Everyday Systems

carolejo

Mike, for the record, I *don't* think you're out of your mind.

I think this is a great project! I will bookmark your blog and track your progress.

I wish you luck and worthwhile randomness on your journey!

C.

carolejo

Well, he's gone. :( That's it for the next 3 weeks, until I head over there to meet up with him and go look at houses. S day Friday wasn't very extravagant - As the boy will be living in an hotel for the next month, he didn't really fancy any heavy foodstuffs, so we ate lightly. Although we did spoi...

carolejo

I second the comment about fibre, but personally find that it's most effective if the meal has a good-sized amount of protein too. Clicky's beans do it for me as well (if you'll pardon the expression!) but then again, they're also pretty high in Vegetable proteins. The best thing is to experiment an...

carolejo

that's one thing I'm hoping to hook back into when I get on the continent again. Brits are so prudish and stuck up about free swimming in lakes and ponds - it's absolutely totally and enforcedly BANNED just about everywhere here! In Germany when I lived there, we used to go skinny-dipping in the lak...

carolejo

go Deb! Sorry to hear you're feeling dodgy. Hope you get to put the rest of your life in order and your gut stops playing up. I can think of few things that are worse than a churning stomach all the time. Pity there isn't an everyday system for dealing with the everyday problem of work / life stress...

carolejo

I'd like to add to Snazzy's post, though, that if you're eating enough proper nutritious food for your main meals, you probably WON'T be feeling truly hungry.

C.

carolejo

On the topic of things that are 'nearly the same as something else' ie, splenda, made from sugar etc. often it's the things that are *nearly* but not quite the same that are most harmful to our bodies, biochemically speaking. For example. Carbon dioxide - waste gas that we produce ourselves. We expe...

carolejo

*chuckles*

Right, Recycling it is then.

Although I quite like the plan of donating them to the library with NoS stickers added.

C.

carolejo

I could just make you all jealous by saying that round here the temp is an almost constant 20 degrees (metric, that's about 65 degrees F for you transatlantic types). This is just perfect for walking around in a t-shirt. Ha! I love my small rainy island! It's never very hot, or very cold. I'd miss i...

carolejo

I'm *Salivating*

That sounds so tasty! I occasionally wonder now what was so great about crisps and sweets, when there's so many yummy-tasting other things to eat!

C.

carolejo

I know quite a few people who have hidden compartments built into their houses which are 'safes' without a lock, by virtue of the fact that they're so hard to find.
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carolejo

Hello Everyone. I'm having a good day today, but there's something else I'd like to share with y'all (to borrow a phrase from the southern states - there's just no suitable Brit-English equivalent). Take a look at this link: Check this out! It's not rude or anything, I promise! You might even get a ...

carolejo

Good job we're all so different! Wouldn't it be boring otherwise!
C.

carolejo

stick 'em all in the dumpster, where they belong. Don't donate them to the library - that kind of feels like hanging around outside a school and giving away free cigarettes!! *grin*

C.

carolejo

Any form of artificial sugar = Yuck, double, triple YUCK. I'd personally sooner not have any at all, if I can't have the real thing. There's nothing in NoS that says you can't have the occasional spoonful of sugar in coffee or tea if thats what you like, just not all day every day. I know some peopl...

carolejo

I did two temporary summer jobs in Germany between my degrees. The first one wasn't too bad as I was working in a factory packing dried fruits and nuts. The second one was a bit much though, it was in a cold store in Summer for the Lebkuchen factory (German christmas gingerbread cookies!) Again, we ...

carolejo

Thanks everyone! Perhaps I ought to post a more 'realistic' picture of how I look right now - non-glamourous and 2 clothes sizes bigger....? Nah. I'll stick with that one as it's closer to my self image. Besides, I'm heading back down to that size and beyond. It's only a question of time. Glad to re...

carolejo

hope you eventually got to sleep. Not sleeping right is miserable, however caused!

