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BrightAngel

Oh, am I stubborn, but I think I've finally answered the question, "Is it possible to lose weight without portion control?" The answer is "No". Sometimes reality isn't what you want it to be, but it's best to look at it square in the eye and accept it. I sure don't want to be this weight for the re...

BrightAngel

KCCC, it is easy to miss the Subject Line here in the Check-In Threads. http://assets3.sparkpeople.com/assets/diet/emoticons/e247.gif In my Thread the Heading of that quoted Post was: Post subject: Intuitive Eating - Wishful Thinking for one Formerly Obese. I'm sure you noticed it was a copy of a p...

BrightAngel

This is a copy of a Post I recently made on KCCC's Daily Check-in Thread: True, I can't speak to the level of weight that they're discussing - I was 35 lbs overweight when I was yo-yo dieting in my youth, not 100 - but I WAS obese. I agree that body signals get out of whack, and if you're used to o...

BrightAngel

True, I can't speak to the level of weight that they're discussing - I was 35 lbs overweight when I was yo-yo dieting in my youth, not 100 - but I WAS obese. I agree that body signals get out of whack, and if you're used to over-riding them then you don't notice them at all. I also agree that you c...

BrightAngel

Gary Taubes said it was carbohydrates that triggers appetite. The problem with eliminating carbs is you need them so you end up craving them. http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/haushalt/n010.gif The above-quoted statement is inaccurate. There is a difference between Hunger and Appettite. Hunger is ...

BrightAngel

Actually, Gary Taubes said it was carbohydrates that triggers appetite. The problem with eliminating carbs is you need them so you end up craving them. http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/haushalt/n010.gif I believe your recent statement about Taubes, appetite and carb cravings is inaccurate, and I ...

BrightAngel

am wondering if the calorie counters also include S days - ie do you guys ease up on S days? or do you stick to the same restrictions all the time? Am interested in the practicalities of managing calorie counting if I introduced it. I find that NoS - 3 meals a day - sticks pretty closely to the 150...

BrightAngel

I'm copying this Post from the General Thread to make these Links more easily accessible in the Future. Would any calorie-counting members mind sharing their methods of combining it with No S? I am one of the people who support calorie-counting as a No S modification. http://www.getsmile.com/emotic...

BrightAngel

Would any calorie-counting members mind sharing their methods of combining it with No S? I am one of the people who support calorie-counting as a No S modification. http://www.getsmile.com/emoticons/seasons-smileys-54682/love31.gif There are many Threads here in the General Discussion that discuss ...

BrightAngel

http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/u/angel.gif The long post below PRECISCELY describes my own Belief. Thanks TexArk for copying it to your Thread, http://bestsmileys.com/love1/25.gif and allowing me to copy it to mine. While thinking about how every bite counts, I came across this post from a blog tha...

BrightAngel

While thinking about how every bite counts, I came across this post from a blog that says it all. I want it on my thread so I can refer to it. I've read this post before too, and it states my own belief. http://www.postsmile.com/img/love2/16.gif I'm glad you came across it, and I've decided to add ...

BrightAngel

Looks like you are on the road to Success.

BrightAngel

Copy of a recent Post by a Maintainer on another Forum. http://smilies.sofrayt.com/eng/magnifier.gif I know I will be 'counting' calories and carbs for the rest of my life- -unless I want to end up back over 300lbs! The 'listen to your body' advice cannot possibly work for someone like me who has b...

BrightAngel

Just dropped by to see how you're doing,
and to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.

BrightAngel

I am 5 feet tall and weigh 155 lbs. I really hate exercising but I know that will make a big difference Wish me luck, I am also 5 feet tall. Although I exercise (low-impact only), I also am not fond of it, and I've learned that for me.. exercise raises my mood, and makes me feel more fit, but it do...

BrightAngel

I'm glad to see that everything is going well for you.

BrightAngel

Wishing each of you a Happy Thanksgiving.
Or....Happy special "S" Day.

