 2:00. Any ideas and/or reflections on this? When I fi...
- Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:11 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
- Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:05 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Stubborn peasant body
- Replies: 27
- Views: 40891
I do the same thing-- yoyoing 5 lbs. But when I think about it in the long run, my weight has been stable (plus or minus 3 lbs) for the last five years, since my last kid was born. Yes, I'm about 15 lbs over my ideal (and yes-- I do tend to let myself go at times like a snacking robot) but maybe tha...
- Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:02 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
- Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:59 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Dealing With Vacation Trips?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9296
I live in Europe and have about 8 weeks of vacation a year. So far, three weeks of No-S vacation. My vacation guidelines have been: no sweets on S days, but snacks are ok (seconds have never been a problem for me, so I don't really worry one way or another on vacation.) On active vacations, like a s...
- Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:57 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
- Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:16 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jent's check in
- Replies: 58
- Views: 57607
Hi Jent, I've been reading your posts and what you say sure sounds familiar. for me, too, food=comfort, security, reward. And in the four months I've been NoSing, it's been easy when I've been calm and so hard (read lots of red ink) when I've been stressed. Right now I'm just coming back after a mon...
- Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:25 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: zoolina's recommitment page
- Replies: 41
- Views: 52260
zoolina's recommitment page
After a couple of weeks of cascading failures. I feel ready to recommit. Yesterday (Day 1) was a success. Building good habits is important to me. Being able to see a row of "successes" is so fantastic. I mean, I would love to whittle my middle down to my pre-baby pre-injury weight, but if that does...
- Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:16 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: That forgotten 4th rule
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18729
I have my S days on Fridays and Saturdays, for a bunch of reasons: First of all, most of the time if we go out it's on Friday. Secondly, I think it's important to practice habit building on days when I'm not distracted by work. Sunday is definitely the hardest day of the week. Thirdly, while I am at...
- Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:06 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: S=Spirits
- Replies: 12
- Views: 23430
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:23 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Zoolina's check in, starting week 2
- Replies: 114
- Views: 109800
- Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:40 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Zoolina's check in, starting week 2
- Replies: 114
- Views: 109800
- Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:35 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Zoolina's check in, starting week 2
- Replies: 114
- Views: 109800
- Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:31 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Borderline foods..?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21711
I used to hate yogurt until I moved to the Netherlands and had the full fat version. You don't even need sugar because it's so rich and delicious. When I visit the states I try to find "real" yougurt but it's not even available. Only the kind made with extra cream, which is too rich. Pity, because g...
- Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:22 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Slipping :(
- Replies: 14
- Views: 24831
I hear you, Tiffany! It's just that time of the year: winter blahs, kids sick, and just not enough "me time" to even begin to think about what to think about. Pretty familiar territory. This might be bad advice, but maybe you should work on the S's one at a time. You're breastfeeding, right? Maybe y...
- Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:48 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Zoolina's check in, starting week 2
- Replies: 114
- Views: 109800
- Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:42 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Zoolina's check in, starting week 2
- Replies: 114
- Views: 109800
- Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:37 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Mea Culpa
- Replies: 15
- Views: 23352
Thanks Everybody! Even if I don't reply right away, I'm really thinking about all the things everyone has said here and I'm trying, trying to get back on track. Yesterday was another failure. Erg. But I really do see No-S as a sane way to eat, and I know that I will make it back into the habit groov...
- Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:23 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: struggling with s days
- Replies: 19
- Views: 26762
One of the best peices of advice I got on this site was to be really strict about N days so that you could relax on S days. If you're already being strict on N days then any "damage" you do on S days really (really!) won't count so much. My first 12 (or so) S days were a blitz of all the things I di...
- Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:32 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Pangelsue's last Day 1 ever
- Replies: 49
- Views: 52317
- Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:30 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Zoolina's check in, starting week 2
- Replies: 114
- Views: 109800
Day 3 (S days included!) Sucess ... ..by dint of eating huuuuge meals so that I could not be hungry. I must have eaten more than usual, but as far as habits goes, back on track. I don't know why I really resist the idea of taking charge of how I deal with stress. I mean, I just don't want to hear wh...
- Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:16 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Zoolina's check in, starting week 2
- Replies: 114
- Views: 109800
- Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:13 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Mea Culpa
- Replies: 15
- Views: 23352
Once, when I was about 13 and dealing with the aftermath of some prety nasty abuse, I saw an afterschool special where an Atticus-like single dad gave his teenage daughter what seemed to be the ultimate advice: Ïf you're fat, go on a diet; if you don't like yourself, change. Two sentences in paralel...
- Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:47 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Mea Culpa
- Replies: 15
- Views: 23352
Thanks for all the advice. Somethow it was important to me to acknowledge my failure in a more public venue than my check in, because I actually felt like cheating on the info in my check in, saying that I had 2 failures instead of 3, silly stuff like that. I think, Reinhard, that you hit the nail o...
- Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:38 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Mea Culpa
- Replies: 15
- Views: 23352
Mea Culpa
Here's my latest check in post: Day 5 Failure Day 6 Failure Day 7 Failure Aargh. Habits down the drain. Blech. Didn't even want to post here but figured I had to own up to this. So, failure. So, back on track? So strange: In the past 3 months I haven't been perfect, but I've had more successes than ...
- Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:34 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Zoolina's check in, starting week 2
- Replies: 114
- Views: 109800
Day 5 Failure Day 6 Failure Day 7 Failure Aargh. Habits down the drain. Blech. Didn't even want to post here but figured I had to own up to this. So, failure. So, back on track? So strange: In the past 3 months I haven't been perfect, but I've had more successes than failures by far. Now I've just ...
- Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:43 am
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: 8 lb vs. 12?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19892
- Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:33 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Zoolina's check in, starting week 2
- Replies: 114
- Views: 109800
Day 4 success Funny stuff: drink-yogurt before my bike ride home. Shovelgloved. Suddenly harder than before. Am sooooo looking forward to being able to walk again. Physical Therapist says it may be years. No wonder I'm not losing weight (was losing until the accident and now I'm sitting on my butt a...
- Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:28 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Nutrisystem portion control
- Replies: 14
- Views: 23200
I'm finding that the only way for me to lose weight on no-s is to have some kind of portion control. Otherwise my body seems to know exactly how much to eat to maintain the weight I am. I've been doing this 3 months and I'm not sure that I've lost anything at all. On the other hand, I'm sure that I ...
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:38 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Zoolina's check in, starting week 2
- Replies: 114
- Views: 109800
Day 3 Sucess It was kind of hard to get back into it, but I made it through the day. BUT... I had breakfast an hour ago, and i already feel hungry (had the same as usual, this is just the nibbles) But I am committed to this. I believe in this and I believe I will do it. And thanks, Kevin and Sue for...
- Sun Feb 11, 2007 5:41 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Nutrisystem portion control
- Replies: 14
- Views: 23200
- Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:19 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Shamrockmommy's Daily Checkin
- Replies: 50
- Views: 48359
- Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:16 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: GettnBusy's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 189
- Views: 194696
- Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:06 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Zoolina's check in, starting week 2
- Replies: 114
- Views: 109800
Day 1 Failure Day 2 S day Whoops. A handful of stress-producing seems-like-extenuating circumstances (hubby away, kids are sick, work is a mad house, damaged leg acting up) but really what's going on here is a crisis of will. This is what I'm going to do: enjoy my s days and then get back on track, ...
- Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:51 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Let's catch ourselved being good
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9017