C.

carolejo

fixed it now.
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carolejo

I put a picture up of the pair of us. It's on my check-in thread.
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carolejo

Ha! FOUND IT! Done it.
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carolejo

Me and the Boy on our wedding day, last year. http://photos22.flickr.com/34805907_a81f2d42e3_o.jpg Just incase you wondered what I look like when I'm not hiding behind a plant! should warn you though, that's an untypically glamorous pic. Normally I'm a jeans and jumper and army boots type of girl. C.

carolejo

Hi Planner, Hang in there. You can do it, really! Do yourself a favour and give this a proper go. You deserve to look and feel better AND to know that it was all down to YOUR OWN EFFORTS. I wish you every success, and remember, we're all here if you need some additional support. C. "you're unique an...

carolejo

You'd be welcome to visit and I'd be happy to take you to some decent coffee shops(!) *grin*

C.

carolejo

What are the correct BB tags for linking to a picture in my Flickr account?

How do I format the post so that the image can be seen?

Thanks for your help
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carolejo

Hiya Deb! Perhaps I ought to find a picture of me where I'm not hiding behind the plant for once. The problem is, most of them are not digital cos I don't have a digital camera. I'll see what I can find though. As to how we're doing, well, the Boy is a nervous wreck and I'm still in la-la land I thi...

carolejo

Great going Deb! *sidesteps to avoid being squashed as you roll on past*

I know what you mean about tracking the days! I keep forgetting too. I think I'm now on day 14 of attempt D, but I'm not really sure... Could be day 13 or day 15!

Keep up the good work! You're an inspiration to us all.
C.

carolejo

Hope you have a great holiday!
C.

carolejo

Hey, that's a neat idea!

I think even better though is to trawl other people's checkin threads for ideas as to what to eat for tea....

*grin*
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carolejo

Hi Planner lady. This sounds faintly Alcoholics Anonymous, but here we go. I think it's time I stood up and said my piece:- "My name is Carole, and I'm a sugar junkie." I used to beg my husband to go buy me some sweets, most evenings. He would do this (under protest) because I was horrible to live w...

carolejo

yesterday was a SUCCESS. This morning, however, was a bit mixed:- SG - None :( Breakfast - half a camenbert cheese, 4 oatcakes and a nectarine. :D I'm finding it hard to get up in time to do both things properly in the morning, cos S isn't at work this week, so I'd rather snuggle up than get out of ...

carolejo

Sorry EMB for hijacking your checkin thread! I found that I got used to skim milk (less than 0.1% fat) really quickly and now I also prefer it to full cream or 2%, which feels almost greasy in my mouth now. It's funny what we worry about, but I'm a little concerned about being able to find skim milk...

carolejo

Coffee & cream vs. black...

I think this is one of those 'micro' things that doesn't make much difference in a 'macro' sense. If you want cream in your coffee, you should have cream in your coffee, I reckon. Afterall, how many cups of it are you really going to drink in a day?

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carolejo

this lunchtime I had a ham salad baguette and a handful of wild blackberries. I also went for a 45 minute mini-range around the back of the office and have discovered miles and miles of footpaths through fields to check out! It's a shame I'll only be in this office for another few weeks!! I've been ...

carolejo

Thanks for your hugs, Deb, they were needed yesterday! Neither of us managed to get much sleep yesterday night - too much going on in our heads and S in particular finds it hard to switch off. Insommnia is something that is hard not to share when you're in the same bed, too! I felt so tired and flat...

carolejo

Personally, I found that 1 sweet thing a day on N days didn't really work, cos it still caused a sugar crash later on, so I cut them out completely except for Sat and Sun. The first week was like complete torture, then I didn't have any problems with sweets after that. It's up to you, but you might ...

carolejo

I eat my breakfast at around 7am every morning and I make sure that it contains a good sized portion of protein. I start work at 8am every morning and although I could eat my breakfast at my desk, I find I eat a more healthy breakfast if I do this at home rather than in the office. Lunch is usually ...