BrightAngel

"I would rather calorie count than endure an artificial set of rules imposed by another. I never thought I would find an easy, enjoyable path to weight-loss but I have." Yes, Yes. That is it. It is so easy and not restrictive at all for me. This process keeps me from being in denial about calorie c...

BrightAngel

It sounds like you have a good plan.
Good Luck with it.

BrightAngel

Thanks for your kind words.

BrightAngel

This is a Copy of a Terrific recent post from a Maintainer on another Forum. http://www.getsmile.com/emoticons/seasons-smileys-54682/love30.gif We each do different things, to some degree. For myself, it is: â€œThis is what I choose to do and this is what proves to be effective for me.â€ We don't n...

BrightAngel

Sienna wrote:It just seems so snobby and self-righteous...
Pitying someone for choosing to eat fake eggs and butterless toast
is about on the same level as
disparaging someone for choosing to eat regular eggs and generously buttered toast.

I agree.

BrightAngel

Sunday, November 21, 2010: 3 p.m. I overate and am now feeling lousy. What is remarkable is I didn't eat that much. It must be that fasting keeps you from overeating What I did today was have nothing until noon and then eat several handfuls of chocolate covered almonds, some milk, some cheese with ...

BrightAngel

the best thing about No S is that you do NOT have to count fat or calories, so even the concept of it here seems out of place. Here, we must agree to disagree. The best thing about No-S is the "HABIT" concept, and I am not alone in finding counting calories to be a beneficial No-S add-on modificati...

BrightAngel

I think you get accountability from what you do, not the number on a scale. What you do...is your Behavior . The number of a scale...is a Result . (A Result that is dependant upon your Behavior.) Accountability for one's eating Behavior is, of course, essential. However, Self-Deception is a very co...

BrightAngel

Someone who is still Fat recently told me that http://smilies.sofrayt.com/fsc/questions.gif they didn't want Thoughts about Weight/Food/Exercise to "Rule their Life". I had no way to Help them toward that Goal of Mindlessness, because Thoughts about Weight/Food/Exercise have ALWAYS "Ruled MY Life."...

BrightAngel

9:30 PM: After dinner, I had handfuls of Wheat Thins and four cups of ice cream. Why? Well, I decided to go back to fasting only as a method of controlling weight. I'm changing my diet once again with fasting as my only method of weight control. Calories add up in your body whether you count them o...

BrightAngel

DaveMc wrote: I just worry that people will get the idea that it's hard-core or nothing,
and of course that's no more true of exercise than it is of diet.]

This is SO Very True.

BrightAngel

I actually feel bad for people when they order food like that. They're clearly misguided, and I wish there was a way I could point that out without sounding like a jerk or snob. I think it's important to always REMEMBER... PEOPLE are NOT ALL THE SAME. Personally, I do not think it is a misguided ch...

BrightAngel

Many experts theorize that people are often driven to eat larger quantities of processed foods, because they aren't as filling or satisfying as the real thing. The operational word here is "THEORIZE". http://smilies.sofrayt.com/^/aiw/clever-man.gif Although each of us may have an OPINION, based on ...

BrightAngel

Teemuh wrote: It's a tough situation when you're being that disciplined and still face weight gain.
It's seems rather unfair.

Like our mamas told us,
and like we told our children....
"Life Isn't Fair"

BrightAngel

One week ... one pound...

The Truth?
Your current weight loss is not showing yet.

My guess is that......

Either your friend was flattering you
or
the mental image he/she has of you is fatter than you actually are.

BrightAngel

I've run some BMR numbers for myself recently and found that the estimated* decrease in BMR from aging is around 5 calories per day each year. 5*365 = 1825 and 1825/3500 = .52 pounds per year. So it's possible that some of what you are seeing is just a natural consequence of aging. *I know that BMR...

BrightAngel

Hi Bright Angel. You said increasing exercise has not been effective. Did that include muscle building? I wonder if that might help since we lose muscle mass as we get older, and muscle does burn more calories than fat. This past 6 years I've exercised more than I did during my entire life., http:/...

