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eschano

Sounds like a brilliant plan! You go girl.

eschano

Oh Sweetness! That sounds horrible. I've been robbed at knifepoint a couple of times before (as you know, this is what can happen when living in more deprived countries and bless them, they usually only want some money) and trust me - you'll get over it. Now, god forbid that this happens to you agai...

eschano

Well done for not letting it get to you too much. I completely agree with ideal behavious will bring your ideal weight - different for anyone! As for jealousy: I think no wonder how close you are to a sibling it's always hard not feel jealous from time to time. Sometimes the people we are closest to...

eschano

Thank you Reinhard

eschano

NoS FAIL - packing everything for the move and kept thinking "I never got my treat on Sunday" while packing away my left-over chocolates. Well, turns out it's much easier to have them in the cupboard untouched than moving them :oops: Thankfully, I didn't have too many left. LAM Success - I forgive ...

eschano

Welcome! You already took the biggest steps.

eschano

Hi all, I would love to get all my recipes, including recipes from my grandmother organised digitally on my computer with photos and all. Do any of you use something like that you can recommend? It doesn't need to connect to a cloud or the internet, it's just for my personal use. I have a mac so if ...

eschano

Wowzers you're on a roll! Inspiring. Also, love your list of things you enjoy, I second all of them.

eschano

That's pretty impressive to have a Valentine's Day without an S. My boyfriend and I decided to have date nights on Thursdays so I'll see how that goes but I'm encouraged from reading this.

Thank you for your kind words on my thread!

eschano

Thanks for your kind words on my thread auto!

I'm also an out-going introvert. Knowing that made things a lot easier.

eschano

Wow, F-bombs? Very mature. I tend to crack up in those situations which never helps whatsoever but this hasn't happened to me in a very long time. I hope you didn't feel humiliated because the only one who should feel humiliated is her. I bet she regretted it a lot on her hang-over day. Letting go o...

eschano

Hi Tessy, ah, a good nap can do wonders! I don't think it's cheeky at all, in fact, I think we would all be better people in the afternoon if allowed to nap regularly :) When my uncle had a prolongued health-issue my aunt kept telling him: Always remember that you HAVE a health-issue and not you ARE...

eschano

Oh btw, DH apparently has so much fun on the ATV that he had to go out and buy one today. As if we don't already have enough vehicles! That made me laugh! Hilarious and good for him. Thank you so much for your fantastic advice on my thread Linda, it was exactly what I needed to hear. Also, I might ...

eschano

NoSnacker wrote:...like second nature....

You rock!!

eschano

Crossing my fingers for you today! Hope all goes well but either way, I am sure that you are able to deal with it.

eschano

on S days I actually enjoy food less. I kind of binge aimlessly throughout the day, and it doesn't feel particularly good. That's great news, it means you're on the right path, well done! Sorry to hear your boyfriend and you broke up but I think you should be very proud of yourself to keeping the d...

eschano

Imogen Morley wrote:Thanks, eschano. You wanna know a secret? I can't ride a bike, never learned to

Hahahaha! Neither can I! I think the metaphor still applies though

Doing well Imogen.

eschano

Thank you for bumping this post up. I've never come accross it but love the articles!

eschano

Thank you so much Linda for your very kind and clever advice and auto, jw, and ironchef for your immensely comforting support! I feel a lot better about it after hearing your thoughts. You guys are wonderful! <3 <3 I am seeing my boyfriend tomorrow and will have a talk with him, you are absolutely r...

eschano

I think I'll be ruining this but... Equally strong type 2 (Helper), 7 (Enthusiast), 8 (Challenger) - all five points followed by 1 (Reformer) and 6 (Loyalist) - both four points I don't believe in those kind of personality tests at all for many reasons but find them fun to pass a lunch time :) Clear...

eschano

Writing all of this made me realise that my mother has an eating disorder and that I have come a long way from my teen years to life with NoS. I'm sure I'll find a way to communicate that to my boyfriend. He's very supportive. Still, any advice is always welcome.

eschano

Oh Linda, what a beautiful weekend! Love that you reconnected.

eschano

Ah, you guys, you don't even know what your support means to me! I would never make it without you all and this fabulous board! So I have two issues to report from the weekend. One great and one really scary one- or I don't know yet - you'll see.. NoS Friday- Massive Success - was planning to take a...

eschano

One day at a time is a great strategy! At the beginning and when I'm struggling I'm actually counting one plate at a time, so I never have to concentrate on more than a couple of hours at once. And every "green" plate period (e.g. period after breakfast to lunch is the lunch plate, after lunch to di...

eschano

KatyLamb wrote:Two weeks now with one failure. Down another pound too. So thankful for this wonderful method of eating and for this forum.