carolejo

Hi Denise, Welcome! Hope it works as well for you as it's working for me. I've been doing this for about a month now. Generally, the only times I really mess up are due to social pressure. I used to be a serious sugar-junkie, but NoS has pretty much cured me of that. This bulletin board is also a re...

carolejo

Hey, You're doing well! I *still* can't even imagine a day when I might look forward to running 3 yards, never mind 3 miles!!! :lol: I was definately built for comfort, not for speed. Urban ranger is great. Swimming is great. Running...? Forget it! Good luck with it Navin. Hope it goes well for you....

carolejo

not doing very well today

No SG. Breakfast was instant noodles again, but I couldn't even eat them cos I'm so tired they turn my stomach!

Oh well. I'll do the best I can and hang in there. Some days are harder than others. It's just the way life is.

C.

carolejo

On swapping days cos I messed up - that's not something I'd personally EVER do, cos for me one of the most powerful things about it all is that I only get one chance to make each day a success . If I fail, I failed that day. I can't take it back by then not taking an S day on Saturday (for example)....

carolejo

Personally, I'm not going to 'trade' days. I don't think that would work best for me (psychologically) as in the end I might end up resenting the fact that I had an S day on Tuesday therefore I can't eat a small slice of cake on Sunday when my friends come round to visit (for example). I think it'll...

carolejo

I didn't eat the cookies!! I repeat, no cookies did pass my lips. HA! Willpower - I got it here! :D I shall take a couple home with me though for later on. My birthday-ed work chums find the whole thing fairly amusing, but have been pretty supportive about it all, so that was sweet. S reported to me...

carolejo

two people in my office have birthdays today so the place is AWASH with tasty-looking, S filled yummy treats... so far I have been very good and only smelled them. I might eat a single cookie as part of my lunch though. Hopefully I can keep a lid on it all though! CAROLEJO THE COOKIEMONSTER!!! *GRIN*

carolejo

I'm checking in on you too *grin*. Hang in there. You're doing great. You're also correct that every day you try is a success. Just think how much worse it used to be! Hope everthing settles down for you soon and you manage to snaffle those pesky clients and keep 'em coming back for more. Go go Grat...

carolejo

Yesterday was a SUCCESS. This morning I had quinoa porridge for breakfast. I'm determined not to slide down into eating junk. I also did 9 minutes of SG - I'm still upping it by a minute a day at the moment. It's amazing how quickly I've noticed an improvement though, I couldn't have gone for half t...

carolejo

we may be a minority, but you're not in a minority of one, cos I also believe that yoghurt is the food of the gods..!
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carolejo

Yesterday was a SUCCESS, with no funny stuff, although my choice for Lunch (Fish and Chips) was not a stellar one nutrition-wise, it could've been much much worse. At least Fish and Chips is freshly cooked from recognisable things, unlike burger-meat and reconstituted potato French Fries! I made up ...

carolejo

hmmm. Yeah, I think that personally I'd better be sure I stop itching so much when I sweat before I call a halt to the anti-perspirants! :lol: I can see why it's a good idea *not* to use them though. If it means I have to wash my pits out twice a day, then it's not exactly too much trouble, is it? I...

carolejo

Thanks for the tips guys. I'll try 'sweating it out' *grin*
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carolejo

Hmm 'there are no true accidents' is about right, but I *definately* have a sweater wrapped round my sledge as I'm about the clumsiest being known to mankind! I seem to have no intrinsic sense of where my limbs are at any point in space and time, so if you add a whopping big hammer into the equation...

carolejo

Freakwitch, One of my friends has recently lost a lot of weight and yet was totally surprised at how strong he was! I pointed out that beforehand he'd been carrying around an extra 100 lb in weight, so that was really like doing everything whilst wearing a huge backpack! No wonder he was that strong...

carolejo

On the subject of Triple-X rated films... I have a good friend who refers to them as "hairy bobbin' man-arse films" in that about all you can usually see is some bloke's hairy bottom bouncing about in front of the camera! :lol: In view of this being a 'family' board, I won't go any further with this...