BrightAngel

Is there a point after maintaining for a while, when your body just has a mind of it's own about what weight it wants you to be? I lose weight when I have to, but much slower, even with lowering my calories. I can't get down to the 105-106lbs. that i was staying at for 15mo. (which was my feel good...

BrightAngel

Congratulations, Great Job !!!

BrightAngel

My concern about the presentation is that restriction of sugar might include restriction of fruit, and I flat out don't buy into that. As for carb restriction, I also don't buy that. I think that carbs like oatmeal are just fine. I have read enough to be concerned about a low carb diet. As for rest...

BrightAngel

I think you tend to crave foods you deny. It's not that we eat too much sugar, but it may be that we eat too little saturated fat. Kathleen, http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_4_109.gif I'm so pleased that you followed and watched those 5 links. I found it to be an interesting and entertainin...

BrightAngel

I think you tend to crave foods you deny. It's not that we eat too much sugar, but it may be that we eat too little saturated fat. Kathleen, http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_4_109.gif I'm so pleased that you followed and watched those 5 links. I found it to be an interesting and entertainin...

BrightAngel

We get many links on the General Discussion Threads

of this Forum about the "latest research" findings.
Here is a Very Interesting Article on that subject.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc ... ence/8269/

BrightAngel

We get many links here about the "latest research" findings.

Here is a Very Interesting Article on that subject.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc ... ence/8269/

BrightAngel

Kathleen, I can identify with your cravings. http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/images/smilies/hug.gif I really Hope that you will watch those 5 interesting YouTube links I recently posted in my Thread. Right now I'm investigating and experimenting with those issues for myself, And I'm curious as to w...

BrightAngel

.... so I'm going to change it. My gut feel is that the fasting needs to be stricter so I need to emulate the Greek Orthodox women who fast until 3 PM on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Kathleen..... Your post about a fasting schedule change was made early Sunday morning... when your current plan re...

BrightAngel

I appreciate your offer about having me monitor my food for a week, but I have an aversive reaction to that: I tend to eat more when I write things down. Kathleen PROBABLY, it SEEMS like you eat more when you write things down, because the process makes you very much more AWARE of how much you're e...

BrightAngel

I think that the only way the diet will work at all is if the fasting (skipping breakfast three times per week) has an effect on eating the rest of the week. I don't really trust the numbers for calorie counting. For example, how would you get the calories for a half coffee malt from Snuffy's Malt ...

BrightAngel

Yes, the cause of successful diet is a reduction in calories, but how you get there is key. I think fasting combined with "unconditional permission to eat" will allow me to lose weight, but I am definitely at the start of the experiment stage! One could project the Probabilities of success or failu...

BrightAngel

I love to share various posts and links here in my Personal Daily Thread. Partly to help others who drop by, and partly for my own easy reference. Several months ago I purchased a DVD documentary from Amazon titled "FatHead", which was an amusing and entertaining way to view some of the concepts co...

BrightAngel

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u28/NoelAndujar/EYES.gif Here's the opinion of yet another person from another forum with successful weight-loss and maintenance, which....probably without meaning to....addresses the No "S" issues.. The definition of "intuitive eating" is a little vague. True int...

BrightAngel

TexArk wrote:technology has finally come to my rescue.
The ease of counting calories and all the nutrition labeling did not exist before .

Great Post, TexArk,

I've copied it to my Thread.

BrightAngel

Here's an Inspiring post from one of our own No "S" forum members: http://www.getsmile.com/emoticons/emotions-smileys-free/applause.gif Still working the plan. Yesterday I made a list of all the diets I could remember that I had tried over the past 4 decades. It was amusing and instructive. Young f...

BrightAngel

Difficult when using a pencil and paper........BUT...........

I always hated writing down my food, looking up the calories etc.
UNTIL I started doing it using a computer software program.
This was SO EASY, that it became an enjoyable Habit.