Brilliant! Well done Katy.

eschano

Almost 4 years of hard work wasted. Hi Imogen, seems to me like you did really well this weekend so nothing wasted here and: it's like learning to ride a bike. Your body will be faster in adapting again, promise, that doesn't mean that if you re-start riding a bike after years you won't fall down, ...

eschano

Hi, yes, I had really long plateaus and suddendly my weight changed down until the next plateau. Plateaus are my new normal but I focus more on the habit than anything else. So don't get discouraged. Just notice how good your new habits are for your body and for your mental health and stick to it. A...

eschano

Hi Tessy, great that you are looking after yourself! I'm not sure a 6 day N week is necessary. I'm not a big fan of making up for S days, just have a tame one but see what works for you!

You have a wonderful attitude, inspiring!

eschano

Linda, I'm delighted that my signature makes a difference! I like your signature as well though, it's so good to remember that "ideal weight" is BS and each of our bodies has it's own "ideal weight". Yesterday: NoS Success - Was at home and saw all the chocolates in my cupboard (ok, may I say here -...

eschano

I hope that was a typo

Otherwise: from what I know about you from the boards- I completely believe in you when it comes to the project - you'll be able to handle it and do NoS mostly. You can do it!

eschano

I love that you're doing LAM! YEAH us

eschano

osoniye wrote: I did dodge a bullet yesterday and didn't enter a store that has my favorite chips, which I'm sure I wouldn't have saved for mealtime.

Ooh, well done! Sometimes dodging the bullet is the best strategy.

eschano

and I am the token establishment person on the committee Haha, love that! As you know, I do believe in "fail-worthy" treats as long as you keep them to one or two per month instead of extra S days only not planned. I think we should all aim for over 80% compliance and that's usually enough, althoug...

eschano

Or: you could celebrate being under 200 and be proud of yourself and continue your journey

eschano

Does anyone else find that difficult? "Failing" and then deciding since you failed you might as well really live it up? That's the hardest part of No-S, I think. Anyway, I'll save the rest of the chocolate for the weekend... Yes, absolutely, I find it horrendous. If I have a fail early in the month...

eschano

Can I do a "some-S" diet? You can do whatever you want, I'm not going to excommunicate you, but this isn't a good idea. No-S isn't that hard. Try doing it strictly for 3 weeks, that's about how long it takes to form a habit. You'll be surprised. That being said, the esses don't depend on each other...

eschano

I wonder if there is a link to the massive rise in lactose intolerance and the rise in non-fat/skimmed dairy products. For thousands of years europeans weren't lactose intolerant on a big scale so that would be interesting to research.

eschano

Hi Imogen, I weigh myself daily and find it helpful but I never ever let the scale ruin a day for me. So as long as you stick to that it's beneficial.

eschano

Sounds hilarious. Did you enjoy it? Social fails seem to be the topic of the week.

eschano

Welcome justbeyou - you've come to the right place.

eschano

Sounds like a great experience! Thank you for sharing it.

eschano

I get it. My sister and sister-in-law were both pregnant (twice!) during the same time in my mid to later twenties when all I wanted to do it party as much as possible. Even now I find it creepy when perfectly normal people with diverse interests suddenly stop taking an interest in anything but thei...

eschano

Yeah, load those plates up for meals

eschano

Yes, I love that Reinhard is very clear on the fact that a snack is not what you eat but when you eat it. I had tortilla crips with lunch the other day too.

Well done 4islandgirls for not binging - and hang in there, we're all thinking of you.

eschano

Thank you Tessytwinkle. I agree, my perfectionist comes out too often and sets unreasonable expectations for myself and I react harshly against myself and others when I don't reach those goals. Now I am getting a much kinder vision of the world just by sticking to LAM (Looking after myself) - funny ...

eschano

I'm very sorry to her that 4islandgirl and agree with everyone here that it is beautiful that you find some peace in the routine of NoS.

eschano

For me the thought of how good I'll feel when I wake up and beat that urge the night before gets me through. That and distraction (my favourite one is taking a bath).

eschano

Lpearlmom wrote:Moving this to my thread so as not to offend anyone:

Didn't want to repeat it all here but could have quoted every word - hear hear! I wholeheartedly agree with it and think it's a great testament to the sanity of NoS.

eschano

It's great to read this - I think it should go on the testimonial page. Everyone should read your progress report and your challenges will be recognizable to many of us.