carolejo

it's especially amusing, as the phrase 'standing on the shoulders of giants' was not actually a noble thing for Newton to say. In its proper context, it was a line in a letter to a rival scientist who was known to be rather 'vertically challenged'. The line was really a very sarcastic comment by New...

carolejo

Well, that's nearly 1/3 of the way into the 21 day club. I'm posting this from the hotel room dial-up (it's really really slow, but there's not a lot else to do right now *grin* the only films on my hotel pay-TV that start after 9:30 are the triple-X version, which simply doesn't appeal!). I'm espec...

carolejo

It's interesting too, to note the general public perception of 'science' as a noble, self-sacrificing and objective exercise. In fact nothing could be further from the truth. Science is carried out by those most flawed of creatures, human beings. Each person has their own drives, desires, motives an...

carolejo

I'm sure there is a crossover here somewhere between this thread and a thread on 'weekend luddite' in the Everyday systems lab. Knowledge and the quest for it.... Does it make you happy to know something just because you 'might need to know it later'? My 8 years of studying Physics demonstarted to m...

carolejo

Friday was a SUCCESS. The weekend was very enjoyable and I had plenty of small 'S's. My S days don't seem to be any worse than my Pre-NoS consumption, so that's OK. Lots of exercise this weekend though as I was painting our bedroom ceiling - there's lots of things we need to do to the house before w...

carolejo

Luck seems like too random a thing to wish you, when the whole point (for me at least) is taking control of things yourself, so sorry, I won't wish you 'luck'.... ...But I do wish you every success. I'm sure you will ultimately succeed. Hang in there. Things are tough, but they will get better. love...

carolejo

Ha! For some reason LJ was only showing me posts up to the one Deb wrote before last.

Shame the willpower didn't hold out afterall. But anyhow.. redo, restart, retry!

Never mind. Tomorrow is another day.
C.

carolejo

Oho!! Well done for stopping yourself though, even though you didn't manage to prevent it happening in the first place.

Fiendish fiendish chinese food!!

C.

carolejo

I think I must be mildly allergic to my own sweat, cos everytime I even sweat a tiny bit, my whole body itches like there are a thousand ants crawling inside my clothes. I'm hoping that if I keep doing the exercise / walking around / shovelglove this will eventually lessen and become less of an issu...

carolejo

Hey Deb! Guess what? There's a coconut in my fruit bowl right now so I think I'll be trying that tomorrow for a laugh (after I've drilled 2 holes in it and drained out the coconut water, that is - Can you imagine the mess it'd make otherwise...? *chuckles*) Did 7 minutes today. I'm back to trying a ...

carolejo

Yesterday was a SUCCESS! This morning I did 7 minutes of SG cause my arms didn't even hurt after the 5 minutes yesterday. Hopefully I'm getting back on track OK now. Plus tomorrow is SATURDAY! Advance information (mainly note to self and to keep me honest about it all) - I'm making 19th August an S ...

carolejo

It's perfectly OK to eat a junk meal every now and then, I reckon, as long as it's not all the time anyway. I had one BurgerKing meal in the last 4 weeks since I started doing NoS. I only had the smaller meal rather than a supersized one or one with those mega double/triple whopper burger things (I ...

carolejo

Hi Kevin, Glad to hear that it's still going well for you. One day I hope I'll be able to join you doing just weekly checkins! *grin* Personally, I bent the rules slightly at the outset as I knew I would find it pretty tough to get through the afternoon blood-sugar wise, and I don't even have any me...

carolejo

Thanks for the tip Reinhard. I'm sure that will make it much easier! I'll try it out next time.

I mostly eat out with my Husband, who is also trying to do no S so understands. Apart from that, I eat out at friends houses quite a bit too, or cook at home for company.