BrightAngel

http://www.postsmile.com/img/emotions/188.gif Another Great post about Intuitive Eating by another forum member: I've lost anywhere from 20 to 100 pounds *multiple times* only to return to morbid obesity *multiple times* by eating mostly healthy foods in reasonable portions (or at least that was wh...

BrightAngel

TO ALL VETERANS:
Thank you for your Service.

BrightAngel

http://smilies.sofrayt.com/^/aiw/bye.gif Here's a copy of a post by Someone with a Successful Attitude. http://smilies.sofrayt.com/^/aiw/good.gif I had a moment a couple of months ago when I finally saw how big I was, despite having lost probably 20 lbs or so by then. I must have been in denial at ...

BrightAngel

Here's a copy of a post from a successful weight-loss Maintainer on another Forum, who agrees with me about the Intuitive Eating Concept. Intuitive eating can be a wonderful way to make peace with eating issues and take the good/bad and black/white thinking out of food choices. But I haven't seen a...

BrightAngel

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html Thanks for the Link. Fascinating Article. "But you might expect other indicators of health would have suffered. Not so. Haub's "bad" cholesterol, or LDL, dropped 20 percent and his "good" cholesterol, or HDL, increased by 20 per...

BrightAngel

I can have it ALL,
just not at the SAME time.

BrightAngel

TexArk wrote:Nothing stops a binge faster than stopping to record how many nuts, chips, candies etc. I am consuming.
I have permission to eat as long as I record.
This seems to be a self regulating approach.

This is also my own Experience.

BrightAngel

I think: It is easy to abuse the concept of Exception days when one combines Exception Days together with a concept of perfect compliance. A planned Exception day is one thing...like..a Birthday or Holiday, or other Special event, but having a slip and deciding to take a binge day is a different ma...

BrightAngel

I recognize now the power of fasting, but I also recognize the need for simple rules of no snacks and no sweets. That's the mind-set you need. Work to sustain it. http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_4_109.gif http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_12_1.gif Another thing you might think about...

BrightAngel

These two topics have become my top pet peeves for misinformation with dieting- the starvation myth & eat more calories to lose weight . My third pet peeve, is lose weight slow for more successful maintanence. http://www.getsmile.com/emoticons/emotions-smileys-free/thumbs-down22.gif Yes, I agree. A...

BrightAngel

I have been the same weight for about a year, which is too high for my liking. Does anyone have suggestions? Cardio is great. Strength Training is great. Both of them will make you Hungry, and can cause you to eat more. Strength Training might trade some of your fat for muscle, but 1 lb still weigh...

BrightAngel

There is a modicum of willpower involved in sticking with the no snacks and no sweets rules. Later: It's hard to restore the habit of no snacks and no sweets. Later: There are rules that I need to follow in order to be thin. I can follow rules that help me to be thin. I thought I could eat as much ...

BrightAngel

This is a copy of a post on another Thread http://www.getsmile.com/emoticons/emotions-smileys-free/write22.gif Another tip that I discovered by accident and was suggested to a friend by a dietitian is to consume more [/b] calories -- about 200 more daily. In her case it was another meal daily; in m...

BrightAngel

Another tip that I discovered by accident and was suggested to a friend by a dietitian is to consume more [/b] calories -- about 200 more daily. In her case it was another meal daily; in my case it was just a little more of more calorie dense foods. When it comes to Weight-loss issues, people...inc...

BrightAngel

One suggestion: you've now got two months of experience with how much you eat on NoS. It sounds absurdly simple, but why not try just eating slightly less than that? I mean, you know by now how much you tend to put on a plate. Put a tetch less than that on there, and see how it goes. You might not ...

BrightAngel

TexArc
It looks to me like you have a good plan set for yourself,

and I look forward to watching your progress.

BrightAngel

I'm not willing to have one meal at 6 PM because then I will experience ketosis, and I'm not willing to have one meal at 3 PM because family meals are important. FYI, it is almost impossible to get into ketosis in just 24 hours of fasting. Ketosis doesn't normally occur until the glycogen stored in...