I agree, NoS alone won't get you to a BMI of 18, like ever. But the sanity is worth the struggle with patience. Or so I think.

eschano

Hi Tessy, really sorry to hear that but it's good to have you back, I remember your check in well.

Your attitude is fantastic, keep it up!

eschano

Oh, I recognize that fail. In the past, I found that over time, once I had a couple of 21 days down, the automaticness of it reversed and I forgot that I'm allowed on S days (just to be clear - I'm not there currenlty). Hope we both hit that spot soon - I know we can.

eschano

Sounds like a good plan and I might just copy it. As for the tasting when cooking. I get it. Personally, I only cook big on weekends so it doesn't affect me as much but I think you could virtual plate and shrink your portion for lunch/dinner by however much you ate during cooking and also ask yourse...

eschano

Thank you so much JW, Auto, and Ironchef! You are such inspirations to me. Yesterday: NoS Success - I had a lot on my lunch and dinner plates but it was a green day according to the rules. LAM Success - I had a work event to manage (14 hr day) which I usually take as an extra S day and I always perm...

eschano

Happy Birthday! The best thing about your surprise party story is when you said you felt loved and wanted- that's beautiful and well deserved.

eschano

I am a big fan of yearly traditions - it's a wonderful idea and makes me think about what yearly tradition I would like to start

eschano

It might be a fail in your books and in "fencing around the law" but hey: congrats for not giving into the What The Hell effect and keeping it to this!

eschano

What does this have to do with No S dieting? Nothing. Just needed a place to vent. If I complain here, I complain less IRL (in real life). Hi Chani, this brightened my day by making me laugh :) You have a great check-in and part of why I love this forum is because we get to know the people behind t...

eschano

Hi NoSnacker and Ironchef, Isn't it funny how our bodies and tastes changed with NoS? Previously I wouldn't have even thought about eating something I didn't particularly enjoy as long as it tasted somehow sweet. Falmenco is my newest passion - loving it! Yesterday: NoS Success LAM Not sure didn't d...

eschano

I'm a proponent for having some fails "that a worth it" but I think it's very dangerous to say that "you couldn't" because it's simply not true. You could have easily explained and make it fun for the kids, take some home and then let them know after S days you loved them. Kids understand NoS much b...

eschano

Sunday I ended up more "permasnacking" just because I could. And I realised, for the 1000th time, how unsatisfying I find it. Never being really hungry for a meal, and never really eating a meal, felt really wrong. I'm happy to be back to normal on Monday. I remember this feeling from when I first ...

eschano

Hi Auto! Hope you're feeling better. Those thoughts about your age and diet are very understandable - who doesn't get them being bombarded 24/7 with photoshopped 16 year old models - but they are also BS. Look at all the great role models in this forum who are older than us and also at all the cultu...

eschano

Well done Linda! Hope the baby shower was fun too.

eschano

Looks like a great start to me. Come on week 2.

eschano

Well done! Hope you're as proud as yourself as we are. What a wonderful journey, eh?

eschano

I love those days where it's just effortless. Well done!

eschano

Sounds like the kind of fail that was a true joy and thus very much worth it in my books. Back to Vanilla NoS N Days today

eschano

Thank you Ironchef and Sweetness! I had a wonderful and lazy weekend relaxing a lot and getting ready to moving apartment. Friday: NoS Fail -I usually start my S days on Friday after work but I had a donut on Friday afternoon for my colleague's bday. It's a bad fail because I ate the whole thing but...

eschano

Hi Benni, I think it's way too early for you to be worrying about S days and permasnacking on S days. You run the risk that you will fail altogether if you deprive yourself too much at the beginning. Definitely read KCCC's thread on Phases of NoS: http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=6437 I...

eschano

Hi Flor, I think this is the answer you are looking for... "I say this because when you punish yourself or try to make amends for having messed up, what you're really doing, at a deep psychological level, is saying, "it's OK to fail because I can make up for failure later." You think you're just pay...

eschano

but these days I see it more as entertainment, so if something's delicious, I'll pile on the seconds just to taste more. I'm really really hoping I'll lose weight on this diet, but even if I don't, I can tell that eating this way is giving me so much freedom. You totally nailed it. I know exactly w...

eschano

That steak burrito sounds so yummy. And well done on what seems to be a very successful day yesterday.

eschano

Wow, so I am finally at my pre-December weight again. That IE trial was by far the stupidest thing I've done, although I love to take December off and just enjoy the festive season. I'll have to think hard next time how to mod in December. As for yesterday: NoS Special S Day - went to a musical and ...

eschano

Shiny Sink is a great habit! I just took another one on but that might be the next one for 21 or 42 days down the line

eschano

Welcome! Very admireable goals! I think for your brownie failure: well, apart from it not being that big of a deal in my books, it might be worth talking with your boyfriend about this and getting his support so there would be some brownie left :) Also, if you haven't done so already, I'll never gro...

eschano

Welcome back!!