C.

carolejo

Yesterday was day 1 of my 4th attempt. It was a total SUCCESS. This morning is going OK too so far - grilled Bacon and Tomatoes for breakfast (this is one of carolejo's soul foods). An intense but short 5 minute burst of Shovelglove whilst my bacon was cooking too. Not even really any funny stuff, a...

carolejo

for me the biggest problem with Chinese food is a social one. We were a group of 6 from work (including my lovely boss) and we all picked a dish to put in the middle and share. Of course, I didn't want to load my plate up too much with what would be a 'normal' amount of food all in one go cos for th...

carolejo

Well, last night wasn't a disaster, but it wasn't really perfect either. Restart that No-S counter then for the 3rd time I think. Oh well. Never mind! Every day I *do* manage to do this properly is better than not at all and even when I'm bad I'm less bad than I used to be. That was DEFINATELY NOT j...

carolejo

That's great to hear! Hope you make a full and speedy recovery.
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carolejo

Hi Deb,

Don't worry too much. I put all my weight that I lost back on during my 2 week holiday, but it's shifting already and I'm sure yours will too. It's idiotproof! Ultimately those good habits will reassert themselves and you'll get right back on track.

love C.

carolejo

Oh, and because I've just been reading the discussion on Reinhard's check-in about blogs, for info mine is at Livejournal.com and my username is the same, as is my Avatar.... Just in case anybody was interested. I know Sybil already found me *grin*
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carolejo

Hi guys! Nah, we're still in Leeds for the time being. S begins working in Amsterdam on 22nd August and will be going out there on the 20th. I'll still be here in Leeds for a little while longer than that as we have to get our house sorted out and make arrangements for our Lyra-Cat to join us. I rec...

carolejo

Part of me thinks that one of the only reasons weightwatchers 'works' at all is cos you're not going to pay out 5 quid a week to be weighed and told you're fatter than ever... ...of course, nearly all the people I know who've 'suceeded' at weightwatchers are busy putting all that weight back on agai...

carolejo

I weighed myself this morning and I've not gotten appreciably heavier, despite eating my way across most of Europe. Mind you, I was carrying 20 lbs worth of stuff in a rucksack and 'rangering' around rather a lot, so it probably balanced out. I'll try to update in a bit more detail later, but now I ...

carolejo

Quick update, Yesterday was a SUCCESS. No funny stuff (as Reinhard puts it). This morning I did 5 minutes of SG as my arms are still sore. At least I'm still doing a little every day so it's a foundation. Tomorrow Morning I'm off on my hols. I'll be back at the beginning of August. love and hugs to ...

carolejo

On the subject of preparing food... I could never be bothered with more than 3 meals a day. I love to eat and I also (more importantly in this context) love to cook, but sometimes I just get really tired of having to DECIDE what to eat all the time, 3 times a day! It sounds really silly, but it's li...

carolejo

Sorry, it's probably slang English / southern dialect and I never realised before.

Flannel = Washcloth.

When you finished washing, twist it all up to squeeze out the water.

Hold on to it really tight and pull on it as hard as you can for 10 seconds.

hope that helps!

carolejo

Decided to stick with 6 minutes again this morning cos my forearms were a little sore from yesterday. Hopefully I'll be able to up the time I do it for tomorrow, but one thing's for sure, I don't need to rush it cos I'm already doing more than I ever did before! S is still 'resisting' but I wonder h...

carolejo

Hi All, Yeah, I was lying in bed last night and I realised I'd typed the wrong letter! What I meant was a 'sort-of half S day'. (Could I call it a 'c' day cos c is the top half of the letter S....?) As to moving, he'll move over and commute weekly for the first couple of months whilst we get everyth...

carolejo

You're right. thanks for your help and support, once again :D Guess what though, all this 'soul searching' over some peanuts is a moot point anyhow, cos this evening became an honorary 'part N day'. My Husband has just gotten a permanent job - IN AMSTERDAM! So we went out to the local organic restau...

carolejo

Hey Sybil! Nice to see you on Livejournal too *grin*
I've 'friended' you back.
C.