BrightAngel

I finally accept that I am not naturally thin and never will be naturally thin. How silly to have had that as a goal! Don't judge yourself too harshly, http://bestsmileys.com/love1/25.gif there are many people who refuse to give up that Fantasy. Personally, I can't make myself into a "naturally thi...

BrightAngel

This is a copy of a Post I made on another Thread. People online tend to throw around the term "starvation mode" quite a bit. I've done a great deal of research on this issue, and as a result I agree with the Experts who say that "starvation mode"...as it is commonly defined...is a Myth. Starvation...

BrightAngel

There are some "experts" who believe that if you've been seriously restricting food, your body is in starvation mode. It holds on to weight because it doesn't believe it's going to be fed. People online tend to throw around the term "starvation mode" quite a bit. I've done a great deal of research ...

BrightAngel

Sunday, October 31, 2010 To accept that my default condition is to eat as much as I want of whatever I want is to recognize that there are rules that I need to follow in order to be thin. It is to accept the reality that "naturally thin", if it is a condition that exists at all, is not a condition ...

BrightAngel

Are there some people out there that this plan just will not work for? Anyone have any suggestions or questions so that I could figure out a way to be more successful? I have discussed this matter at length in various posts inside my personal Daily Check-In Thread. If you read through those 7 onlin...

BrightAngel

http://www.pcollins.com/upload/Emotions6/angel_17.gif I'm very interested in a Concept that is contained in Good Calories Bad Calories , by Gary Taubes, who researches and writes about Scientific Controversy. A simple breakdown of the concept is: The Causation of Obesity â€“ Two Hypothesis First Hy...

BrightAngel

When I have an Exception Day, why do I eat so much? There is a modicum of willpower involved in sticking with the no snacks and no sweets rules. If I let go of them, I grab at what is in sight. It may be that this is the closest I can get to "naturally thin". Perhaps merely a Rhetorical question, a...

BrightAngel

You need WILLINGNESS. You need the willingness to make the change and stick it out and work past the uncomfortable moments of getting rid of bad habits and establishing new ones. You also must come to the realization that *it* is worthy of all the time, effort and *work* that needs to be put into i...

BrightAngel

Thanks for the link, wosnes.

I can't wait to read the book.

BrightAngel

Connorcream,
I am SO pleased to see your success.

BrightAngel

I tracked my calories and it took less than 5 minutes. I checked the boards today and a newbie who is really sweet has gained 5 pounds since she started. I wish I could reach out but I guess that's not really appropriate. I resolve that issue for myself by posting about my own experience on the Gen...

BrightAngel

Pernetty wrote:I love to cook and bake even though I don't eat that much of it.

This is also true for me.

BrightAngel

Diet Power is sooo easy and it is almost like a game. I have just faithfully recorded and have even been out of town to take care of relatives, etc and it has been so easy. And I have steadily lost while enjoying my meals. I need both accountability and habit. I know it is a personal journey, but t...

BrightAngel

...."changes in my eating that naturally occur ".... I believe you have stated your difficulty here "in a nutshell". No matter what the food plan is....or whether or not it includes fasting, The CHANCES THAT THE KIND OF CHANGE... in any Obese person's eating Habits that will cause any kind of subst...

BrightAngel

...."changes in my eating that naturally occur ".... I believe you have stated your difficulty here "in a nutshell". No matter what the food plan is....or whether or not it includes fasting, The CHANCES THAT THE KIND OF CHANGE... in any Obese person's eating Habits that will cause any kind of subst...

BrightAngel

Lets have a REALITY CHECK here. http://www.postsmile.com/img/magic/65.gif For those of us who are obese, or like me â€œreduced obeseâ€, our DEFAULT is the desire to eat â€¦.whatever tasty food that is availableâ€¦as frequently as possibleâ€¦ which means whenever our stomachs have any room for food....

BrightAngel

Healthy lifestyles are not just one of a kind; they have to fit the individual. I just posted a lengthy comment on my Daily Thread about Modifications. Here's the link, if you are interested in reading it. Go to Oct 21, 2010 which is...at this instant...the bottom of the page. http://everydaysystem...