Oolala, typical words of wisdom

eschano

Well done!

eschano

Hi Ironchef, Great suggestion for LAM! I will certainly do that on busy days.

Yesterday:
NoS
Success

LAM
Success - cooked my favourite meal from home, Schnitzel for dinner and made it look really pretty on the plate and had a glass of red wine with it. Yummy and all on one plate

eschano

Sweetness: you select the dates with your mouse (hovering over the first date, hold down left mouse button) and drag down to how much you want to copy, highlighting it all. Let go of the left mouse button. position the mouse over the highlighted field, click the right mouse button and select copy. T...

eschano

Welcome! Off to a good start, eh?

eschano

Well said Imogen and a brilliant lesson for all of us! Sometimes a little bit of the right thing is better than a lot of the wrong thing.

eschano

Sounds like you have it figured out

Mmh, dried fruit. Only two and a half N days to go and you'll have your hands full so snacking would be difficult anyways.

eschano

Yes, you should non-food celebrate! Well done, I love winning the fight.

eschano

I'm going to move at the end of the month, so eating everything I have at home is something I'll have to do too! Hope it's more fun than it sounds like to me

eschano

They seemed to be in favour of the "starches in the morning, anything you like for lunch, and no starches in the evening thing." Aka howcanIgooneatingtoomuch. Hahahahaha! Hilarious! Yeah, I did that for a while but it's a very fine line when you're allowed sweets in the morning not to have them in ...

eschano

Oh dear, poor Lincoln, I know how he feels. I hope he will feel better soon!

However, in the midst of this storm you have a good day? Double congrats!

eschano

Yeah, so far I have always use the "outlast-them" strategy for cravings, specifically: My number one hit: take a bath - I love it and my body seems happy in hot water and forgets about sweets. Number two hit: tea - sometimes with milk, sometimes without, depending on the kind. However, if a protein ...

eschano

Just wanted to say: love your screen name

eschano

Oh, and as I'm saying this I just got a voucher for a "Graze box" full of snacks courtesy to Amazon UK.

eschano

I had the same experience - after starting NoS I suddenly realised all the sweet treats and general snacking being thrown at me and being around me. The other day I laughed out loud when it culminated in an advertisment for snacks for cats. I don't need to perma-snack as it is the case all around me...

eschano

Thank you Auto, Linda, and JW! Happy to report: NoS Success LAM Success - read a great book before sleeping and having a hot water bottle to warm my feet (yeah, I know hahaha) instead of automatically watching TV without even paying proper attention. Also, the book: Malcolm Gladwell's David & Goliat...

eschano

NoS is also based on how many of the "slim" cultures live. So all of Southern Europe completely defies this 7pm rule. Italy, Spain, France,...

So to me this doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

eschano

Oh no Ironchef! Get better soon! Also: good to see you

Do you not have a daily check-in anymore?

eschano

Also just decided to add a second habit:

Looking after myself/being kind to myself (LAM): I'll do one nice thing for myself every day to reduce stress.

Monday -

NoS
Success

LAM
Success - long bath

eschano

Lpearlmom wrote:I just have to keep doing my best.

That already qualifies you as a mummy of the year in my books!

eschano

Do keep me posted! I do suffer the sugar cravings as well.

eschano

1 hr reading is great! In general, a very successful update

eschano

chani8 wrote:I do it because it's just easier to walk away from the computer.

I love it! Two birds with one stone!

eschano

Graham wrote: so a little more of that weight might be muscle...

Well done for doing isometrics 3x!

eschano

Yep, so got right sick again haha. But this weekend I really recovered or so it seems. I finally realised that a lot is down to stress at work. I'm quite a resilient person or have been so in the past so it's interesting to notice how much my boss' mood actually affects me. I am currently hungry all...

eschano

A wonderful testimonial! I had a hard battle accepting my healthy weight as well and now: I'm loving it! Welcome to all of us to a sane, healthy, loving world.

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