carolejo

Actually my lunch was a little lighter than normal. I was eating the leftover greens and quinoa from last night but there wasn't as much of it as there should have been really. OK. I think I'll consider it 'virtually plated' with my lunch. I'm only mindful that I don't want to start making excuses b...

carolejo

I just snacked on a half a handful of mixed nuts and raisins.... Am I allowed to say that I don't think it was a big failure though? I mean, that's so much better than I used to do!!! I managed to eat them really slowly, tasting them properly and I didn't go 'nuts' (terrible pun, sorry!) and stuff t...

carolejo

I'm in 'Old' England, unfortunately, not your shiny (and very pleasant) 'New' version *grin*
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carolejo

Maple Extract...?

I don't even think they sell this AT ALL!!

I've certainly never seen it anywhere here.

C.

carolejo

mmm. Maple syrup!!

Unfortunately as we don't have any maple trees in Blighty, it costs an absolute bomb to buy. We're talking 5 quid for 200ml (I've no idea what that is in your money, but a fair guess would be 5 dollars a fluid ounce!!)

Oh well. I'm sure I'll survive!
C.

carolejo

You *could* always start up a proper blog, Deb, and let us all share your everyday life, not just the 'S-diet' one! I have one at Livejournal.com (Same username as here). I have to say though, that I'm spending way too much time either here or on LJ so I'm gonna have to cut back and start doing some...

carolejo

I started out with my shiny new 10lb sledge yesterday and did 2 sets of 5 minutes, one in the morning and one in the evening. This morning I did 6 minutes. I won't be doing any this evening cos I've got an Aqua Areobics class I go to on Tuesday nights (another fairly 'fun' exercise, plus I like the ...

carolejo

PS2 has some really great things to make you move about, I find. I haven't got a DDR mat for mine, but I do have the Eye-Toy and there are some seriously hard-work physical games for that. Plus, because you're just playing, it doesn't really feel like exercise when you're doing it cos it's fun. Glad...

carolejo

Brit food is like everybody else's food. Some people might think that all americans ever ate was hamburgers! I've always been a serious fan of nice things to eat though. It helps that I love to cook too... Saying that though, Leeds also has some fantastic restaurants which have traditionally been my...

carolejo

Take the stairs everywhere. That was enough of a change in my daily habits to start me off losing some weight in the past. I've restarted doing this too. If I have to get to the top floor, I'll do it under my own power now. I'm starting to see everything around me as a opportunity to do a little mor...

carolejo

It is *absolutely* true about the Haz-Chem stickers. It's Corrosive. That's how come you can even use the diluted stuff for cleaning pennies in! Fantastic! It behaves just like bleach!!! I'm not making any of this stuff up. Coke is NASTY however you look at it!!! I'll admit, it sure does taste prett...

carolejo

Welcome to No-S! I'm just starting out too, I've been doing this for a week now. I'm allowing myself one snack a day which consists only of fruit or raw veg. It helps to have this to munch on mid afternoon instead of visiting the snack machine in the search for some chocolate. I mentally 'plate' thi...

carolejo

Oh, yet more on Phosphoric Acid.. This stuff is so harmful that when they transport Coca-Cola syrup in bulk tankers it must travel with a 'Hazardous Chemical' warning sticker. Do you really need another reason not to drink coke? OK, here we go. The Coca-Cola company is currently sponsoring the 'bump...

carolejo

Thanks everyone.
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carolejo

I know what you mean about not actually eating the things you wanted to eat during the week. Last week I really really wanted that twix bar. Come the weekend, I really didn't fancy it so much at all, so I didn't eat it and didn't feel hard done by at all! I didn't get my jammy doughnut either, but t...

carolejo

Cheers Deb. Yeah, I know I rock, really I do! In fact, it's kind of odd, cos I always reckoned I must have some kind of 'reverse anorexia' (please excuse the non-political correctness of it all, it's a metaphor in this sense only) because when I look in the mirror, I really genuinely see a thin pers...

carolejo

Thanks for joining us. Good luck and hope it goes well for you.
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