BrightAngel

Kathleen wrote: I'm going to keep trying until I get this,
even if I go through 100 Day 1s.

I shall test this out and see.

I think you might find today's post on my Daily Thread encouraging.

BrightAngel

Healthy lifestyles are not just one of a kind; they have to fit the individual. Have you thought that if you could just do what someone else does, you could look just like her/him? Yet when you try to fit their routines into your life, eat the foods they like, and do the fitness activities they lov...

BrightAngel

At least yesterday I didn't change the diet as a way to excuse eating outside of mealtime. That was progress. That IS progress. http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/cheerleader2.gif BTW, Today is Wednesday, and did you notice that today around 11 a.m. you found a reason to change your fasting ...

BrightAngel

Kathleen,

I recently did a post on my Daily Thread
about a Fasting technique that you might find interesting.

BrightAngel

I was wondering if you have ever described your experience with fasting. I don't believe that I have discussed my fasting experiences in detail. I'll give the issue some thought and make a future post about it. Without an enormous amount of summarization, it is impossible for me to describe the var...

BrightAngel

Another quote from a different forum member: It is hard to live in a world that celebrates everything with booze and cake. I was whining to my mom about this recently. Just counting carbs was not working for me because I was eating way too much food. I started crying and said: â€œIâ€™m so confused ...

BrightAngel

I'm so pleased to see how well you are doing in Maintenance !!!

BrightAngel

I recently came across this terrific quote by a member of a different forum:

I am not here to decorate your world.

BrightAngel

Day 1â€“ Sunday, October 17, 2010 The core of this diet is fasting. Fasting is a way to learn how to eat an appropriate amount because there are periodic times when you fast and times when you eat to satisfaction. There is a rhythm to this. In contrast, a "portion control" approach -- at least in m...

BrightAngel

I also enjoy watching your progress.

BrightAngel

3 p.m. I am bored still. I decided to try dispensing with the snack restriction. http://bestsmileys.com/textinbubble2/2.gif To become aware of a possible eating issue: Edit a sentence or two from yesterday's comment, and look what remains. Essentially, "I felt bored, and I decided it was okay to sn...

BrightAngel

It doesn't HAVE to take a lot of brain power, or will power to count calories. Again, a plug for calorie counting via the use of a software computer program. It's really easy to remember to walk to my computer, click the icon that opens my software food journal, use its search function to find the ...

BrightAngel

After all, what would be the point of tallying calories if they were going to end up being super high? AH !!! The ongoing necessary WILLPOWER exertion is merely to get oneself to walk to the computer and input the data. BUT the above-quote states the crux of the calorie counting issue ! The POINT i...

BrightAngel

I'd bet that the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for willpower as well as short-term memory and solving abstract problems, gets overtaxed by calorie- or substance-accounting diets, and that's why they tend to fail. It doesn't HAVE to take a lot of brain power, or will power to ...

BrightAngel

We are all different. I am a small, older female with a normal BMI. I count calories, but the size of my meals is rather consistent. Most of my meals consist of a maximum of about 1 cup in volume unless I have salad. One meal would be about 1 1/2 cups if I have a serving of meat, or casserole along...

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Intutive Eating disscussed again.

Re: Calorie counting + No S

EVERY BITE COUNTS

Re: Every Bite Counts

Intuitive Eating - Wishful Thinking for one Formerly Obese

Re: JD Check in

UpDate on Low-Carb Experimentation

Scientific Research

Another post about Intutive Eating

Veteran's Day

Re: Longtime lurker, now convinced myself to join

Exception Days

Re: Dreaded Plateau

Re: Two months and it isnt working

Re: Obesity Experts

Re: on calorie counting

Re: on calorie counting

REALITY CHECK

Heathy Lifestyles Have to Fit the Individual

Re: Neuroscience research shows willpower is a limited resou

Re: Neuroscience research shows willpower is a limited resou